What Senior ML / AI Jobs Ask For
Across 3,391 open Senior ML / AI postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are machine-learning, ai, python.
Updated October 8, 2026
3,482 open Senior ML / AI postings. The percentages below are measured over the 3,391 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| machine-learning | 95% |
| ai | 84% |
| python | 76% |
| cloud | 49% |
| llm | 47% |
| pytorch | 46% |
| aws | 35% |
| deep-learning | 31% |
| mlops | 30% |
| tensorflow | 30% |
| agentic-ai | 30% |
| api | 28% |
| data-science | 27% |
| generative-ai | 27% |
| ci-cd | 27% |
| rag | 24% |
| azure | 24% |
| gcp | 22% |
| sql | 21% |
| analytics | 20% |
| nlp | 20% |
| observability | 19% |
| data-pipelines | 19% |
| kubernetes | 19% |
| docker | 18% |
| automation | 17% |
| fine-tuning | 17% |
| scikit-learn | 17% |
| cpp | 16% |
| statistics | 15% |
| computer-vision | 15% |
| data-engineering | 14% |
| spark | 14% |
| langchain | 14% |
| mlflow | 13% |
| feature-engineering | 13% |
| vector-databases | 12% |
| prompt-engineering | 12% |
| sagemaker | 11% |
| neural-networks | 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.
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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 10,996
- ai 9,553
- python 8,312
- pytorch 5,260
- cloud 5,162
- llm 4,963
- tensorflow 3,585
- aws 3,558
- deep-learning 3,451
- data-science 3,204
- agentic-ai 2,867
- mlops 2,857