Reinforcement Learning Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-23, Skillenai has indexed 24 job postings with the title “Reinforcement Learning Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Reinforcement learning, with demand down 89% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-23
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+How many Reinforcement Learning Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 24 job postings with the title “Reinforcement Learning Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 89% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Reinforcement Learning Engineer jobs require?
Across Reinforcement Learning Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, the skills mentioned most often are Reinforcement learning, Python, PyTorch, machine learning, JAX.
+Which cities are hiring the most Reinforcement Learning Engineer?
As of 2026-05-23, Reinforcement Learning Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Austin, New York City, London.
+Is Reinforcement Learning Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 24 Reinforcement Learning Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 89% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Reinforcement Learning Engineer postings is Reinforcement learning, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Reinforcement Learning Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Reinforcement Learning Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Reinforcement learning | 18 | 18.6% |
| Python | 14 | 14.4% |
| PyTorch | 14 | 14.4% |
| machine learning | 7 | 7.2% |
| JAX | 7 | 7.2% |
| distributed training | 6 | 6.2% |
| optimization | 5 | 5.2% |
| reinforcement learning (RL) | 4 | 4.1% |
| deep learning | 4 | 4.1% |
| model-based RL | 3 | 3.1% |
| Simulation | 3 | 3.1% |
| Kubernetes | 3 | 3.1% |
| synthetic data generation | 3 | 3.1% |
| imitation learning | 3 | 3.1% |
| Sim-to-real transfer | 3 | 3.1% |
Top metros hiring Reinforcement Learning Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 3 | 20.0% |
| Sunnyvale | 3 | 20.0% |
| Austin | 2 | 13.3% |
| New York City | 2 | 13.3% |
| London | 1 | 6.7% |
| Noida | 1 | 6.7% |
| Palo Alto | 1 | 6.7% |
| Qianhai Bay Area | 1 | 6.7% |
| San Diego | 1 | 6.7% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, matching postings whose canonical role is “Reinforcement Learning Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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