AI Researcher jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 119 job postings with the title “AI Researcher” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is PyTorch.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about AI Researcher jobs
+How many AI Researcher jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 119 job postings with the title “AI Researcher” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do AI Researcher jobs require?
Across AI Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are PyTorch, Python, machine learning, Reinforcement learning, deep learning.
+Which cities are hiring the most AI Researcher?
As of 2026-09-30, AI Researcher postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, London, New York City, Tel Aviv, Leisure World.
+Is AI Researcher a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 119 AI Researcher postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in AI Researcher postings is PyTorch, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of AI Researcher?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed AI Researcher postings — last 90 days
Career paths through AI Researcher
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
10 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before AI Researcher
Roles after AI Researcher
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.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Software Engineer | 20 |
| Before: Data Scientist | 20 |
| Before: AI Researcher (different employer) | 10 |
| Before: Research Assistant | 9 |
| Before: Data Analyst | 7 |
| Before: AI Engineer | 6 |
| Before: ML Engineer | 3 |
| Before: Business Analyst | 2 |
| After: Software Engineer | 14 |
| After: Data Scientist | 12 |
| After: AI Researcher (different employer) | 10 |
| After: AI Engineer | 5 |
| After: Researcher | 4 |
| After: Data Engineer | 4 |
| After: Software Developer | 4 |
| After: ML Engineer | 3 |
Skills most often required for AI Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| PyTorch | 55 | 46.2% |
| Python | 50 | 42.0% |
| machine learning | 32 | 26.9% |
| Reinforcement learning | 27 | 22.7% |
| deep learning | 23 | 19.3% |
| JAX | 18 | 15.1% |
| fine-tuning | 18 | 15.1% |
| LLMs | 17 | 14.3% |
| TensorFlow | 17 | 14.3% |
| distributed training | 13 | 10.9% |
| diffusion models | 11 | 9.2% |
| large language models | 10 | 8.4% |
| Large language models (LLMs) | 10 | 8.4% |
| C++ | 10 | 8.4% |
| planning | 9 | 7.6% |
Top companies posting AI Researcher jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Cisco | 19 |
| Tavus | 6 |
| SonarSource | 6 |
| Featherless.ai | 5 |
| Workato | 4 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 4 |
| Teraco | 3 |
| Phrase | 3 |
| Optura | 3 |
| Mirror-physics | 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 AI Researcher
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 19 | 16.0% |
| London | 8 | 6.7% |
| New York City | 7 | 5.9% |
| Tel Aviv | 7 | 5.9% |
| Leisure World | 5 | 4.2% |
| Singapore | 5 | 4.2% |
| Milpitas | 3 | 2.5% |
| Ontario | 3 | 2.5% |
| Aachen | 2 | 1.7% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “AI Researcher”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- AI Researcher
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- 2026-09-30
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