What Staff AI Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 87 open Staff AI Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, llm, agentic-ai.
Updated November 1, 2026
88 open Staff AI Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 87 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 98% |
| llm | 79% |
| agentic-ai | 63% |
| python | 60% |
| machine-learning | 54% |
| generative-ai | 49% |
| api | 39% |
| cloud | 39% |
| observability | 38% |
| rag | 32% |
| aws | 31% |
| distributed-systems | 28% |
| vector-databases | 28% |
| react | 24% |
| kubernetes | 23% |
| prompt-engineering | 23% |
| automation | 22% |
| fine-tuning | 22% |
| typescript | 21% |
| gcp | 18% |
| azure | 16% |
| java | 16% |
| nlp | 16% |
| ci-cd | 15% |
| docker | 15% |
| model-evaluation | 14% |
| deep-learning | 13% |
| langchain | 13% |
| microservices | 13% |
| pinecone | 13% |
| postgresql | 13% |
| pytorch | 13% |
| anthropic | 11% |
| api-design | 11% |
| cpp | 11% |
| data-pipelines | 11% |
| devops | 11% |
| mlops | 11% |
| nodejs | 11% |
| openai | 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 88 open Staff AI Engineering jobs →
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