AI Software Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 114 job postings with the title “AI Software Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 29% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many AI Software Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 114 job postings with the title “AI Software Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 29% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do AI Software Engineer jobs require?
Across AI Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are Python, TypeScript, SQL, LLMs, CI/CD.
+Which cities are hiring the most AI Software Engineer?
As of 2026-05-17, AI Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, Austin, Miami, New York City, Shanghai.
+Is AI Software Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 114 AI Software Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 29% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in AI Software Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly AI Software Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for AI Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 64 | 22.7% |
| TypeScript | 23 | 8.2% |
| SQL | 21 | 7.4% |
| LLMs | 19 | 6.7% |
| CI/CD | 17 | 6.0% |
| Kubernetes | 17 | 6.0% |
| React | 17 | 6.0% |
| Docker | 15 | 5.3% |
| prompt engineering | 15 | 5.3% |
| Distributed systems | 14 | 5.0% |
| Java | 13 | 4.6% |
| LangChain | 13 | 4.6% |
| C++ | 12 | 4.3% |
| testing | 11 | 3.9% |
| vector databases | 11 | 3.9% |
Top metros hiring AI Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 13 | 31.7% |
| Austin | 5 | 12.2% |
| Miami | 5 | 12.2% |
| New York City | 4 | 9.8% |
| Shanghai | 4 | 9.8% |
| London | 3 | 7.3% |
| Seattle | 3 | 7.3% |
| Annapolis | 2 | 4.9% |
| Chicago | 2 | 4.9% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “AI Software Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- AI Software Engineer
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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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