What Staff ML / AI Jobs Ask For
Across 847 open Staff ML / AI postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are machine-learning, ai, python.
Updated October 8, 2026
875 open Staff ML / AI postings. The percentages below are measured over the 847 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| machine-learning | 95% |
| ai | 87% |
| python | 70% |
| llm | 51% |
| pytorch | 51% |
| cloud | 40% |
| deep-learning | 33% |
| tensorflow | 33% |
| agentic-ai | 28% |
| generative-ai | 28% |
| aws | 26% |
| data-science | 23% |
| cpp | 21% |
| fine-tuning | 20% |
| kubernetes | 20% |
| data-pipelines | 20% |
| automation | 18% |
| computer-vision | 18% |
| observability | 18% |
| nlp | 17% |
| rag | 17% |
| ci-cd | 17% |
| mlops | 16% |
| statistics | 16% |
| java | 16% |
| api | 15% |
| distributed-systems | 15% |
| gcp | 15% |
| spark | 13% |
| reinforcement-learning | 13% |
| transformers | 13% |
| sql | 12% |
| azure | 11% |
| neural-networks | 11% |
| docker | 11% |
| jax | 10% |
| analytics | 10% |
| mlflow | 10% |
| feature-engineering | 10% |
| scikit-learn | 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 875 open Staff ML / AI jobs →
Across all ML / AI levels
Most ML / AI postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- machine-learning 10,997
- ai 9,557
- python 8,318
- pytorch 5,260
- cloud 5,165
- llm 4,961
- tensorflow 3,587
- aws 3,556
- deep-learning 3,452
- data-science 3,212
- agentic-ai 2,869
- mlops 2,861