What Staff ML / AI Jobs Ask For
Across 144 open Staff ML / AI postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are machine-learning, ai, python.
Updated November 1, 2026
146 open Staff ML / AI postings. The percentages below are measured over the 144 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| machine-learning | 96% |
| ai | 86% |
| python | 61% |
| llm | 50% |
| cloud | 38% |
| pytorch | 34% |
| nlp | 32% |
| fine-tuning | 31% |
| networking | 28% |
| generative-ai | 26% |
| agentic-ai | 25% |
| distributed-systems | 24% |
| model-evaluation | 24% |
| tensorflow | 22% |
| distributed-computing | 21% |
| data-pipelines | 20% |
| kubernetes | 20% |
| model-deployment | 20% |
| cpp | 19% |
| deep-learning | 19% |
| gcp | 18% |
| java | 17% |
| observability | 17% |
| api | 16% |
| servicenow | 14% |
| automation | 13% |
| data-science | 13% |
| computer-vision | 13% |
| spark | 12% |
| mlops | 11% |
| ci-cd | 10% |
| embeddings | 10% |
| jax | 10% |
| rag | 10% |
| recommendation-systems | 9% |
| reinforcement-learning | 9% |
| aws | 8% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 8% |
| kafka | 8% |
| prompt-engineering | 8% |
"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