What Principal ML / AI Jobs Ask For
Across 456 open Principal ML / AI postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are machine-learning, ai, python.
Updated October 8, 2026
459 open Principal ML / AI postings. The percentages below are measured over the 456 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| machine-learning | 97% |
| ai | 91% |
| python | 63% |
| llm | 54% |
| cloud | 51% |
| pytorch | 48% |
| agentic-ai | 39% |
| aws | 36% |
| data-science | 32% |
| tensorflow | 31% |
| mlops | 30% |
| deep-learning | 28% |
| fine-tuning | 28% |
| generative-ai | 27% |
| rag | 25% |
| api | 23% |
| automation | 23% |
| ci-cd | 23% |
| azure | 23% |
| gcp | 23% |
| observability | 22% |
| kubernetes | 21% |
| analytics | 20% |
| distributed-systems | 20% |
| data-pipelines | 17% |
| spark | 16% |
| statistics | 16% |
| docker | 16% |
| nlp | 15% |
| computer-vision | 14% |
| feature-engineering | 14% |
| vector-databases | 13% |
| data-engineering | 13% |
| agile | 12% |
| langgraph | 12% |
| java | 12% |
| cpp | 11% |
| sagemaker | 11% |
| sql | 11% |
| embeddings | 11% |
"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 459 open Principal ML / AI jobs →
Across all ML / AI levels
Most ML / AI postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- machine-learning 10,994
- ai 9,555
- python 8,313
- pytorch 5,254
- cloud 5,165
- llm 4,961
- tensorflow 3,585
- aws 3,556
- deep-learning 3,447
- data-science 3,213
- agentic-ai 2,866
- mlops 2,860