Alignment jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-10-29, Alignment appears in 94 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Research Scientist has the most postings mentioning Alignment.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29
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Frequently asked questions about Alignment
+Is Alignment in demand in 2026?
Yes. Alignment appears in 94 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Research Scientist accounts for the most postings mentioning Alignment (9.6% of all postings mentioning Alignment).
+What jobs require Alignment?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Alignment are Research Program Manager (9.5% of that role’s postings mention Alignment), Research Fellow (5.0% of that role’s postings mention Alignment), AI/ML Scientist (4.5% of that role’s postings mention Alignment).
+What skills are commonly paired with Alignment?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-29), Alignment most often appears alongside Python, PyTorch, fine-tuning, machine learning, Reinforcement learning.
+Where is Alignment most in demand?
As of 2026-10-29, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Alignment are San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, London, Palo Alto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Alignment content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning Alignment alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new Alignment content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after Alignment?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring Alignment — last 90 days
Career paths around Alignment
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before Alignment
Skills after Alignment
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.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: sql | 3 |
| Before: Jira | 2 |
| Before: Correlation | 1 |
| Before: Slack | 1 |
| Before: scikit-learn | 1 |
| Before: Agentic AI | 1 |
| Before: Visual Basic | 1 |
| Before: ETL | 1 |
| After: Visual Basic | 1 |
| After: python | 1 |
| After: Microsoft Access | 1 |
| After: sql | 1 |
| After: MFC | 1 |
| After: C | 1 |
| After: Android | 1 |
| After: networking | 1 |
Roles most likely to require Alignment
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Research Program Manager | 2 | 9.5% |
| Research Fellow | 1 | 5.0% |
| AI/ML Scientist | 1 | 4.5% |
| Design Program Manager | 1 | 4.3% |
| AI Researcher | 5 | 4.2% |
| Applied Research Scientist | 1 | 4.0% |
| AI Research Intern | 1 | 3.1% |
| ML Research Engineer | 1 | 2.6% |
| RF Test Engineer | 1 | 2.4% |
| Researcher | 1 | 1.9% |
Roles with the most Alignment postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 9 | 9.6% |
| ML Engineer | 8 | 8.5% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 7 | 7.4% |
| AI Researcher | 5 | 5.3% |
| Research Engineer | 4 | 4.3% |
| Applied Scientist | 3 | 3.2% |
| Machine Learning Research Scientist | 3 | 3.2% |
| Test Engineer | 3 | 3.2% |
| AI Architect | 2 | 2.1% |
| AI Safety Researcher | 2 | 2.1% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring Alignment
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Mirage | 5 |
| Scale AI | 5 |
| Thinking Machines | 4 |
| Bjakcareer | 4 |
| Bosch | 4 |
| Adobe | 4 |
| OpenAI | 3 |
| Anthropic | 3 |
| NVIDIA | 3 |
| Cisco | 3 |
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 for Alignment
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 17 | 18.1% |
| New York City | 6 | 6.4% |
| Seattle | 5 | 5.3% |
| London | 4 | 4.3% |
| Palo Alto | 4 | 4.3% |
| Bayan Lepas | 3 | 3.2% |
| San Jose | 3 | 3.2% |
| Bellevue | 2 | 2.1% |
| New Britain | 2 | 2.1% |
Skills commonly paired with Alignment
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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 2026-10-29. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning Alignment by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Alignment postings by all Alignment postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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