RLHF jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-17, RLHF appears in 407 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Machine Learning Engineer roles, with demand down 44% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-17
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Frequently asked questions about RLHF
+Is RLHF in demand in 2026?
Yes. RLHF appears in 407 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-17, with demand down 44% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Machine Learning Engineer roles (10% of Machine Learning Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require RLHF?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-17, the job titles most likely to require RLHF are Machine Learning Engineer (10% of postings list RLHF), Research Scientist (9% of postings list RLHF), ML Engineer (9% of postings list RLHF).
+What skills are commonly paired with RLHF?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-17), RLHF most often appears alongside Python, PyTorch, fine-tuning, Reinforcement learning, machine learning.
+Where is RLHF most in demand?
As of 2026-08-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring RLHF are San Francisco, New York City, London, Munich, Amsterdam, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring RLHF — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require RLHF
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning Engineer | 41 | 10.1% |
| Research Scientist | 36 | 8.8% |
| ML Engineer | 35 | 8.6% |
| Software Engineer | 19 | 4.7% |
| Research Engineer | 15 | 3.7% |
| AI Response Evaluator | 12 | 2.9% |
| Applied Scientist | 10 | 2.5% |
| AI Engineer | 9 | 2.2% |
| AI Research Scientist | 7 | 1.7% |
| Full-Stack Engineer | 7 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for RLHF
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 33 | 8.1% |
| New York City | 31 | 7.6% |
| London | 14 | 3.4% |
| Munich | 11 | 2.7% |
| Amsterdam | 8 | 2.0% |
| Mountain View | 7 | 1.7% |
| Palo Alto | 7 | 1.7% |
| San Jose | 7 | 1.7% |
| Madrid | 6 | 1.5% |
Skills commonly paired with RLHF
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-17. 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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