What C-level AI Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 262 open C-level AI Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, machine-learning, llm.
Updated September 19, 2026
286 open C-level AI Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 262 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 96% |
| machine-learning | 63% |
| llm | 61% |
| python | 55% |
| cloud | 53% |
| agentic-ai | 52% |
| generative-ai | 50% |
| api | 46% |
| rag | 40% |
| automation | 35% |
| ci-cd | 33% |
| prompt-engineering | 30% |
| aws | 29% |
| data-science | 28% |
| observability | 24% |
| analytics | 22% |
| azure | 21% |
| vector-databases | 19% |
| mlops | 18% |
| kubernetes | 18% |
| distributed-systems | 18% |
| nlp | 16% |
| accessibility | 16% |
| langchain | 15% |
| openai | 15% |
| langgraph | 14% |
| pytorch | 14% |
| docker | 14% |
| agile | 13% |
| fine-tuning | 13% |
| microservices | 13% |
| java | 13% |
| sql | 13% |
| ai-enablement | 12% |
| embeddings | 12% |
| gcp | 12% |
| tensorflow | 12% |
| databricks | 11% |
| data-pipelines | 11% |
| devops | 11% |
"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 286 open C-level AI Engineering jobs →
Across all AI Engineering levels
Most AI Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 16,828
- llm 11,485
- python 11,222
- machine-learning 9,403
- cloud 8,908
- agentic-ai 8,410
- api 8,074
- rag 7,023
- generative-ai 6,809
- aws 5,831
- azure 5,429
- ci-cd 4,737