evaluation harnesses jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-10-14, evaluation harnesses appears in 276 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — AI Engineer has the most postings mentioning evaluation harnesses, with demand share up 22.4% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-14
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Frequently asked questions about evaluation harnesses
+Is evaluation harnesses in demand in 2026?
Yes. evaluation harnesses appears in 276 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-14. AI Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning evaluation harnesses (11.2% of all postings mentioning evaluation harnesses).
+What jobs require evaluation harnesses?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-14, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning evaluation harnesses are Agentic AI Engineer (7.7% of that role’s postings mention evaluation harnesses), Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer (6.9% of that role’s postings mention evaluation harnesses), AI Data Engineer (5.3% of that role’s postings mention evaluation harnesses).
+What skills are commonly paired with evaluation harnesses?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-14), evaluation harnesses most often appears alongside Python, observability, TypeScript, prompt engineering, RAG.
+Where is evaluation harnesses most in demand?
As of 2026-10-14, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring evaluation harnesses are San Francisco, London, New York City, Washington, Munich, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new evaluation harnesses content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after evaluation harnesses?
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 evaluation harnesses — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around evaluation harnesses
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Not enough linked career history to draw this chart yet.
Roles most likely to require evaluation harnesses
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Agentic AI Engineer | 5 | 7.7% |
| Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer | 2 | 6.9% |
| AI Data Engineer | 4 | 5.3% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 23 | 5.2% |
| Prompt Engineer | 3 | 5.0% |
| Research Fellow | 1 | 4.8% |
| Founding AI Engineer | 1 | 4.5% |
| Lead Architect | 1 | 4.5% |
| Postdoctoral Researcher | 1 | 4.5% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 3.8% |
Roles with the most evaluation harnesses postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | 31 | 11.2% |
| Software Engineer | 31 | 11.2% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 23 | 8.3% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 15 | 5.4% |
| Product Manager | 11 | 4.0% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 10 | 3.6% |
| Technical Program Manager | 10 | 3.6% |
| Research Engineer | 9 | 3.3% |
| Research Scientist | 7 | 2.5% |
| Data Scientist | 6 | 2.2% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring evaluation harnesses
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| OpenAI | 10 |
| Twilio | 6 |
| Accenture Federal Services | 6 |
| Accenture | 6 |
| SentinelOne | 5 |
| Scale AI | 5 |
| Wayve | 4 |
| Hopper | 4 |
| IFS | 4 |
| Mastercard | 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 evaluation harnesses
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 20 | 7.2% |
| London | 15 | 5.4% |
| New York City | 15 | 5.4% |
| Washington | 6 | 2.2% |
| Munich | 4 | 1.4% |
| Atlanta | 3 | 1.1% |
| Menlo Park | 3 | 1.1% |
| Mountain View | 3 | 1.1% |
| Prague | 3 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with evaluation harnesses
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-14. 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 evaluation harnesses by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s evaluation harnesses postings by all evaluation harnesses 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). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,614 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-16 to 2026-09-14 and 2026-07-14 to 2026-10-12 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.
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