AI Engineering Manager jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-29, Skillenai has indexed 88 job postings with the title “AI Engineering Manager” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29
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Frequently asked questions about AI Engineering Manager jobs
+How many AI Engineering Manager jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 88 job postings with the title “AI Engineering Manager” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29.
+What skills do AI Engineering Manager jobs require?
Across AI Engineering Manager postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, the skills mentioned most often are Python, AWS, observability, machine learning, RAG.
+Which cities are hiring the most AI Engineering Manager?
As of 2026-10-29, AI Engineering Manager postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Hyderabad, Mountain View, Kraków, Bengaluru, Chennai.
+Is AI Engineering Manager a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 88 AI Engineering Manager postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. The skill mentioned most often in AI Engineering Manager postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of AI Engineering Manager?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed AI Engineering Manager postings — last 90 days
Career paths through AI Engineering Manager
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
1 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before AI Engineering Manager
Roles after AI Engineering Manager
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Software Engineer | 1 |
| Before: Computer Vision Engineer | 1 |
| Before: Technical Specialist | 1 |
| Before: Data Scientist | 1 |
| Before: Engineering Manager | 1 |
| Before: ML Engineering Manager | 1 |
| Before: Data Engineering Manager | 1 |
| Before: Data Systems Engineer | 1 |
| After: AI Series Director | 1 |
| After: Computer Vision Engineer | 1 |
| After: Applied Scientist | 1 |
| After: Data Engineering Manager | 1 |
| After: AI Engineering Manager (different employer) | 1 |
| After: AI Engineering Lead | 1 |
Skills most often required for AI Engineering Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 41 | 46.6% |
| AWS | 21 | 23.9% |
| observability | 21 | 23.9% |
| machine learning | 20 | 22.7% |
| RAG | 19 | 21.6% |
| CI/CD | 18 | 20.5% |
| PyTorch | 17 | 19.3% |
| Azure | 15 | 17.0% |
| vector databases | 14 | 15.9% |
| MLOps | 14 | 15.9% |
| LLMs | 13 | 14.8% |
| prompt engineering | 13 | 14.8% |
| testing | 12 | 13.6% |
| Generative AI | 12 | 13.6% |
| governance | 11 | 12.5% |
Top companies posting AI Engineering Manager jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Databricks | 6 |
| Capital One | 6 |
| Accenture | 6 |
| Blend360 | 5 |
| 4 | |
| HackerOne | 3 |
| InPost | 3 |
| PwC | 2 |
| OneMagnify | 2 |
| Blend | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring AI Engineering Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | 4 | 4.5% |
| Mountain View | 4 | 4.5% |
| Kraków | 3 | 3.4% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 2.3% |
| Chennai | 2 | 2.3% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 2.3% |
| San Jose | 2 | 2.3% |
| Stockholm | 2 | 2.3% |
| Alpharetta | 1 | 1.1% |
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, matching postings whose canonical role is “AI Engineering Manager”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- AI Engineering Manager
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