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model inference jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-10-29, model inference appears in 142 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning model inference.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29

Postings · last 90 days
142
Top role · 19.7% of skill postings
Software Engineer
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about model inference

+Is model inference in demand in 2026?

Yes. model inference appears in 142 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning model inference (19.7% of all postings mentioning model inference).

+What jobs require model inference?

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 model inference are Research Fellow (5.0% of that role’s postings mention model inference), AI Inference Engineer (4.8% of that role’s postings mention model inference), Machine Learning Systems Engineer (4.8% of that role’s postings mention model inference).

+What skills are commonly paired with model inference?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-29), model inference most often appears alongside Python, model training, machine learning, data pipelines, PyTorch.

+Where is model inference most in demand?

As of 2026-10-29, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring model inference are San Francisco, New York City, Bangkok, Seattle, San Jose, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new model inference content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning model inference alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new model inference content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after model inference?

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 model inference — last 90 days

Career paths around model inference

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before model inference

Before model inferenceNatural Language Processing → model inference: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairmicroservice architecture → model inference: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairreact.js → model inference: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairPython Flask → model inference: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairMongoDB → model inference: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairsentiment analysis → model inference: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairpytorch → model inference: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairmodelinferenceNatural Language Processing: 1 movesNatural LanguageProcessing1 movesmicroservice architecture: 1 movesmicroservicearchitecture1 movesreact.js: 1 movesreact.js1 movesPython Flask: 1 movesPython Flask1 movesMongoDB: 1 movesMongoDB1 movessentiment analysis: 1 movessentiment analysis1 movespytorch: 1 movespytorch1 moves

Skills after model inference

After model inferencemodel inference → Certified Associate Configurator Exam: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairmodel inference → C#: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairmodel inference → Data ingestion: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairmodel inference → RBAC: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairmodel inference → async/await: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairmodel inference → data pipelines: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairmodel inference → AWS: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairmodel inference → data processing: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairmodelinferenceCertified Associate Configurator Exam: 1 movesCertifiedAssociateConfigurator Exam1 movesC#: 1 movesC#1 movesData ingestion: 1 movesData ingestion1 movesRBAC: 1 movesRBAC1 movesasync/await: 1 movesasync/await1 movesdata pipelines: 1 movesdata pipelines1 movesAWS: 1 movesAWS1 movesdata processing: 1 movesdata processing1 moves
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.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Natural Language Processing1
Before: microservice architecture1
Before: react.js1
Before: Python Flask1
Before: MongoDB1
Before: sentiment analysis1
Before: pytorch1
After: Certified Associate Configurator Exam1
After: C#1
After: Data ingestion1
After: RBAC1
After: async/await1
After: data pipelines1
After: AWS1
After: data processing1

Roles most likely to require model inference

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Research Fellow15.0%
AI Inference Engineer14.8%
Machine Learning Systems Engineer14.8%
Machine Learning Manager14.5%
Product Management Director14.5%
Postdoctoral Researcher14.3%
Developer Experience Engineer14.0%
Software Development Test Engineer13.4%
AI Solution Engineer13.2%
ML Ops Engineer12.7%

Roles with the most model inference postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer2819.7%
Machine Learning Engineer2215.5%
ML Engineer128.5%
AI Engineer74.9%
Technical Program Manager42.8%
AI/ML Platform Engineer32.1%
Data Scientist32.1%
Engineering Manager32.1%
AI Solutions Architect21.4%
Forward Deployed Engineer21.4%

Top companies posting jobs requiring model inference

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring model inference
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Sertis8
Mercor6
OpenAI4
G-Research4
Scale AI4
Frame.io4
Wayve3
Hive2
HP2
Torcrobotics2

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 model inference

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco1510.6%
New York City96.3%
Bangkok85.6%
Seattle74.9%
San Jose53.5%
London42.8%
Palo Alto32.1%
Austin21.4%
Budapest21.4%

Skills commonly paired with model inference

Python (75)model training (56)machine learning (43)data pipelines (37)PyTorch (34)Distributed systems (23)MLOps (20)model deployment (20)observability (19)Kubernetes (16)

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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 model inference by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s model inference postings by all model inference 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.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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14d248e120bed9c6
data_as_of
2026-10-29
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index