What Senior ML / AI Jobs Ask For
Across 3,670 open Senior ML / AI postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are machine-learning, ai, python.
Updated September 19, 2026
3,817 open Senior ML / AI postings. The percentages below are measured over the 3,670 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| machine-learning | 94% |
| ai | 83% |
| python | 73% |
| cloud | 48% |
| llm | 45% |
| pytorch | 42% |
| aws | 35% |
| mlops | 30% |
| deep-learning | 29% |
| agentic-ai | 28% |
| tensorflow | 28% |
| ci-cd | 26% |
| generative-ai | 26% |
| api | 25% |
| data-science | 25% |
| rag | 23% |
| gcp | 22% |
| azure | 22% |
| kubernetes | 19% |
| observability | 19% |
| sql | 19% |
| nlp | 18% |
| docker | 18% |
| data-pipelines | 18% |
| analytics | 18% |
| automation | 17% |
| scikit-learn | 16% |
| fine-tuning | 15% |
| cpp | 15% |
| computer-vision | 14% |
| spark | 14% |
| statistics | 13% |
| data-engineering | 13% |
| langchain | 12% |
| mlflow | 11% |
| prompt-engineering | 11% |
| feature-engineering | 11% |
| vector-databases | 11% |
| distributed-systems | 10% |
| sagemaker | 10% |
"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 3,817 open Senior ML / AI jobs →
Across all ML / AI levels
Most ML / AI postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- machine-learning 12,010
- ai 10,293
- python 8,671
- cloud 5,678
- pytorch 5,407
- llm 5,184
- aws 3,847
- tensorflow 3,766
- deep-learning 3,619
- data-science 3,369
- mlops 3,190
- generative-ai 3,049