What Senior AI Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 45 open Senior AI Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, python, llm.
Updated October 18, 2026
45 open Senior AI Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 45 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 100% |
| python | 93% |
| llm | 87% |
| api | 60% |
| cloud | 58% |
| machine-learning | 53% |
| rag | 51% |
| agentic-ai | 47% |
| aws | 38% |
| generative-ai | 36% |
| data-science | 33% |
| observability | 33% |
| mcp | 31% |
| pytorch | 31% |
| vector-databases | 31% |
| gcp | 29% |
| langchain | 29% |
| sql | 29% |
| kubernetes | 27% |
| langgraph | 27% |
| typescript | 27% |
| docker | 24% |
| openai | 24% |
| ci-cd | 22% |
| automation | 20% |
| azure | 18% |
| data-pipelines | 18% |
| github | 18% |
| prompt-engineering | 18% |
| saas | 18% |
| crm | 16% |
| huggingface | 16% |
| llamaindex | 16% |
| anthropic | 13% |
| mlflow | 13% |
| nlp | 13% |
| tensorflow | 13% |
| cuda | 11% |
| data-engineering | 11% |
| java | 11% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
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Across all AI Engineering levels
Most AI Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 119
- python 91
- llm 90
- cloud 62
- machine-learning 61
- api 59
- agentic-ai 56
- rag 49
- generative-ai 37
- aws 32
- observability 32
- langchain 29