Which roles ask for Inference Optimization at tech companies · 12 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026
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12 roles counted that list Inference Optimization, one per company, title and level; 13 postings in the window.
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In short
Inference Optimization: listed in 12 roles at tech companies whose requirements we read, in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026. It was required in 9 and preferred in 3. The largest group is machine learning engineer roles: 5 of 12.
- Required
- 9 of 12
- Of the roles that list Inference Optimization
- Preferred
- 3 of 12
- Of the roles that list Inference Optimization
- Largest group
- 5 of 12
- Machine learning engineer
Roles that ask for Inference Optimization
Roles listing Inference Optimization, by title family. Where the role has a page, the count is also out of that role's roles whose requirements we read.
| Role | Roles | Of the role's roles we read |
|---|---|---|
| Machine learning engineer | 5 | 5 of 79 |
| Data scientist | 3 | 3 of 112 |
| Forward deployed engineer | 2 | 2 of 63 |
| Research scientist | 2 | 2 of 39 |
Companies that ask for it most
Asked alongside
Out of the 12 Inference Optimization roles whose requirements we read: the other skills they ask for. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Python | 6 of 12 |
| Machine Learning | 5 of 12 |
| PyTorch | 5 of 12 |
| AI | 4 of 12 |
| Fine-Tuning | 4 of 12 |
| LLMs | 4 of 12 |
| ML Infrastructure | 4 of 12 |
| AI Agents | 3 of 12 |
| Computer Vision | 3 of 12 |
| Deep Learning | 3 of 12 |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| AWS | 3 of 12 |
| GCP | 3 of 12 |
| Model Evaluation | 3 of 12 |
| Open Source | 3 of 12 |
| AI Infrastructure | 2 of 12 |
| Fine-Tuning | 2 of 12 |
| Machine Learning | 2 of 12 |
| Model Serving | 2 of 12 |
| Spark | 2 of 12 |
| AI | 1 of 12 |
Experience
Of the 11 roles that state years
Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.
- 1+ year
- 11 of 11
- 2+ years
- 11 of 11
- 3+ years
- 10 of 11
- 5+ years
- 8 of 11
- 8+ years
- 3 of 11
- 10+ years
- 1 of 11
Degree
Of the 12 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 1 of 12
- Required, or experience instead
- 5 of 12
- Preferred
- 1 of 12
- Not mentioned
- 5 of 12
Pay and remote work
Of the 12 roles we could read for it. Pay these roles state, not what the skill pays.
- Roles stating pay
- 5 of 12
- Remote roles
- 4 of 12
How we count: 12 roles from 11 employers in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Skills are counted out of the roles whose requirements we read. Roles are not filtered by country. Methodology