Applied Researcher jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-17, Skillenai has indexed 33 job postings with the title “Applied Researcher” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is PyTorch, with demand flat vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-17
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+How many Applied Researcher jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 33 job postings with the title “Applied Researcher” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand flat vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Applied Researcher jobs require?
Across Applied Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, the skills mentioned most often are PyTorch, Python, machine learning, fine-tuning, TensorFlow.
+Which cities are hiring the most Applied Researcher?
As of 2026-09-17, Applied Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Amsterdam, San Jose, Toronto, London, San Francisco.
+Is Applied Researcher a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 33 Applied Researcher postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand flat vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Applied Researcher postings is PyTorch, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Applied Researcher postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Applied Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| PyTorch | 24 | 72.7% |
| Python | 15 | 45.5% |
| machine learning | 10 | 30.3% |
| fine-tuning | 10 | 30.3% |
| TensorFlow | 9 | 27.3% |
| A/B testing | 8 | 24.2% |
| robustness | 8 | 24.2% |
| training optimization | 8 | 24.2% |
| VectorDBs | 8 | 24.2% |
| self-supervised learning | 8 | 24.2% |
| Recommender systems | 8 | 24.2% |
| MLOps | 7 | 21.2% |
| deep learning | 7 | 21.2% |
| training parallelism | 6 | 18.2% |
| AWS Ultraclusters | 6 | 18.2% |
Top metros hiring Applied Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 6 | 18.2% |
| San Jose | 4 | 12.1% |
| Toronto | 4 | 12.1% |
| London | 2 | 6.1% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 6.1% |
| Tokyo | 2 | 6.1% |
| Bengaluru | 1 | 3.0% |
| Redwood City | 1 | 3.0% |
| Seattle | 1 | 3.0% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Applied Researcher”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Applied Researcher
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-17
- window_days
- 90
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