What Lead AI Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 1,101 open Lead AI Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, llm, python.
Updated October 5, 2026
1,131 open Lead AI Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 1,101 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 97% |
| llm | 70% |
| python | 66% |
| cloud | 61% |
| machine-learning | 58% |
| agentic-ai | 54% |
| generative-ai | 49% |
| rag | 45% |
| api | 45% |
| aws | 42% |
| azure | 42% |
| observability | 35% |
| ci-cd | 34% |
| gcp | 30% |
| automation | 30% |
| langchain | 26% |
| prompt-engineering | 24% |
| openai | 21% |
| data-science | 21% |
| java | 20% |
| mlops | 20% |
| kubernetes | 19% |
| sql | 19% |
| vector-databases | 19% |
| docker | 18% |
| mcp | 18% |
| pytorch | 18% |
| langgraph | 17% |
| analytics | 17% |
| cloud-native | 14% |
| agile | 14% |
| data-pipelines | 14% |
| devops | 14% |
| fine-tuning | 14% |
| microservices | 13% |
| embeddings | 13% |
| data-engineering | 13% |
| model-evaluation | 13% |
| typescript | 12% |
| github | 12% |
"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 1,131 open Lead AI Engineering jobs →
Across all AI Engineering levels
Most AI Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 15,256
- llm 10,925
- python 10,747
- machine-learning 8,545
- cloud 8,323
- api 7,806
- agentic-ai 7,749
- rag 6,794
- generative-ai 6,317
- aws 5,312
- azure 5,197
- ci-cd 4,608