As of October 27, 2026, 96% of AI engineer jobs posted in the last 90 days ask you to use AI tools or work on AI. Out of 862 postings, 689 are Builds AI, 112 are Works on AI, 24 are Uses AI, 37 are Little AI. The share is about the same as in the 90 days before that: 96% now, 95% then.
AI in AI engineer jobs
96% of AI engineer jobs posted in the last 90 days ask you to use AI tools or work on AI.
Updated Oct 27, 2026
862 AI engineer jobs, by AI level
Jobs posted in the last 90 days, grouped by how much AI is in the work the person hired would do.
| Level | Share of postings | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 80%689 jobs | ||
| 13%112 jobs | ||
| 3%24 jobs | ||
| 4%37 jobs |
The share is about the same as in the 90 days before that: 96% now, 95% then.
The job is building AI systems.
The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
AI is not part of the work.
AI skills named in AI engineer jobs
- AI agents51% (437 jobs)
- RAG40% (346 jobs)
- AI safety30% (255 jobs)
- PyTorch27% (236 jobs)
- Prompt engineering23% (199 jobs)
- AI evaluation22% (191 jobs)
Starting pay by AI level
Among AI engineer jobs that publish a salary range in US dollars, the median starting salary is $195,000 for Builds AI, $155,000 for Works on AI and $125,000 for Little AI.
- $195,000 (180 jobs with a salary)
- $155,000 (37 jobs with a salary)
- $125,000 (12 jobs with a salary)
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Questions about AI in AI engineer jobs
How many AI engineer jobs ask for AI?
Which AI skills do AI engineer jobs name?
As of October 27, 2026, the AI tools and skills named most often in AI engineer job postings are AI agents (51% of postings), RAG (40% of postings), AI safety (30% of postings) and PyTorch (27% of postings).
Do AI engineer jobs that ask for AI pay more?
As of October 27, 2026. Among AI engineer jobs that publish a salary range in US dollars, the median starting salary is $195,000 for Builds AI, $155,000 for Works on AI and $125,000 for Little AI. Only postings that publish a salary range count, and the figure is the lower end of the range.
What do the four AI levels mean for a AI engineer job?
Builds AI: The job is building AI systems. Works on AI: The daily work is on AI products, without building the model. Uses AI: An ordinary role that requires AI tools. Little AI: AI is not part of the work. Each posting is rated on what the person hired would do day to day, not on what the employer sells.
Method: every job posted on Level in the last 90 days under this title is counted once, open or closed, on its posting date. Each job is rated on the work the person hired would do and placed at one of four levels, see our method. AI skills come from a fixed list of tools and skills named in the posting. Pay is the lower end of published salary ranges in dollars, median per level, shown only with at least 10 jobs. Postings change with coverage and sources, so comparisons with the earlier period describe postings, not the job itself.
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Level (jobsbylevel.com), "AI in AI engineer jobs". Share of job postings at each AI level, last 90 days. Data measured on October 27, 2026. License CC BY 4.0. https://jobsbylevel.com/ai-in-your-job/ai-engineer