What Lead AI Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 1,549 open Lead AI Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, llm, python.
Updated November 3, 2026
1,571 open Lead AI Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 1,549 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 97% |
| llm | 73% |
| python | 70% |
| cloud | 64% |
| agentic-ai | 56% |
| machine-learning | 56% |
| generative-ai | 54% |
| rag | 54% |
| api | 52% |
| aws | 47% |
| ci-cd | 43% |
| azure | 42% |
| observability | 36% |
| automation | 35% |
| gcp | 29% |
| langchain | 29% |
| prompt-engineering | 28% |
| kubernetes | 25% |
| docker | 25% |
| openai | 24% |
| vector-databases | 23% |
| langgraph | 23% |
| mlops | 22% |
| data-science | 22% |
| microservices | 20% |
| cloud-native | 20% |
| mcp | 19% |
| agile | 18% |
| fine-tuning | 18% |
| analytics | 18% |
| embeddings | 17% |
| java | 16% |
| pytorch | 16% |
| devops | 16% |
| data-pipelines | 15% |
| sql | 15% |
| nlp | 13% |
| fastapi | 13% |
| tensorflow | 13% |
| data-engineering | 13% |
"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 1,571 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 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