Research Engineer jobs in New York City — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)
As of 2026-09-02, Skillenai has indexed 49 Research Engineer postings located in New York City over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 60% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-02
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Frequently asked questions about Research Engineer jobs in New York City
+Are Research Engineer jobs being posted in New York City right now?
Yes. Skillenai has indexed 49 Research Engineer postings located in New York City over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, with demand down 60% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Research Engineer jobs in New York City require?
Across Research Engineer postings in New York City indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, the skills mentioned most often are Python, Reinforcement learning, machine learning, data pipelines, fine-tuning.
+Which other cities are hiring Research Engineer?
As of 2026-09-02, the metro areas posting the most Research Engineer jobs outside New York City are San Francisco, London, Singapore, Sunnyvale, Seattle, based on the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly Research Engineer postings in New York City — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Research Engineer in New York City
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 23 | 46.9% |
| Reinforcement learning | 18 | 36.7% |
| machine learning | 14 | 28.6% |
| data pipelines | 13 | 26.5% |
| fine-tuning | 12 | 24.5% |
| PyTorch | 12 | 24.5% |
| model evaluation | 10 | 20.4% |
| model training | 10 | 20.4% |
| prompting | 9 | 18.4% |
| LLMs | 8 | 16.3% |
| orchestration | 7 | 14.3% |
| deep learning | 7 | 14.3% |
Other top cities hiring Research Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 136 | 277.6% |
| London | 32 | 65.3% |
| Singapore | 22 | 44.9% |
| Sunnyvale | 13 | 26.5% |
| Seattle | 11 | 22.4% |
| Toronto | 11 | 22.4% |
| Santa Clara | 9 | 18.4% |
| Mountain View | 7 | 14.3% |
| Reston | 7 | 14.3% |
| Palo Alto | 6 | 12.2% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Research Engineer” and whose locationCity is “New York City”.
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- New York City
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- Research Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-02
- window_days
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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