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AI Engineer jobs: 158 open roles

Open ai engineer jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $176,000 a year.

The market for ai engineer work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Data & Analytics function this title sits in.

Verified open ai engineer jobs
158

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$176,000

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Data & Analytics openings that ask for AI skills
27%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Data & Analytics openings that are remote
10%

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. machine learning10%
  2. 2. python9%
  3. 3. sql8%
  4. 4. aws4%
  5. 5. azure3%
  6. 6. etl3%
  7. 7. databricks3%
  8. 8. power bi3%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
  2. 2. LLM application engineering
  3. 3. RAG and vector search
  4. 4. Model fine-tuning
  5. 5. Model training and deep learning
  6. 6. MLOps

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Where ai engineer experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • Technical program management

    Close fit · A few months

    TPMs who can read the code earn trust quickly with engineering teams.

    Carries over: Systems knowledge, Estimation, Working across engineering teams

  • Engineering management

    Close fit · A few months

    The usual next step for engineers who like people and want to grow others: you trade writing code for building the team.

    Carries over: Technical judgment, Code review and mentoring, Delivery

  • Solutions consulting and sales engineering

    Adjacent · A few months

    Sales engineers and solutions architects are engineers who like talking to customers; pay includes a bonus.

    Carries over: Deep technical knowledge, Debugging, Architecture

  • Product management

    Adjacent · Longer (6+ months)

    Technical product managers are in steady demand, especially for platform and AI products.

    Carries over: Technical depth, Trade-off thinking, Shipping software

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Open ai engineer jobs

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AI Engineer salary

The middle half of ai engineer listings that state pay run from $139,500 to $228,500. See the full ai engineer salary breakdown.

Data & Analytics jobs in the rankings

Rankings about data & analytics jobs

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Where ai engineer jobs are

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AI Engineer jobs by city and state

Employers hiring ai engineers

  • SpaceX 8
  • Cedars-Sinai 8
  • RFS Group 6
  • Databricks 5
  • ScrumAID 4
  • Distyl AI 4
  • Harnham 3
  • NewsBreak 3
  • Traversal 3
  • East West Bank 2

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