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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139 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
Google	Post-Doctoral Researcher, PhD, 2026 Start, DeepMind (Fixed-Term Contract) -	Big Tech	10	L1
NVIDIA	AI Research Scientist	Semiconductors	10	L1
NVIDIA	Research Scientist	Semiconductors	10	L1
NVIDIA	AI Research Scientist	Semiconductors	10	L1
NVIDIA	Senior Research Scientist, Multimodal Foundation Models and Robotics	Semiconductors	10	L2
Black Forest Labs	Member of Technical Staff - Pretraining	Multimodal	10	L1
NVIDIA	AI Research Scientist	Semiconductors	10	L1
Meta	AI Research Scientist - Meta Superintelligence Labs	Big Tech	10	L1
Anthropic	Research Engineer, Pretraining	AI Frontier	10	L1
Amazon	Principal, Applied Scientist, AWS Applied AI Solutions	Big Tech	10	L4
NVIDIA	Research Scientist, Generalist Embodied Agent Research - PhD New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	10	L4
Lila Sciences	Research Scientist, Dexterous Manipulation & Robot Learning	AI Frontier	10	L4
ByteDance	Research Scientist - Seed Multimodal Interaction and World Model	Big Tech	10	L1
Anthropic	Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training	AI Frontier	10	L1
Plaid	Machine Learning Engineer (Research Scientist) - DFAI	Fintech	9	L1
Meta	Research Scientist Intern, Photorealistic Telepresence (PhD)	Big Tech	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Research Scientist, Nemotron Post-training	Semiconductors	9	L2
Together AI	Research Intern, Model Shaping (Fall 2026)	Data AI	9	L2
Together AI	Research Intern, Inference (Fall 2026)	Data AI	9	L3
Google	Research Scientist, Robotics, DeepMind	Big Tech	9	L4
Google	Research Engineer, Embodied Agents, DeepMind	Big Tech	9	L4
ByteDance	Research Scientist - 3D/4D Reconstruction/Generation, PICO	Big Tech	9	L1
Block	Applied Research Intern, Proactive Intelligence & Customer World Models (PhD / Graduate Co-op)	Fintech	9	L4
Block	Applied Research Intern, Proactive Intelligence & Customer World Models (PhD / Graduate Co-op)	Fintech	9	L4
Amazon	Member of Technical Staff, FAR (Frontier AI & Robotics)	Big Tech	9	L1
NVIDIA	Senior Research Manager, World Model Evaluation	Semiconductors	9	L5
Google	Research Scientist, Visual Data and Generative Research	Big Tech	9	L0
Google	Research Scientist, Manipulation for Robotics, DeepMind	Big Tech	9	L4
Google	Senior Staff Research Scientist, Gemini Safety Post-Training, DeepMind	Big Tech	9	L2
NVIDIA	Applied AI Researcher - World Reconstruction and Generation	Semiconductors	9	L2

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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