What Principal AI Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 50 open Principal AI Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, llm, agentic-ai.
Updated November 1, 2026
50 open Principal AI Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 50 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 100% |
| llm | 78% |
| agentic-ai | 70% |
| python | 64% |
| machine-learning | 56% |
| cloud | 50% |
| generative-ai | 36% |
| observability | 36% |
| api | 34% |
| aws | 32% |
| kubernetes | 30% |
| distributed-systems | 26% |
| data-pipelines | 24% |
| typescript | 24% |
| automation | 22% |
| ci-cd | 22% |
| analytics | 20% |
| rag | 20% |
| ai-enablement | 18% |
| mlops | 18% |
| claude-code | 16% |
| cloud-native | 16% |
| postgresql | 16% |
| sql | 16% |
| vector-databases | 16% |
| java | 14% |
| anthropic | 12% |
| clickhouse | 12% |
| docker | 12% |
| gcp | 12% |
| mcp | 12% |
| openai | 12% |
| workflow-orchestration | 12% |
| azure | 10% |
| data-science | 10% |
| embeddings | 10% |
| etl | 10% |
| event-driven-architecture | 10% |
| fintech | 10% |
| go-to-market | 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.
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Across all AI Engineering levels
Most AI Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 2,409
- llm 1,823
- python 1,742
- api 1,370
- cloud 1,263
- agentic-ai 1,211
- machine-learning 1,134
- generative-ai 1,034
- rag 1,018
- aws 910
- azure 755
- ci-cd 730