AI/ML Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-27, Skillenai has indexed 22 job postings with the title “AI/ML Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-27
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+How many AI/ML Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 22 job postings with the title “AI/ML Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27.
+What skills do AI/ML Engineer jobs require?
Across AI/ML Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27, the skills mentioned most often are Python, Azure, PyTorch, machine learning, MLOps.
+Which cities are hiring the most AI/ML Engineer?
As of 2026-08-27, AI/ML Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in New York City, San Francisco, Chantilly, Mount Vernon, Tampa.
+Is AI/ML Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 22 AI/ML Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27. The skill mentioned most often in AI/ML Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly AI/ML Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for AI/ML Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 18 | 81.8% |
| Azure | 11 | 50.0% |
| PyTorch | 11 | 50.0% |
| machine learning | 10 | 45.5% |
| MLOps | 8 | 36.4% |
| model training | 8 | 36.4% |
| AWS | 8 | 36.4% |
| Docker | 7 | 31.8% |
| SQL | 7 | 31.8% |
| model deployment | 7 | 31.8% |
| TensorFlow | 7 | 31.8% |
| HuggingFace | 7 | 31.8% |
| MLflow | 6 | 27.3% |
| GCP | 6 | 27.3% |
| deep learning | 6 | 27.3% |
Top metros hiring AI/ML Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 3 | 13.6% |
| San Francisco | 3 | 13.6% |
| Chantilly | 2 | 9.1% |
| Mount Vernon | 2 | 9.1% |
| Tampa | 2 | 9.1% |
| Washington | 2 | 9.1% |
| Arlington | 1 | 4.5% |
| Barcelona | 1 | 4.5% |
| Huntsville | 1 | 4.5% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27, matching postings whose canonical role is “AI/ML Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- AI/ML Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-08-27
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- 90
The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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