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What principal data scientist roles require at tech companies · 4 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026

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4 principal data scientist roles counted in the window. Browse 78 open data postings.

In short

Machine Learning and Statistics are required most often, each in 2 of 4 principal data scientist roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then AI (1) and Fraud Detection (1). Among roles that state years, 1 of 2 asks for at least 8 years. We counted 4 roles.

Machine Learning and Statistics
2 of 4
Each required this often, tied for most
5+ years
1 of 2
Of roles stating years
Remote roles
3 of 4
Of the roles we could read for it

What the postings ask for

Out of the 4 roles whose requirements we could read, of 4 in all. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.

Required
SkillRoles asking
Machine Learning
2 of 4
Statistics
2 of 4
AI
1 of 4
Fraud Detection
1 of 4
Python
1 of 4
R
1 of 4
SQL
1 of 4
Preferred
SkillRoles asking
AI
1 of 4
AI Agents
1 of 4
AWS
1 of 4
Azure
1 of 4
CI/CD
1 of 4
Data Modeling
1 of 4
Data Pipelines
1 of 4
Databricks
1 of 4
Experimentation
1 of 4
GCP
1 of 4

Experience

Of the 2 roles that state years

Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.

1+ year
2 of 2
2+ years
2 of 2
3+ years
1 of 2
5+ years
1 of 2
8+ years
1 of 2
10+ years
0 of 2

Degree

Of the 3 roles we could read for it

Required
0 of 3
Required, or experience instead
2 of 3
Preferred
0 of 3
Not mentioned
1 of 3

Pay and remote work

Of the 4 roles we could read for it

Roles stating pay
0 of 4
Remote roles
3 of 4

Data scientist pay

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How we count: 4 roles in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology