Reinforcement Learning Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-06-12, Skillenai has indexed 23 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 2026-06-12
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+How many Reinforcement Learning Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 23 job postings with the title “Reinforcement Learning Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-06-12, 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 2026-06-12, the skills mentioned most often are Reinforcement learning, Python, PyTorch, machine learning, distributed training.
+Which cities are hiring the most Reinforcement Learning Engineer?
As of 2026-06-12, Reinforcement Learning Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Austin, London, New York City.
+Is Reinforcement Learning Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 23 Reinforcement Learning Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-06-12, 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 | 17 | 73.9% |
| Python | 13 | 56.5% |
| PyTorch | 13 | 56.5% |
| machine learning | 7 | 30.4% |
| distributed training | 6 | 26.1% |
| JAX | 6 | 26.1% |
| reinforcement learning (RL) | 5 | 21.7% |
| optimization | 4 | 17.4% |
| deep learning | 4 | 17.4% |
| model-based RL | 3 | 13.0% |
| Simulation | 3 | 13.0% |
| computer vision | 3 | 13.0% |
| closed-loop reinforcement learning | 3 | 13.0% |
| distributed machine learning | 3 | 13.0% |
| MuJoCo | 3 | 13.0% |
Top metros hiring Reinforcement Learning Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 3 | 13.0% |
| Sunnyvale | 3 | 13.0% |
| Austin | 2 | 8.7% |
| London | 1 | 4.3% |
| New York City | 1 | 4.3% |
| Noida | 1 | 4.3% |
| Palo Alto | 1 | 4.3% |
| Qianhai Bay Area | 1 | 4.3% |
| San Diego | 1 | 4.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-06-12, 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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- Reinforcement Learning Engineer
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