What research scientist roles require at tech companies · 39 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026
Updated
39 research scientist roles counted in the window, one per company, title and level; 78 data postings open now, all titles and levels.
In short
Machine Learning is required most often, in 25 of 39 research scientist roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then Python (20) and PyTorch (16). Among roles that state years, 12 of 15 ask for at least 3 years. We counted 39 roles from 28 employers.
- Machine Learning
- 25 of 39
- Required most often, of the roles we could read
- 5+ years
- 6 of 15
- Of roles stating years
- Remote roles
- 18 of 39
- Of the roles we could read for it
What the postings ask for
Out of the 39 roles whose requirements we could read, of 39 in all. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Machine Learning | 25 of 39 |
| Python | 20 of 39 |
| PyTorch | 16 of 39 |
| Experimentation | 8 of 39 |
| LLMs | 7 of 39 |
| AI | 6 of 39 |
| Distributed Systems | 6 of 39 |
| Fine-Tuning | 5 of 39 |
| Generative AI | 5 of 39 |
| Reinforcement Learning | 5 of 39 |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Reinforcement Learning | 6 of 39 |
| Model Evaluation | 5 of 39 |
| AI Agents | 4 of 39 |
| GPU Computing | 4 of 39 |
| LLMs | 4 of 39 |
| PyTorch | 4 of 39 |
| AWS | 3 of 39 |
| Data Infrastructure | 3 of 39 |
| Data Pipelines | 3 of 39 |
| Machine Learning | 3 of 39 |
Experience
Of the 15 roles that state years
Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.
- 1+ year
- 15 of 15
- 2+ years
- 15 of 15
- 3+ years
- 12 of 15
- 5+ years
- 6 of 15
- 8+ years
- 2 of 15
- 10+ years
- 1 of 15
Degree
Of the 36 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 5 of 36
- Required, or experience instead
- 9 of 36
- Preferred
- 2 of 36
- Not mentioned
- 20 of 36
Pay and remote work
Of the 39 roles we could read for it
- Roles stating pay
- 21 of 39
- Remote roles
- 18 of 39
Questions about research scientist roles
What does "preferred" mean in a posting?
Companies with the most research scientist roles
- Anthropic4 roles
- Cohere2 roles
- Datadog2 roles
- Decagon2 roles
- ElevenLabs2 roles
- Pika2 roles
- Spotify2 roles
- Synthesia2 roles
- Together AI2 roles
- Appen Butler Hill Inc1 role
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How we count: 39 roles from 28 employers in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology