evals jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-22, evals appears in 352 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Backend Engineer roles, with demand up 28% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-22
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Frequently asked questions about evals
+Is evals in demand in 2026?
Yes. evals appears in 352 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-22, with demand up 28% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Backend Engineer roles (14% of Backend Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require evals?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-22, the job titles most likely to require evals are Backend Engineer (14% of postings list evals), Software Engineer (14% of postings list evals), Product Manager (9% of postings list evals).
+What skills are commonly paired with evals?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-22), evals most often appears alongside React, Python, TypeScript, Guardrails, CI/CD.
+Where is evals most in demand?
As of 2026-07-22, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring evals are San Francisco, New York City, London, Bengaluru, Berlin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new evals content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring evals — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require evals
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Backend Engineer | 51 | 14.5% |
| Software Engineer | 49 | 13.9% |
| Product Manager | 32 | 9.1% |
| AI Engineer | 31 | 8.8% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 16 | 4.5% |
| Engineering Manager | 15 | 4.3% |
| Product Engineer | 11 | 3.1% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 8 | 2.3% |
| AI Product Manager | 6 | 1.7% |
| Technical Program Manager | 6 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for evals
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 52 | 14.8% |
| New York City | 44 | 12.5% |
| London | 8 | 2.3% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 1.7% |
| Berlin | 6 | 1.7% |
| Paris | 6 | 1.7% |
| Toronto | 6 | 1.7% |
| Austin | 5 | 1.4% |
| Seattle | 5 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with evals
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-22. 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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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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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