Alignment jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-03, Alignment appears in 90 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Machine Learning Engineer roles, with demand up 42% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-03
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Frequently asked questions about Alignment
+Is Alignment in demand in 2026?
Yes. Alignment appears in 90 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-03, with demand up 42% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Machine Learning Engineer roles (14% of Machine Learning Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Alignment?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-03, the job titles most likely to require Alignment are Machine Learning Engineer (14% of postings list Alignment), ML Engineer (13% of postings list Alignment), Research Scientist (11% of postings list Alignment).
+What skills are commonly paired with Alignment?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-03), Alignment most often appears alongside fine-tuning, PyTorch, Python, machine learning, distributed training.
+Where is Alignment most in demand?
As of 2026-07-03, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Alignment are San Francisco, New York City, San Jose, Seattle, Palo Alto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Alignment content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Alignment — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Alignment
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning Engineer | 13 | 14.4% |
| ML Engineer | 12 | 13.3% |
| Research Scientist | 10 | 11.1% |
| Applied Scientist | 8 | 8.9% |
| AI Research Scientist | 4 | 4.4% |
| Prompt Engineer | 4 | 4.4% |
| AI Engineer | 3 | 3.3% |
| AI/ML Engineering Manager | 3 | 3.3% |
| Principal AI/ML Architect | 2 | 2.2% |
| Principal Applied AI Researcher | 2 | 2.2% |
Top metros hiring for Alignment
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 15 | 16.7% |
| New York City | 9 | 10.0% |
| San Jose | 6 | 6.7% |
| Seattle | 5 | 5.6% |
| Palo Alto | 4 | 4.4% |
| London | 3 | 3.3% |
| Beijing | 1 | 1.1% |
| Bengaluru | 1 | 1.1% |
| Dublin | 1 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with Alignment
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-03. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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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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