What senior data scientist roles require at tech companies · 37 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026

Updated Oct 7, 2026

37 senior data scientist roles counted in the window. Browse 78 open data postings.

In short

Python is required most often, in 32 of 37 senior data scientist roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then Machine Learning (23) and SQL (23). Among roles that state years, 19 of 25 ask for at least 5 years. We counted 37 roles, each at a different employer.

Python: 32 of 37; Required most often, of the roles we could read
5+ years: 19 of 25; Of roles stating years
Remote roles: 25 of 37; Of the roles we could read for it

What the postings ask for

Out of the 37 roles whose requirements we could read, of 37 in all. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.

Required
Skill	Roles asking
Python	32 of 37
Machine Learning	23 of 37
SQL	23 of 37
Statistics	12 of 37
Data Visualization	10 of 37
R	9 of 37
AI	8 of 37
Statistical Modeling	8 of 37
Experimentation	7 of 37
Generative AI	7 of 37

Preferred
Skill	Roles asking
Statistics	7 of 37
AI Agents	5 of 37
AWS	4 of 37
Azure	4 of 37
LLMs	4 of 37
Causal Inference	3 of 37
Data Visualization	3 of 37
Experimentation	3 of 37
Model Deployment	3 of 37
NLP	3 of 37

Experience

Of the 25 roles that state years

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

1+ year: 25 of 25
2+ years: 25 of 25
3+ years: 24 of 25
5+ years: 19 of 25
8+ years: 4 of 25
10+ years: 3 of 25

Degree

Of the 29 roles we could read for it

Required: 6 of 29
Required, or experience instead: 8 of 29
Preferred: 5 of 29
Not mentioned: 10 of 29

Pay and remote work

Of the 37 roles we could read for it

Roles stating pay: 15 of 37
Remote roles: 25 of 37

Data scientist pay

Questions about senior data scientist roles

What does "preferred" mean in a posting?

A preferred skill is one the posting lists as a plus rather than a must. We count required and preferred skills separately, so for each role a skill is in one list or the other, never both.

Companies with the most data scientist roles

Figma4 roles
Airbnb3 roles
Anthropic3 roles
Datadog3 roles
George Bernard Consulting3 roles
OpenAI3 roles
Socure3 roles
Spotify3 roles
Stripe3 roles
Suno3 roles

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How we count: 37 roles in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology