DPO jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-24, DPO appears in 27 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for AI Field Engineer roles, with demand down 60% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-24
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Frequently asked questions about DPO
+Is DPO in demand in 2026?
Yes. DPO appears in 27 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-24, with demand down 60% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for AI Field Engineer roles (18% of AI Field Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require DPO?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-24, the job titles most likely to require DPO are AI Field Engineer (18% of postings list DPO), AI/ML Architect (18% of postings list DPO), AI/ML Engineering Manager (15% of postings list DPO).
+What skills are commonly paired with DPO?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-24), DPO most often appears alongside fine-tuning, RLHF, LoRA, data pipelines, PEFT.
+Where is DPO most in demand?
As of 2026-08-24, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring DPO are San Francisco, La Argentina, Little Canada, Mexico City, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring DPO — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require DPO
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| AI Field Engineer | 5 | 18.5% |
| AI/ML Architect | 5 | 18.5% |
| AI/ML Engineering Manager | 4 | 14.8% |
| Research Engineer | 3 | 11.1% |
| AI Engineer | 2 | 7.4% |
| AI Research Scientist | 2 | 7.4% |
| AI Researcher | 1 | 3.7% |
| Research Intern | 1 | 3.7% |
| Research Scientist | 1 | 3.7% |
| Researcher, Vision | 1 | 3.7% |
Top metros hiring for DPO
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 6 | 22.2% |
| La Argentina | 2 | 7.4% |
| Little Canada | 2 | 7.4% |
| Mexico City | 2 | 7.4% |
| New York City | 2 | 7.4% |
| Bellevue | 1 | 3.7% |
| Bengaluru | 1 | 3.7% |
| Brazil | 1 | 3.7% |
| London | 1 | 3.7% |
Skills commonly paired with DPO
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-24. 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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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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