ML Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-11-06, Skillenai has indexed 1,512 job postings with the title “ML Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-06
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Frequently asked questions about ML Engineer jobs
+How many ML Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 1,512 job postings with the title “ML Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06.
+What skills do ML Engineer jobs require?
Across ML Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06, the skills mentioned most often are Python, Machine Learning, PyTorch, TensorFlow, MLOps.
+Which cities are hiring the most ML Engineer?
As of 2026-11-06, ML Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, New York City, London, Mountain View, Bengaluru.
+Is ML Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 1,512 ML Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06. The skill mentioned most often in ML Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of ML Engineer?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed ML Engineer postings — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths through ML Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
1,024 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before ML Engineer
Roles after ML Engineer
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Software Engineer | 1,438 |
| Before: ML Engineer (different employer) | 1,024 |
| Before: Data Scientist | 811 |
| Before: Data Analyst | 281 |
| Before: Research Assistant | 212 |
| Before: Teaching Assistant | 156 |
| Before: Data Engineer | 118 |
| Before: Product Manager | 71 |
| After: Software Engineer | 1,428 |
| After: ML Engineer (different employer) | 1,024 |
| After: Data Scientist | 710 |
| After: Data Analyst | 263 |
| After: Research Assistant | 110 |
| After: Data Engineer | 109 |
| After: Teaching Assistant | 90 |
| After: Product Manager | 87 |
Skills most often required for ML Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 879 | 58.1% |
| Machine Learning | 645 | 42.7% |
| PyTorch | 537 | 35.5% |
| TensorFlow | 305 | 20.2% |
| MLOps | 272 | 18.0% |
| CI/CD | 239 | 15.8% |
| deep learning | 208 | 13.8% |
| AWS | 204 | 13.5% |
| Kubernetes | 200 | 13.2% |
| SQL | 161 | 10.6% |
| Docker | 158 | 10.4% |
| scikit-learn | 147 | 9.7% |
| fine-tuning | 143 | 9.5% |
| Computer Vision | 135 | 8.9% |
| model evaluation | 128 | 8.5% |
Top companies posting ML Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| CLERA | 37 |
| Waymo | 24 |
| General Motors | 22 |
| PwC | 18 |
| Bosch | 18 |
| Torcrobotics | 16 |
| Accenture | 16 |
| Nebius | 15 |
| Not provided | 14 |
| ServiceNow | 13 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring ML Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 83 | 5.5% |
| New York City | 67 | 4.4% |
| London | 43 | 2.8% |
| Mountain View | 36 | 2.4% |
| Bengaluru | 32 | 2.1% |
| Paris | 19 | 1.3% |
| Hyderabad | 18 | 1.2% |
| Seattle | 17 | 1.1% |
| Amsterdam | 16 | 1.1% |
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-06, matching postings whose canonical role is “ML Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- ML Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-11-06
- window_days
- 90