What Staff ML / AI Jobs Ask For
Across 535 open Staff ML / AI postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are machine-learning, ai, python.
Updated October 28, 2026
538 open Staff ML / AI postings. The percentages below are measured over the 535 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| machine-learning | 95% |
| ai | 86% |
| python | 67% |
| llm | 50% |
| pytorch | 49% |
| cloud | 41% |
| deep-learning | 33% |
| tensorflow | 29% |
| agentic-ai | 27% |
| generative-ai | 25% |
| cpp | 24% |
| aws | 22% |
| fine-tuning | 21% |
| kubernetes | 19% |
| data-science | 19% |
| observability | 19% |
| data-pipelines | 19% |
| automation | 16% |
| gpu | 16% |
| nlp | 16% |
| computer-vision | 16% |
| distributed-systems | 15% |
| reinforcement-learning | 15% |
| mlops | 15% |
| gcp | 14% |
| api | 14% |
| ci-cd | 14% |
| spark | 13% |
| java | 13% |
| transformers | 12% |
| model-evaluation | 12% |
| statistics | 12% |
| rag | 11% |
| distributed-training | 10% |
| sql | 10% |
| feature-engineering | 10% |
| jax | 9% |
| quantization | 9% |
| data-engineering | 9% |
| model-deployment | 9% |
"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 538 open Staff ML / AI jobs →
Across all ML / AI levels
Most ML / AI postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- machine-learning 6,422
- ai 6,043
- python 4,775
- pytorch 3,059
- cloud 2,956
- llm 2,893
- aws 2,067
- deep-learning 2,021
- tensorflow 1,986
- data-science 1,798
- agentic-ai 1,622
- generative-ai 1,447