Same problem here. Web developer with a decade of experience moving into ML. Ended-up getting a mid-level ML job. It makes sense to me - I am not a junior and I can't call myself senior without any commercial experience in this field. Got a pay cut accordingly but I find it fair.
I created this post for the whole community, not for myself specifically.
The same way there are posts for those hiring or looking for a job. The same idea as this thread posted a few months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20266463
* 10+ years of experience in web development(full-stack).
* Co-founder of successful and profitable software product company. Took part in designing the architecture, solving most critical problems, hiring and interviewing new developers, programming.
* Have commercial Machine Learning experience.
* Won 3rd place in "Concept to Clinic" - Open Source ML Challenge