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transformer models jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-10-30, transformer models appears in 120 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Machine Learning Engineer has the most postings mentioning transformer models.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-30

Postings · last 90 days
120
Top role · 17.5% of skill postings
Machine Learning Engineer
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about transformer models

+Is transformer models in demand in 2026?

Yes. transformer models appears in 120 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30. Machine Learning Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning transformer models (17.5% of all postings mentioning transformer models).

+What jobs require transformer models?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning transformer models are Senior Data Scientist (7.4% of that role’s postings mention transformer models), ML Scientist (5.0% of that role’s postings mention transformer models), Data Science Lead (4.3% of that role’s postings mention transformer models).

+What skills are commonly paired with transformer models?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-30), transformer models most often appears alongside Python, PyTorch, Machine Learning, TensorFlow, deep learning.

+Where is transformer models most in demand?

As of 2026-10-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring transformer models are San Francisco, New York City, Bengaluru, London, Mountain View, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new transformer models content and jobs?

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

+Which skills come before and after transformer models?

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 transformer models — last 90 days

Career paths around transformer models

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before transformer models

Before transformer modelspython → transformer models: 7 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → transformer models: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairtensorflow → transformer models: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairMYSQL → transformer models: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairPower BI → transformer models: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairdocker → transformer models: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairTableau → transformer models: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairApache Spark → transformer models: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairtransformermodelspython: 7 movespython7 movessql: 6 movessql6 movestensorflow: 6 movestensorflow6 movesMYSQL: 4 movesMYSQL4 movesPower BI: 4 movesPower BI4 movesdocker: 4 movesdocker4 movesTableau: 4 movesTableau4 movesApache Spark: 3 movesApache Spark3 moves

Skills after transformer models

After transformer modelstransformer models → Flask: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairtransformer models → Tableau: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairtransformer models → docker: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairtransformer models → pytorch: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairtransformer models → R: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairtransformer models → tensorflow: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairtransformer models → langchain: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairtransformer models → Retrieval-Augmented Generation: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairtransformermodelsFlask: 3 movesFlask3 movesTableau: 3 movesTableau3 movesdocker: 3 movesdocker3 movespytorch: 3 movespytorch3 movesR: 3 movesR3 movestensorflow: 3 movestensorflow3 moveslangchain: 2 moveslangchain2 movesRetrieval-Augmented Generation: 2 movesRetrieval-Augment…Generation2 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: python7
Before: sql6
Before: tensorflow6
Before: MYSQL4
Before: Power BI4
Before: docker4
Before: Tableau4
Before: Apache Spark3
After: Flask3
After: Tableau3
After: docker3
After: pytorch3
After: R3
After: tensorflow3
After: langchain2
After: Retrieval-Augmented Generation2

Roles most likely to require transformer models

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Senior Data Scientist27.4%
ML Scientist25.0%
Data Science Lead14.3%
AI Research Engineer22.9%
GenAI Engineer12.9%
Principal Data Scientist12.6%
AI Scientist22.4%
Generative AI Engineer12.0%
Researcher11.8%
AI Researcher21.7%

Roles with the most transformer models postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Machine Learning Engineer2117.5%
ML Engineer1815.0%
Data Scientist1512.5%
Software Engineer75.8%
Research Engineer54.2%
AI Architect43.3%
AI Software Engineer43.3%
Research Scientist32.5%
AI Engineer21.7%
AI Research Engineer21.7%

Top companies posting jobs requiring transformer models

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring transformer models
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Twilio7
Waymo6
Lucid Motors5
Northrop Grumman4
OpenAI3
Elsevier3
CBA3
Uber2
ByteDance2
FIS2

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 transformer models

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco108.3%
New York City54.2%
Bengaluru43.3%
London43.3%
Mountain View32.5%
San Jose32.5%
Southfield32.5%
Austin21.7%
Gurugram21.7%

Skills commonly paired with transformer models

Python (82)PyTorch (56)Machine Learning (42)TensorFlow (35)deep learning (31)fine-tuning (28)SQL (24)AWS (20)prompt engineering (17)model evaluation (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 2026-10-30. 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 transformer models by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s transformer models postings by all transformer models 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
entity_id
a040dbecc4fda14e
data_as_of
2026-10-30
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index