Research Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-08, Skillenai has indexed 582 job postings with the title “Research Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-08
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+How many Research Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 582 job postings with the title “Research Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-08, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Research Engineer jobs require?
Across Research Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-08, the skills mentioned most often are Python, PyTorch, Reinforcement learning, machine learning, data pipelines.
+Which cities are hiring the most Research Engineer?
As of 2026-09-08, Research Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, New York City, London, Singapore, Sunnyvale.
+Is Research Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 582 Research Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-08, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Research Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Research Engineer postings — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Skills most often required for Research Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 284 | 48.8% |
| PyTorch | 140 | 24.1% |
| Reinforcement learning | 130 | 22.3% |
| machine learning | 124 | 21.3% |
| data pipelines | 83 | 14.3% |
| C++ | 64 | 11.0% |
| Linux | 55 | 9.5% |
| fine-tuning | 55 | 9.5% |
| distributed training | 49 | 8.4% |
| Docker | 49 | 8.4% |
| JAX | 49 | 8.4% |
| computer vision | 48 | 8.2% |
| deep learning | 43 | 7.4% |
| model evaluation | 40 | 6.9% |
| Distributed systems | 39 | 6.7% |
Top metros hiring Research Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 152 | 26.1% |
| New York City | 50 | 8.6% |
| London | 33 | 5.7% |
| Singapore | 25 | 4.3% |
| Sunnyvale | 13 | 2.2% |
| Seattle | 10 | 1.7% |
| Santa Clara | 9 | 1.5% |
| Toronto | 9 | 1.5% |
| Ann Arbor | 7 | 1.2% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-08, matching postings whose canonical role is “Research Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Research Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-08
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- 90
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