AI Engineering Job Descriptions
What companies actually mean when they post AI engineering roles — required skills, salary ranges, and day-to-day responsibilities. Every data point is derived from live job listings.
AI Engineer
→AI Software Engineer · Agentic AI Engineer · Generative AI Engineer
Machine Learning Engineer
→Machine Learning Engineer · ML Engineer · Senior ML Engineer
Forward-Deployed Engineer
→Forward Deployed Engineer · Forward-Deployed Engineer - AI · FDE
Applied AI Engineer
→Applied AI Engineer · Generative AI Engineer · Applied ML Engineer
MLOps Engineer
→MLOps Engineer · AI Platform Engineer · ML Platform Engineer
AI Research Engineer
→AI Research Engineer · Research Engineer · Senior AI Researcher
Why these definitions exist
AI engineering job titles are used inconsistently across the industry. "AI Engineer" at one company can mean something entirely different at another. These definitions are built from aggregating hundreds of real job listings — analysing what skills actually appear, what salaries are offered, and what responsibilities are described — so you can understand what a company actually wants when they post one of these titles.