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Will AI replace analytics engineers?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting analytics engineers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 156 live analytics engineers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 62% of current analytics engineers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
156live openings
62%ask for AI skills
27%remote
118companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: SQL, Dbt, Python, Data Modeling, Data Engineering, Snowflake — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Samsara | 8 |
| Anduril Industries | 5 |
| Wargaming | 4 |
| Scopely | 3 |
| Faire | 3 |
| Whoop | 3 |
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