What C-level AI Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 161 open C-level AI Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, machine-learning, agentic-ai.
Updated October 28, 2026
169 open C-level AI Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 161 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 100% |
| machine-learning | 73% |
| agentic-ai | 67% |
| llm | 65% |
| generative-ai | 60% |
| python | 59% |
| cloud | 50% |
| api | 45% |
| data-science | 42% |
| rag | 40% |
| analytics | 38% |
| aws | 33% |
| prompt-engineering | 30% |
| ci-cd | 28% |
| automation | 25% |
| azure | 24% |
| stakeholder-management | 20% |
| kubernetes | 19% |
| mlops | 18% |
| openai | 18% |
| langgraph | 17% |
| observability | 17% |
| data-quality | 16% |
| fine-tuning | 16% |
| langchain | 16% |
| nlp | 16% |
| microservices | 15% |
| mcp | 14% |
| gcp | 14% |
| databricks | 13% |
| statistics | 13% |
| vector-databases | 13% |
| accessibility | 12% |
| ai-enablement | 12% |
| distributed-systems | 12% |
| java | 12% |
| pytorch | 12% |
| tensorflow | 12% |
| docker | 11% |
| embeddings | 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 169 open C-level AI Engineering jobs →
Across all AI Engineering levels
Most AI Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 6,645
- llm 4,885
- python 4,646
- machine-learning 3,909
- cloud 3,697
- agentic-ai 3,601
- api 3,274
- generative-ai 2,818
- rag 2,730
- aws 2,475
- azure 2,080
- ci-cd 1,954