What C-level AI Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 315 open C-level AI Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, llm, machine-learning.
Updated November 3, 2026
327 open C-level AI Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 315 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 97% |
| llm | 69% |
| machine-learning | 65% |
| agentic-ai | 59% |
| python | 58% |
| generative-ai | 47% |
| api | 45% |
| cloud | 43% |
| rag | 38% |
| data-science | 35% |
| analytics | 31% |
| aws | 30% |
| prompt-engineering | 28% |
| ci-cd | 26% |
| automation | 26% |
| azure | 20% |
| observability | 19% |
| kubernetes | 18% |
| langgraph | 17% |
| nlp | 17% |
| fine-tuning | 17% |
| stakeholder-management | 17% |
| langchain | 16% |
| pytorch | 16% |
| vector-databases | 15% |
| openai | 15% |
| mcp | 15% |
| mlops | 15% |
| java | 14% |
| sql | 14% |
| gcp | 13% |
| distributed-systems | 13% |
| data-quality | 13% |
| tensorflow | 13% |
| databricks | 12% |
| microservices | 11% |
| statistics | 11% |
| accessibility | 10% |
| docker | 10% |
| ai-enablement | 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.
Browse 327 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 19,170
- llm 14,293
- python 14,267
- cloud 10,572
- machine-learning 10,525
- api 10,320
- agentic-ai 9,695
- rag 9,308
- generative-ai 8,590
- aws 7,292
- azure 6,880
- ci-cd 6,186