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Will AI replace applied ai engineers?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting applied ai engineers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 167 live applied ai engineers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 99% of current applied ai engineers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
167live openings
99%ask for AI skills
5%remote
40companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence, LLMs, Machine Learning, OpenAI. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Communication, Python, Computer Science, Compliance, Collaboration, Prototyping — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| OpenAI | 64 |
| Anthropic | 47 |
| Mistral AI | 10 |
| Appian Corporation | 4 |
| Flexport | 2 |
| Databricks | 2 |
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