What Senior AI Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 137 open Senior AI Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, llm, python.
Updated October 27, 2026
137 open Senior AI Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 137 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 93% |
| llm | 70% |
| python | 66% |
| agentic-ai | 58% |
| api | 57% |
| machine-learning | 45% |
| cloud | 42% |
| rag | 42% |
| aws | 31% |
| automation | 28% |
| observability | 27% |
| typescript | 27% |
| mcp | 26% |
| kubernetes | 24% |
| azure | 23% |
| generative-ai | 23% |
| ci-cd | 22% |
| java | 22% |
| openai | 20% |
| postgresql | 19% |
| fine-tuning | 18% |
| gcp | 18% |
| langchain | 16% |
| prompt-engineering | 16% |
| sql | 16% |
| docker | 15% |
| pytorch | 15% |
| claude-code | 14% |
| javascript | 14% |
| vector-databases | 14% |
| cloud-native | 13% |
| distributed-systems | 13% |
| react | 13% |
| analytics | 12% |
| terraform | 12% |
| agile | 12% |
| anthropic | 12% |
| langgraph | 12% |
| data-science | 10% |
| data-pipelines | 9% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 137 open Senior AI Engineering jobs →
Across all AI Engineering levels
Most AI Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 745
- llm 557
- python 450
- machine-learning 394
- agentic-ai 346
- api 331
- cloud 295
- generative-ai 226
- rag 224
- fine-tuning 192
- openai 163
- aws 160