What Principal ML / AI Jobs Ask For
Across 419 open Principal ML / AI postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are machine-learning, ai, python.
Updated November 3, 2026
420 open Principal ML / AI postings. The percentages below are measured over the 419 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| machine-learning | 96% |
| ai | 88% |
| python | 66% |
| llm | 55% |
| cloud | 53% |
| pytorch | 49% |
| aws | 40% |
| agentic-ai | 40% |
| data-science | 36% |
| tensorflow | 33% |
| ci-cd | 30% |
| mlops | 29% |
| api | 28% |
| azure | 28% |
| deep-learning | 28% |
| generative-ai | 27% |
| fine-tuning | 26% |
| rag | 25% |
| automation | 25% |
| gcp | 25% |
| observability | 24% |
| analytics | 23% |
| data-pipelines | 21% |
| kubernetes | 21% |
| distributed-systems | 16% |
| statistics | 16% |
| cpp | 16% |
| gpu | 16% |
| docker | 15% |
| feature-engineering | 15% |
| cloud-native | 14% |
| java | 14% |
| nlp | 14% |
| computer-vision | 14% |
| spark | 14% |
| vector-databases | 13% |
| prompt-engineering | 13% |
| data-engineering | 13% |
| sql | 12% |
| agile | 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.
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Across all ML / AI levels
Most ML / AI postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- machine-learning 13,115
- ai 12,163
- python 10,654
- pytorch 6,747
- llm 6,498
- cloud 6,303
- tensorflow 4,730
- aws 4,460
- deep-learning 4,194
- data-science 3,747
- agentic-ai 3,552
- mlops 3,545