imitation learning jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, imitation learning appears in 227 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Machine Learning Engineer has the most postings mentioning imitation learning, with demand down 17% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is imitation learning in demand in 2026?
Yes. imitation learning appears in 227 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 17% vs the prior 4 weeks. Machine Learning Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning imitation learning (11.9% of all postings mentioning imitation learning).
+What jobs require imitation learning?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning imitation learning are Robotics Engineer (12.5% of that role’s postings mention imitation learning), AI Engineering Lead (9.4% of that role’s postings mention imitation learning), AI Research Intern (9.1% of that role’s postings mention imitation learning).
+What skills are commonly paired with imitation learning?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), imitation learning most often appears alongside Reinforcement learning, Python, PyTorch, C++, MuJoCo.
+Where is imitation learning most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring imitation learning are Sunnyvale, San Francisco, Munich, Mountain View, Santa Clara, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring imitation learning — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require imitation learning
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Robotics Engineer | 9 | 12.5% |
| AI Engineering Lead | 3 | 9.4% |
| AI Research Intern | 2 | 9.1% |
| Technical Lead Manager | 2 | 6.2% |
| Postdoctoral Researcher | 1 | 4.5% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 4.2% |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 6 | 4.1% |
| Researcher | 2 | 3.2% |
| Deep Learning Engineer | 1 | 3.0% |
| Research Scientist | 23 | 2.7% |
Roles with the most imitation learning postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning Engineer | 27 | 11.9% |
| Research Scientist | 23 | 10.1% |
| ML Engineer | 19 | 8.4% |
| Robot Learning Engineer | 14 | 6.2% |
| Software Engineer | 12 | 5.3% |
| Research Engineer | 9 | 4.0% |
| Robotics Engineer | 9 | 4.0% |
| AI Engineering Team Lead | 6 | 2.6% |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 6 | 2.6% |
| AI Engineer | 5 | 2.2% |
Top metros hiring for imitation learning
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale | 28 | 12.3% |
| San Francisco | 26 | 11.5% |
| Munich | 14 | 6.2% |
| Mountain View | 12 | 5.3% |
| Santa Clara | 8 | 3.5% |
| Aachen | 7 | 3.1% |
| Singapore | 7 | 3.1% |
| Metzingen | 6 | 2.6% |
| Shanghai | 6 | 2.6% |
Skills commonly paired with imitation learning
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. 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 imitation learning by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s imitation learning postings by all imitation learning 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).
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