Applied AI Scientist jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-09-19, Skillenai has indexed 28 job postings with the title “Applied AI Scientist” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 18% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-19

Postings · last 90 days
28
Demand vs prior month
down 18% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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+How many Applied AI Scientist jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 28 job postings with the title “Applied AI Scientist” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19, with demand down 18% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills do Applied AI Scientist jobs require?

Across Applied AI Scientist postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19, the skills mentioned most often are Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, machine learning, Transformers.

+Which cities are hiring the most Applied AI Scientist?

As of 2026-09-19, Applied AI Scientist postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, Kuala Lumpur, New York City, Dublin, London.

+Is Applied AI Scientist a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 28 Applied AI Scientist postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19, with demand down 18% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Applied AI Scientist postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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Weekly Applied AI Scientist postings — last 90 days

Skills most often required for Applied AI Scientist

NamePostingsShare
Python2278.6%
PyTorch1450.0%
TensorFlow1242.9%
machine learning1139.3%
Transformers828.6%
Hugging Face621.4%
Generative AI621.4%
JAX621.4%
scikit-learn517.9%
SQL517.9%
Reinforcement learning517.9%
large language models414.3%
fine-tuning414.3%
deep learning414.3%
A/B testing310.7%

Top metros hiring Applied AI Scientist

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco517.9%
Kuala Lumpur27.1%
New York City27.1%
Dublin13.6%
London13.6%
Manhattan13.6%
Mississauga13.6%
Oklahoma City13.6%
Qianhai Bay Area13.6%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19, matching postings whose canonical role is “Applied AI Scientist”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).

role
Applied AI Scientist
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-09-19
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index