Applied AI Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-01, Skillenai has indexed 489 job postings with the title “Applied AI Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-01
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Frequently asked questions about Applied AI Engineer jobs
+How many Applied AI Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 489 job postings with the title “Applied AI Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01.
+What skills do Applied AI Engineer jobs require?
Across Applied AI Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01, the skills mentioned most often are Python, TypeScript, LLMs, RAG, JavaScript.
+Which cities are hiring the most Applied AI Engineer?
As of 2026-10-01, Applied AI Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, London, New York City, Paris, Berlin.
+Is Applied AI Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 489 Applied AI Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01. The skill mentioned most often in Applied AI Engineer postings is Python, 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 Applied AI Engineer?
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 Applied AI Engineer postings — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths through Applied AI Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
5 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Applied AI Engineer
Roles after Applied AI Engineer
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: Applied AI Engineer (different employer) | 5 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 4 |
| Before: Chief Scientist | 1 |
| Before: Computer Vision Engineer | 1 |
| Before: Data Scientist | 1 |
| Before: Generative AI Engineer | 1 |
| Before: AI/ML Engineer | 1 |
| Before: AI Researcher | 1 |
| After: Applied AI Engineer (different employer) | 5 |
| After: Software Engineer | 1 |
| After: Founder | 1 |
| After: Researcher | 1 |
| After: Computer Vision Research Engineer | 1 |
| After: AI Automation Engineer | 1 |
| After: Full-stack Developer | 1 |
Skills most often required for Applied AI Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 341 | 69.7% |
| TypeScript | 146 | 29.9% |
| LLMs | 119 | 24.3% |
| RAG | 113 | 23.1% |
| JavaScript | 81 | 16.6% |
| APIs | 79 | 16.2% |
| monitoring | 78 | 16.0% |
| evaluation | 75 | 15.3% |
| prompt engineering | 70 | 14.3% |
| observability | 68 | 13.9% |
| Retrieval | 64 | 13.1% |
| Guardrails | 64 | 13.1% |
| machine learning | 62 | 12.7% |
| LangChain | 61 | 12.5% |
| cost optimization | 57 | 11.7% |
Top companies posting Applied AI Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Bjakcareer | 88 |
| CLERA | 24 |
| Mistral | 23 |
| OpenAI | 22 |
| Anthropic | 18 |
| Celonis | 9 |
| Scale AI | 9 |
| NVIDIA | 8 |
| Etched | 6 |
| Doitintl | 6 |
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 Applied AI Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 57 | 11.7% |
| London | 29 | 5.9% |
| New York City | 28 | 5.7% |
| Paris | 18 | 3.7% |
| Berlin | 13 | 2.7% |
| Seoul | 13 | 2.7% |
| San Jose | 11 | 2.2% |
| Sydney | 10 | 2.0% |
| Tel Aviv | 10 | 2.0% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01, matching postings whose canonical role is “Applied AI Engineer”. 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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- Applied AI Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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