AI Engineer — what the market wants
Based on 20 job postings in US · updated 6/9/2026.
Most in-demand skills
- Python90%
- Go30%
- Machine Learning30%
- Java25%
- SQL20%
- Scala20%
- PyTorch20%
- React20%
- REST APIs15%
- Deep Learning15%
- AWS15%
- AI Agents10%
Common responsibilities
- Design and develop AI software components
- Build and maintain reliable data pipelines for AI model training
- Collaborate with stakeholders to identify AI opportunities
- Lead the development of AI-powered data querying solutions
- Optimize performance of AI systems
- Develop and optimize AI-powered features
- Mentor engineers and raise standards across data tools
- Design and deploy production-grade AI solutions
Demand over time
- Python
- Go
- Machine Learning
- Java
- SQL
- Scala
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