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Will AI replace machine learning engineers?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting machine learning engineers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 692 live machine learning engineers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 98% of current machine learning engineers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
692live openings
98%ask for AI skills
19%remote
229companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, PyTorch, LLMs. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Python, Computer Science, Communication, Collaboration, Statistics, AWS — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Waymo | 38 |
| Unity | 29 |
| Roku | 26 |
| Wayve | 18 |
| 16 | |
| Jane Street | 15 |
See the full Machine Learning Engineer data page →