Job Market Analysis
Real aggregated data — role demand, skill requirements and market trends.
🔥 Top 10 in-demand roles · demand & growth
Source: aggregated market data · 20261Machine Learning Engineer+18%
95
2AI Research Scientist+12%
90
3LLM Engineer+120%
88
4AI Product Manager+35%
85
5Computer Vision Engineer+15%
82
6NLP Engineer+22%
80
7MLOps Engineer+45%
78
8AI Agent Developer+150%
75
9Data Scientist (AI Focus)+8%
72
10Prompt Engineer+200%
68
Skill demand
Cloud Platforms
- AWS75
- GCP62
- Azure58
Frameworks
- PyTorch85
- TensorFlow75
- LangChain70
- Hugging Face68
- Scikit-learn60
LLM Skills
- Prompt Engineering88
- LLM APIs85
- RAG82
- Fine-tuning75
- Agent Development72
Programming Languages
- Python95
- SQL65
- Java45
- C++35
✨ Emerging skills:Multi-Agent SystemsVector DatabasesModel QuantizationAI SafetyMultimodal AI
Market trends over time
AI job postings by quarter
Median salary by year ($k)
ML EngineerLLM EngineerAI Product Manager
Skill demand by quarter
RAGPrompt EngineeringPyTorch
Remote vs hybrid vs onsite (%)
2024-Q128% remote
2024-Q230% remote
2024-Q332% remote
2024-Q433% remote
2025-Q135% remote
2025-Q236% remote
2025-Q337% remote
2025-Q438% remote
2026-Q139% remote
RemoteHybridOnsite
Skill salary impact
Median pay lift for professionals who have each skill.
- CUDA+20%
- LLM APIs+18%
- JAX+16%
- RAG+15%
- Prompt Engineering+14%
- PyTorch+12%
- Computer Vision+11%
- Kubernetes+10%
High-value skill combos
Skill stacks that command the top of the market.
PyTorch + LLM APIs + RAG$210000k
Demand 95 · LLM Engineer, ML Engineer
Python + Kubernetes + MLOps$195000k
Demand 88 · MLOps Engineer, ML Platform Engineer
Computer Vision + PyTorch + C++$200000k
Demand 75 · CV Engineer, Robotics Engineer
Featured roles · real structured JDs
80 roles with weighted skill requirements.
Country
Function
Location
80 roles
Senior LLM Engineer
MongoDB · Remote, Global · Remote
$161-285k
Salary
4-6 years
Experience
Bachelor's or
Education
Required-skill radar
Skill weights
- Python1.00
- LLM APIs1.00
- RAG0.95
- Prompt Engineering0.90
- Vector Databases0.85
- LangChain0.80
- Fine-tuning0.70
Responsibilities
- ›Design and implement ML solutions
- ›Collaborate with cross-functional teams
- ›Optimize model performance and scalability
About the role
Join MongoDB as a Senior LLM Engineer to work on cutting-edge AI/ML systems.
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🔮 Future trends (2026-2028)
Agent Economy Boom
HighMulti-agent systems and autonomous AI agents becoming mainstream
2026-2027
Multimodal AI Integration
MediumText, image, audio, video - unified multimodal models
2026-2028
AI Safety & Governance
MediumRegulatory compliance and responsible AI development
2026-2027
Edge AI & On-Device Models
MediumDeploying AI models to edge devices and mobile
2027-2028
AI-Native Startups
HighCompanies built from ground up with AI at core
2026-2028
Market health signals
85
Market health / 100 · Strong
AI hiring remains robust despite broader tech slowdown. LLM/GenAI roles particularly hot.
6-mo outlook: Positive - continued growth expected
Recent layoffs
- Meta2024-03-1510000 · Reality Labs, some ML — AI impact: Low - Most AI teams unaffected
- Google2024-01-2012000 · Across departments, some AI — AI impact: Low - AI still top priority
- Amazon2024-02-109000 · Alexa, some AWS AI — AI impact: Medium - Refocusing on GenAI
- Stability AI2025-06-2050 · Multiple teams — AI impact: High - Startup struggling
Funding & hiring
- Mistral AI Series B $600Positive - expanding, hiring
- Cohere Series D $450Positive - strong growth
- Perplexity AI Series C $250Positive - rapid expansion
- Meta: Selective hiring — AI roles Still hiring (AI priority)
- Google: Hiring — AI roles Actively hiring AI roles
- Microsoft: Aggressive hiring — AI roles Expanding AI teams rapidly
- Apple: Selective hiring — AI roles Ramping up AI hiring (playing catch-up)
📌 Market findings
- ✓AI job postings increased by 42% year-over-year
- ✓Application-layer roles growing 3x faster than research roles
- ✓Remote AI positions now represent 35% of all AI jobs
- ✓Companies prioritize practical AI experience over academic credentials
- ✓LLM and RAG skills saw 120% demand increase
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