What Lead AI Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 59 open Lead AI Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, llm, python.
Updated October 27, 2026
59 open Lead AI Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 59 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 98% |
| llm | 78% |
| python | 64% |
| agentic-ai | 61% |
| api | 56% |
| machine-learning | 53% |
| cloud | 49% |
| generative-ai | 41% |
| rag | 41% |
| aws | 27% |
| azure | 27% |
| ci-cd | 27% |
| gcp | 27% |
| automation | 25% |
| fine-tuning | 25% |
| openai | 22% |
| prompt-engineering | 22% |
| mlops | 20% |
| observability | 20% |
| cloud-native | 19% |
| kubernetes | 19% |
| docker | 17% |
| pytorch | 17% |
| analytics | 15% |
| langchain | 15% |
| sql | 15% |
| vector-databases | 15% |
| api-design | 14% |
| databricks | 14% |
| data-pipelines | 14% |
| deep-learning | 14% |
| javascript | 14% |
| typescript | 14% |
| agile | 12% |
| gpu | 12% |
| java | 12% |
| distributed-systems | 10% |
| mlflow | 10% |
| pre-sales | 10% |
| spark | 10% |
"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 1,433
- llm 1,084
- python 939
- machine-learning 711
- agentic-ai 681
- api 662
- cloud 585
- rag 521
- generative-ai 509
- aws 446
- azure 376
- typescript 360