What machine learning engineer roles require at tech companies · 79 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026
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79 machine learning engineer roles counted in the window, one per company, title and level; 78 data postings open now, all titles and levels.
In short
Python is required most often, in 60 of 79 (76%) machine learning engineer roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then Machine Learning (46) and PyTorch (40). Among roles that state years, 33 of 52 (63%) ask for at least 5 years. We counted 79 roles from 54 employers.
- Python
- 60 of 79 (76%)
- Required most often, of the roles we could read
- 5+ years
- 33 of 52 (63%)
- Of roles stating years
- Remote roles
- 43 of 79 (54%)
- Of the roles we could read for it
What the postings ask for
Out of the 79 roles whose requirements we could read, of 79 in all. At most 10 per list, those asked for most.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Python | 60 of 79 (76%) |
| Machine Learning | 46 of 79 (58%) |
| PyTorch | 40 of 79 (51%) |
| TensorFlow | 24 of 79 (30%) |
| LLMs | 20 of 79 (25%) |
| AI | 16 of 79 (20%) |
| Deep Learning | 16 of 79 (20%) |
| Generative AI | 15 of 79 (19%) |
| Fine-Tuning | 14 of 79 (18%) |
| NLP | 13 of 79 (16%) |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| AWS | 10 of 79 (13%) |
| LLMs | 10 of 79 (13%) |
| AI | 7 of 79 (9%) |
| Kubernetes | 6 of 79 (8%) |
| Azure | 5 of 79 (6%) |
| Fine-Tuning | 5 of 79 (6%) |
| Fraud Detection | 5 of 79 (6%) |
| GCP | 5 of 79 (6%) |
| Go | 5 of 79 (6%) |
| Identity and Access Management | 5 of 79 (6%) |
Experience
Of the 52 roles that state years
Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.
- 1+ year
- 52 of 52 (100%)
- 2+ years
- 51 of 52 (98%)
- 3+ years
- 47 of 52 (90%)
- 5+ years
- 33 of 52 (63%)
- 8+ years
- 9 of 52 (17%)
- 10+ years
- 5 of 52 (10%)
Degree
Of the 68 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 13 of 68 (19%)
- Required, or experience instead
- 12 of 68 (18%)
- Preferred
- 4 of 68 (6%)
- Not mentioned
- 39 of 68 (57%)
Pay and remote work
Of the 79 roles we could read for it
- Roles stating pay
- 33 of 79 (42%)
- Remote roles
- 43 of 79 (54%)
Questions about machine learning engineer roles
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Companies with the most machine learning engineer roles
- Airbnb4 roles
- Scale AI4 roles
- Coinbase3 roles
- SpaceXAI3 roles
- Stripe3 roles
- Together AI3 roles
- Abnormal2 roles
- CoreWeave2 roles
- Databricks2 roles
- George Bernard Consulting2 roles
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How we count: 79 roles from 54 employers in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology