What Principal ML / AI Jobs Ask For
Across 47 open Principal ML / AI postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, machine-learning, python.
Updated November 1, 2026
47 open Principal ML / AI postings. The percentages below are measured over the 47 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 94% |
| machine-learning | 91% |
| python | 89% |
| llm | 70% |
| prompt-engineering | 53% |
| langgraph | 43% |
| cloud | 34% |
| pytorch | 30% |
| gcp | 23% |
| api | 21% |
| azure | 21% |
| jax | 21% |
| observability | 21% |
| aws | 19% |
| ci-cd | 19% |
| generative-ai | 19% |
| agentic-ai | 17% |
| data-pipelines | 17% |
| java | 17% |
| fine-tuning | 15% |
| kubernetes | 15% |
| rag | 13% |
| tensorflow | 13% |
| deep-learning | 11% |
| distributed-systems | 11% |
| microservices | 11% |
| reinforcement-learning | 11% |
| statistics | 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 1,429
- ai 1,317
- python 1,158
- llm 684
- cloud 672
- pytorch 654
- aws 500
- deep-learning 409
- gcp 400
- tensorflow 399
- api 391
- agentic-ai 386