alignment jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-26, alignment appears in 19 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for ML Engineer roles.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-26
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Frequently asked questions about alignment
+Is alignment in demand in 2026?
Yes. alignment appears in 19 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26. It is most often required for ML Engineer roles (26% of ML Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require alignment?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, the job titles most likely to require alignment are ML Engineer (26% of postings list alignment), AI/ML Architect (21% of postings list alignment), AI/ML Engineering Manager (21% of postings list alignment).
+What skills are commonly paired with alignment?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-26), alignment most often appears alongside fine-tuning, data pipelines, RLHF, training, PEFT.
+Where is alignment most in demand?
As of 2026-08-26, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring alignment are New York City, La Argentina, London, Mexico City, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring alignment — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require alignment
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| ML Engineer | 5 | 26.3% |
| AI/ML Architect | 4 | 21.1% |
| AI/ML Engineering Manager | 4 | 21.1% |
| Research Engineer | 2 | 10.5% |
| AI Research Intern | 1 | 5.3% |
| Bioinformatics Scientist | 1 | 5.3% |
| Program Manager | 1 | 5.3% |
| Software Engineer | 1 | 5.3% |
Top metros hiring for alignment
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 5 | 26.3% |
| La Argentina | 2 | 10.5% |
| London | 2 | 10.5% |
| Mexico City | 2 | 10.5% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 10.5% |
| Brazil | 1 | 5.3% |
| Little Canada | 1 | 5.3% |
| Paris | 1 | 5.3% |
Skills commonly paired with alignment
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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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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