What Junior AI Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 293 open Junior AI Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, python, machine-learning.
Updated September 18, 2026
304 open Junior AI Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 293 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 93% |
| python | 75% |
| machine-learning | 59% |
| cloud | 56% |
| llm | 47% |
| api | 42% |
| azure | 37% |
| sql | 34% |
| aws | 34% |
| rag | 31% |
| generative-ai | 29% |
| agentic-ai | 28% |
| data-science | 26% |
| automation | 24% |
| gcp | 23% |
| analytics | 22% |
| prompt-engineering | 22% |
| docker | 19% |
| git | 19% |
| langchain | 18% |
| pytorch | 17% |
| ci-cd | 16% |
| powerbi | 16% |
| tensorflow | 16% |
| vector-databases | 16% |
| github | 16% |
| scikit-learn | 14% |
| openai | 14% |
| javascript | 13% |
| data-pipelines | 13% |
| mlops | 13% |
| devops | 12% |
| typescript | 12% |
| deep-learning | 11% |
| version-control | 11% |
| data-engineering | 11% |
| agile | 10% |
| huggingface | 10% |
| java | 10% |
| rest | 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 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