AI Operations Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-10-30, Skillenai has indexed 37 job postings with the title “AI Operations Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-30

Postings · last 90 days
37
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about AI Operations Engineer jobs

+How many AI Operations Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 37 job postings with the title “AI Operations Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30.

+What skills do AI Operations Engineer jobs require?

Across AI Operations Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30, the skills mentioned most often are Python, monitoring, CI/CD, LangChain, LangGraph.

+Which cities are hiring the most AI Operations Engineer?

As of 2026-10-30, AI Operations Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, Barcelona, Bellevue, Berlin, Dublin.

+Is AI Operations Engineer a good career path right now?

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+What roles do people move into and out of AI Operations Engineer?

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 Operations Engineer postings — last 90 days

Career paths through AI Operations Engineer

Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Roles before AI Operations Engineer

Before AI Operations EngineerSoftware Engineer → AI Operations Engineer: 1 observed employer movesData Engineer → AI Operations Engineer: 1 observed employer movesAI OperationsEngineerSoftware Engineer: 1 movesSoftware Engineer1 movesData Engineer: 1 movesData Engineer1 moves

Roles after AI Operations Engineer

After AI Operations EngineerAI Operations Engineer → Teaching Assistant: 1 observed employer movesAI OperationsEngineerTeaching Assistant: 1 movesTeaching Assistant1 moves
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.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Software Engineer1
Before: Data Engineer1
After: Teaching Assistant1

Skills most often required for AI Operations Engineer

NamePostingsShare
Python2464.9%
monitoring1129.7%
CI/CD1027.0%
LangChain1027.0%
LangGraph924.3%
Kubernetes821.6%
Anthropic SDK821.6%
tool/function calling821.6%
Webhooks821.6%
AutoGen821.6%
CrewAI821.6%
GraphQL821.6%
authentication821.6%
prompt engineering821.6%
OpenAI SDK821.6%

Top companies posting AI Operations Engineer jobs

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting AI Operations Engineer jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Cisco13
Anthropic3
ClickHouse3
AstraZeneca2
Arctic Wolf2
Robinhood2
Inspira Financial1
Cachet1
Oriva1
Centurion CG1

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 Operations Engineer

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco38.1%
Barcelona12.7%
Bellevue12.7%
Berlin12.7%
Dublin12.7%
Guadalajara12.7%
Lake Park12.7%
New York City12.7%
San Jose12.7%

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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 2026-10-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “AI Operations Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

role
AI Operations Engineer
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-10-30
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index