What is Foundation Models and how common is it in AI job postings?

Foundation Models is a skill in the "LLM & Foundation Models" category. It currently appears in 423 active AI roles across 91 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Foundation Models?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Foundation Models are: Amazon (92), NVIDIA (32), Apple (18), Adobe (16), Capital One (14).

Is demand for Foundation Models growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 275 new AI postings mentioned Foundation Models. Demand is rising — up 86% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is Foundation Models used?

Roles requiring Foundation Models are concentrated in: agents (32%), post-training (20%), application (15%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with Foundation Models?

Job postings that mention Foundation Models most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Generative AI, Agentic Systems, Production ML Systems.

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Foundation Models

423 active AI roles across 91 companies mention Foundation Models. Category: LLM & Foundation Models.

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New AI postings mentioning Foundation Models per week — 275 total over 12 weeks.

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261 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
Uber	Staff Machine Learning Engineer - AV Labs	Consumer	9	L0
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Navigation	Big Tech	9	L4
Reddit	Senior Machine Learning Engineer, GenAI Security	Consumer	9	L4
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, Navigation	Big Tech	9	L4
NVIDIA	Machine Learning Engineer - Humanoid Robotics	Semiconductors	9	L4
Adobe	Machine Learning Engineer - II	Enterprise	9	L2
Adobe	Senior Machine Learning Engineer	Enterprise	9	L2
Skydio	Autonomy Engineer Intern - Deep Learning (Computational Photography)	Defense	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior DL Software Engineer, Model Optimization and Edge Deployment - Autonomous Vehicles	Semiconductors	9	L3
Agility Robotics	Senior AI Research Engineer	Robotics	9	L2
Uber	Director, Engineering - AV Labs	Consumer	9	L0
Meta	Software Engineer, AI Specialist - Monetization (Technical Leadership)	Big Tech	9	L3
NVIDIA	Principal Engineer - AI Agents and Systems	Semiconductors	9	L4
Figure AI	Helix AI Engineer, Video Pretraining	Robotics	9	L1
ByteDance	Research Engineer - LLM/VLM Inference Optimization (Seed Infra)	Big Tech	9	L3
ByteDance	Research Engineer - LLM/VLM Inference Optimization (Seed Infra)	Big Tech	9	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Systems Software Engineer - Deep Learning Solutions	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Systems Software Engineer - Deep Learning Solutions	Semiconductors	9	L3
Mistral AI	Future AI Global leaders - Applied AI & Engineering	AI Frontier	9	L4
NVIDIA	Principal Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles and Physical AI Solutions	Semiconductors	9	L4
Adobe	Principal Architect, Express AI Foundations	Enterprise	9	L4
Zillow	Principal Applied Scientist, Agentic AI	Consumer	9	L2
Cohere	Solutions Architect - Public Sector	AI Frontier	9	L4
ByteDance	Research Engineer – Agent Systems & AI Coding Environment (Seed Infra Platform)	Big Tech	9	L4
ByteDance	Research Engineer – Multimodal Training Infrastructure (Seed Infra)	Big Tech	9	L0
Tenstorrent	RISC-V AI / HPC & Agentic Software Engineering Lead	Semiconductors	9	L4
Scale AI	Senior/Staff Machine Learning Engineer, General Agents, Enterprise GenAI	Data AI	9	L4
OpenAI	Machine Learning Engineer, Distributed Data Systems - Robotics	AI Frontier	9	L0
Uber	Principal Machine Learning Engineer - AV Labs	Consumer	9	L0
NVIDIA	Senior AI Algorithms Software Engineer	Semiconductors	9	L6

Frequently asked questions

What is Foundation Models and how common is it in AI job postings?
Foundation Models is a skill in the "LLM & Foundation Models" category. It currently appears in 423 active AI roles across 91 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Foundation Models?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Foundation Models are: Amazon (92), NVIDIA (32), Apple (18), Adobe (16), Capital One (14).
Is demand for Foundation Models growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 275 new AI postings mentioned Foundation Models. Demand is rising — up 86% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is Foundation Models used?
Roles requiring Foundation Models are concentrated in: agents (32%), post-training (20%), application (15%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with Foundation Models?
Job postings that mention Foundation Models most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Generative AI, Agentic Systems, Production ML Systems.

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