What Staff AI Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 54 open Staff AI Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, llm, machine-learning.
Updated October 27, 2026
54 open Staff AI Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 54 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 100% |
| llm | 80% |
| machine-learning | 67% |
| python | 65% |
| agentic-ai | 61% |
| cloud | 46% |
| api | 39% |
| rag | 39% |
| observability | 35% |
| fine-tuning | 30% |
| prompt-engineering | 26% |
| aws | 24% |
| generative-ai | 22% |
| distributed-systems | 20% |
| sql | 20% |
| typescript | 20% |
| data-science | 19% |
| gcp | 17% |
| kubernetes | 17% |
| mcp | 15% |
| openai | 15% |
| prototyping | 15% |
| azure | 13% |
| langgraph | 13% |
| postgresql | 13% |
| analytics | 11% |
| anthropic | 11% |
| data-pipelines | 11% |
| pytorch | 11% |
| quantization | 11% |
| reinforcement-learning | 11% |
| vllm | 11% |
| agile | 9% |
| automation | 9% |
| ci-cd | 9% |
| crewai | 9% |
| cuda | 9% |
| docker | 9% |
| embeddings | 9% |
| java | 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 54 open Staff 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