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Will AI replace research engineers?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting research engineers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 167 live research engineers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 94% of current research engineers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
167live openings
94%ask for AI skills
2%remote
61companies 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: Computer Science, Python, Collaboration, Communication, Physics, Biology — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Anthropic | 32 |
| Mistral AI | 9 |
| Turing | 8 |
| OpenAI | 8 |
| Jump Trading | 8 |
| Thinking Machines Lab | 6 |
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