What AI engineer roles require at tech companies · 72 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026
Updated
72 AI engineer roles counted in the window, one per company, title and level; 415 software postings open now, all titles and levels.
In short
Python is required most often, in 47 of 70 (67%) AI engineer roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then LLMs (35) and AI (33). Among roles that state years, 16 of 29 ask for at least 5 years. We counted 72 roles from 62 employers.
- Python
- 47 of 70 (67%)
- Required most often, of the roles we could read
- 5+ years
- 16 of 29
- Of roles stating years
- Remote roles
- 50 of 72 (69%)
- Of the roles we could read for it
What the postings ask for
Out of the 70 roles whose requirements we could read, of 72 in all. At most 10 per list, those asked for most.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Python | 47 of 70 (67%) |
| LLMs | 35 of 70 (50%) |
| AI | 33 of 70 (47%) |
| AI Agents | 31 of 70 (44%) |
| Prompt Engineering | 19 of 70 (27%) |
| CI/CD | 15 of 70 (21%) |
| Generative AI | 15 of 70 (21%) |
| Observability | 15 of 70 (21%) |
| AWS | 14 of 70 (20%) |
| Machine Learning | 14 of 70 (20%) |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| AI Agents | 11 of 70 (16%) |
| LLMs | 8 of 70 (11%) |
| LangGraph | 8 of 70 (11%) |
| Open Source | 8 of 70 (11%) |
| RAG | 8 of 70 (11%) |
| AI | 7 of 70 (10%) |
| Vector Databases | 7 of 70 (10%) |
| Docker | 6 of 70 (9%) |
| LangChain | 6 of 70 (9%) |
| MCP | 6 of 70 (9%) |
Experience
Of the 29 roles that state years
Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.
- 1+ year
- 29 of 29
- 2+ years
- 29 of 29
- 3+ years
- 26 of 29
- 5+ years
- 16 of 29
- 8+ years
- 6 of 29
- 10+ years
- 4 of 29
Degree
Of the 48 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 3 of 48
- Required, or experience instead
- 11 of 48
- Preferred
- 3 of 48
- Not mentioned
- 31 of 48
Pay and remote work
Of the 72 roles we could read for it
- Roles stating pay
- 27 of 72 (38%)
- Remote roles
- 50 of 72 (69%)
Questions about AI engineer roles
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Companies with the most AI engineer roles
- Databricks4 roles
- Anthropic3 roles
- OpenAI3 roles
- CI&T2 roles
- Scale AI2 roles
- Snorkel AI2 roles
- 3M Consultancy1 role
- AMOSSYS1 role
- Able1 role
- Accenture1 role
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How we count: 72 roles from 62 employers in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology