Applied Research Scientist jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-29, Skillenai has indexed 21 job postings with the title “Applied Research Scientist” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is PyTorch.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-29
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+How many Applied Research Scientist jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 21 job postings with the title “Applied Research Scientist” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-29.
+What skills do Applied Research Scientist jobs require?
Across Applied Research Scientist postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-29, the skills mentioned most often are PyTorch, Python, TensorFlow, JAX, distributed training.
+Which cities are hiring the most Applied Research Scientist?
As of 2026-08-29, Applied Research Scientist postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Menlo Park, Ontario, Bellevue, New Britain, Palo Alto.
+Is Applied Research Scientist a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 21 Applied Research Scientist postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-29. The skill mentioned most often in Applied Research Scientist postings is PyTorch, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Applied Research Scientist postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Applied Research Scientist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| PyTorch | 11 | 52.4% |
| Python | 9 | 42.9% |
| TensorFlow | 8 | 38.1% |
| JAX | 5 | 23.8% |
| distributed training | 4 | 19.0% |
| machine learning | 4 | 19.0% |
| Alignment | 3 | 14.3% |
| fine-tuning | 3 | 14.3% |
| Distributed systems | 3 | 14.3% |
| Evaluation pipelines | 2 | 9.5% |
| LLM evaluation | 2 | 9.5% |
| program analysis | 2 | 9.5% |
| Hugging Face | 2 | 9.5% |
| benchmarking | 2 | 9.5% |
| Open-source contributions | 2 | 9.5% |
Top metros hiring Applied Research Scientist
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Menlo Park | 2 | 9.5% |
| Ontario | 2 | 9.5% |
| Bellevue | 1 | 4.8% |
| New Britain | 1 | 4.8% |
| Palo Alto | 1 | 4.8% |
| San Francisco | 1 | 4.8% |
| San Jose | 1 | 4.8% |
| Santa Clara | 1 | 4.8% |
| Seattle | 1 | 4.8% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-29, matching postings whose canonical role is “Applied Research Scientist”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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