What is Game Theory and how common is it in AI job postings?

Game Theory is a skill in the "Math & Foundations" category. It currently appears in 87 active AI roles across 40 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Game Theory?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Game Theory are: Sierra (11), Unity (6), JPMorgan Chase (6), Apple (5), Amazon (5).

Is demand for Game Theory growing?

Over the last 9 weeks, 50 new AI postings mentioned Game Theory. Demand is rising — up 60% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is Game Theory used?

Roles requiring Game Theory are concentrated in: agents (61%), application (14%), serving infrastructure (8%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with Game Theory?

Job postings that mention Game Theory most often also require: Machine Learning, Agentic Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Architecture, Applied Mathematics.

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Game Theory

87 active AI roles across 40 companies mention Game Theory. Category: Math & Foundations.

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning Game Theory per week — 50 total over 9 weeks.

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87 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
NVIDIA	Senior Research Scientist, Fundamental Generative AI	Semiconductors	10	L1
NVIDIA	Research Scientist, Fundamental Generative AI - New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	10	L1
Meta	AI Research Scientist - FAIR Social Intelligence	Big Tech	10	L4
Google	Research Engineer, Multi Agent Learning, DeepMind	Big Tech	9	L4
Google	Staff Software Engineer, AAI Research	Big Tech	9	L4
JPMorgan Chase	Applied Machine Learning Scientist - Vice President	Banking	9	L4
Figure AI	Helix AI Engineer, Video Pretraining	Robotics	9	L1
Meta	Research Engineer (Technical Leadership), FAIR Data - Meta Superintelligence Labs	Big Tech	9	L0
DoorDash	Senior/Staff Deep Reinforcement Learning Engineer	Consumer	9	L4
JPMorgan Chase	Machine Learning Scientist - Vice President	Banking	9	L4
NVIDIA	Research Scientist, Human‑AI Perception and Interaction Research - PhD New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	9	L2
Microsoft	Research Intern - Fundamentals of AI: Security, Agents, Systems & Control	Big Tech	9	L2
Roblox	[2026] Applied Scientist - PhD Intern	Consumer	9	L2
Fireworks AI	Head of Systems Integrators	Data AI	8	L3
JPMorgan Chase	Lead Software Engineer -AI	Banking	8	L4
JPMorgan Chase	Lead Software Engineer -AI	Banking	8	L4
Amazon	Sr Manager, Applied Science, Creative Intelligence	Big Tech	8	L6
Pinterest	Sr. Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Agentic Ads	Consumer	8	L4
Replit	Head of Forward Deployed Engineering	Enterprise	8	L4
Skydio	PhD Autonomy Engineer Intern - Deep Learning or Computer Vision	Defense	8	L6
Skydio	Autonomy Engineer Intern - Computer Vision/Deep Learning Fall 2026	Defense	8	L6
Unity	Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Vector Bidding Science	Enterprise	8	L3
Unity	Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Vector Bidding Science	Enterprise	8	L4
ByteDance	Software engineer - AI Agent Infra	Big Tech	8	L4
Spotify	Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Personalization, Magenta	Consumer	8	L4
Uber	Software Engineer II - AV Labs	Consumer	8	L0
OpenAI	Strategic Partnerships Lead, Education	AI Frontier	8	L5
Socure	Senior Software Engineer – Agentic AI Foundations	Vertical AI	8	L4
Apple	ML Engineer - Automated Evaluation and Adversarial Design	Big Tech	8	L5
ServiceTitan	Senior Product Manager, Customer Lifecycle	Enterprise	8	L4

Frequently asked questions

What is Game Theory and how common is it in AI job postings?
Game Theory is a skill in the "Math & Foundations" category. It currently appears in 87 active AI roles across 40 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Game Theory?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Game Theory are: Sierra (11), Unity (6), JPMorgan Chase (6), Apple (5), Amazon (5).
Is demand for Game Theory growing?
Over the last 9 weeks, 50 new AI postings mentioned Game Theory. Demand is rising — up 60% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is Game Theory used?
Roles requiring Game Theory are concentrated in: agents (61%), application (14%), serving infrastructure (8%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with Game Theory?
Job postings that mention Game Theory most often also require: Machine Learning, Agentic Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Architecture, Applied Mathematics.

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