AI Research Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-24, Skillenai has indexed 96 job postings with the title “AI Research Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-24
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+How many AI Research Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 96 job postings with the title “AI Research Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do AI Research Engineer jobs require?
Across AI Research Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, the skills mentioned most often are Python, PyTorch, machine learning, JAX, C++.
+Which cities are hiring the most AI Research Engineer?
As of 2026-09-24, AI Research Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in New York City, Munich, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Berlin.
+Is AI Research Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 96 AI Research Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in AI Research Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly AI Research Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for AI Research Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 59 | 61.5% |
| PyTorch | 43 | 44.8% |
| machine learning | 28 | 29.2% |
| JAX | 21 | 21.9% |
| C++ | 20 | 20.8% |
| Reinforcement learning | 19 | 19.8% |
| TensorFlow | 17 | 17.7% |
| deep learning | 15 | 15.6% |
| LLMs | 13 | 13.5% |
| fine-tuning | 13 | 13.5% |
| distributed training | 11 | 11.5% |
| model evaluation | 11 | 11.5% |
| monitoring | 10 | 10.4% |
| Transformers | 10 | 10.4% |
| CUDA | 10 | 10.4% |
Top metros hiring AI Research Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 11 | 11.5% |
| Munich | 5 | 5.2% |
| San Francisco | 5 | 5.2% |
| Amsterdam | 4 | 4.2% |
| Berlin | 4 | 4.2% |
| Tel Aviv | 4 | 4.2% |
| Madrid | 3 | 3.1% |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | 3.1% |
| Sunnyvale | 3 | 3.1% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, matching postings whose canonical role is “AI Research Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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