What is PhD Required and how common is it in AI job postings?

PhD Required is a skill in the "Research & Credentials" category. It currently appears in 68 active AI roles across 28 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for PhD Required?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning PhD Required are: Amazon (12), JPMorgan Chase (10), Google (9), ByteDance (4), Walmart (3).

Is demand for PhD Required growing?

Over the last 10 weeks, 38 new AI postings mentioned PhD Required. Demand has been relatively stable over this period.

At which stage of AI development is PhD Required used?

Roles requiring PhD Required are concentrated in: agents (38%), application (24%), post-training (18%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with PhD Required?

Job postings that mention PhD Required most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Data Science, Computer Architecture, Statistics.

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PhD Required

68 active AI roles across 28 companies mention PhD Required. Category: Research & Credentials.

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning PhD Required per week — 38 total over 10 weeks.

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All Big Tech · 29 Banking · 12 Retail · 3 Fintech · 3 Enterprise · 3 Data AI · 3 Vertical AI · 2 Semiconductors · 2 Industrial · 2 Defense · 2 AI Frontier · 2 Robotics · 1 Pharma · 1 Media · 1 Healthcare · 1 Consumer · 1

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All Engineering · 48 Research · 19 Product · 1

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29 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
Meta	Postdoctoral Researcher, AI and Systems Co-design Team	Big Tech	9	L3
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Alexa Edge AI	Big Tech	9	L2
ByteDance	Research Engineer/Scientist (all levels), Efficient Models	Big Tech	9	L2
ByteDance	Sr. Research Engineer/Scientist (all levels), Efficient Models	Big Tech	9	L2
ByteDance	Sr. Research Engineer/Scientist (all levels), Efficient Models	Big Tech	9	L2
Amazon	Computer Vision Scientist, International Machine Learning, Australia	Big Tech	9	L2
Google	Forward Deployed Engineering Manager III, GenAI, Google Cloud	Big Tech	8	L4
Google	Senior Staff Engineering Analyst Manager, Gemini, NanoBanana, Veo	Big Tech	8	L2
Google	Senior Staff Tech Lead, YouTube Shorts Discovery	Big Tech	8	L4
Amazon	Principal Solutions Architect, AWS Financial Services, Industry Specialists for Capital Markets	Big Tech	8	L4
Google	Software Engineer, Agentic AI Systems, Cloud Security	Big Tech	8	L4
Apple	Director of Algorithms, Ads Engineering	Big Tech	8	L6
Google	Software Engineering Manager II, AI/ML GenAI, Google Cloud AI	Big Tech	8	L3
ByteDance	Research Scientist, ML Recommendation Systems, Applied Machine Learning Team	Big Tech	8	L6
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist , RBS Tech	Big Tech	8	L4
Google	Student Researcher, PhD, Winter/Summer 2026	Big Tech	8	L1
Google	Software Engineer III, AI/ML, YouTube Ads Bidding	Big Tech	7	L3
Amazon	Director, Energy Solutions Architecture, AWS Industries	Big Tech	7	L4
Amazon	Senior ProServe Cloud Architect, Healthcare and Life Sciences (HCLS) , AWSI Sales, AWSI Sales	Big Tech	7	L4
Amazon	Data Scientist, Labs, SCOT Forecasting and Labs	Big Tech	7	L6
Amazon	Applied Scientist, WWOS Tech	Big Tech	7	L4
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Ads Econ	Big Tech	7	L4
Google	Senior Research Data Scientist, Android Tablets	Big Tech	7	L6
Amazon	Data Scientist, MAPLE - Recommender System	Big Tech	7	L6
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Amazon Robotics R&D	Big Tech	7	L6
Apple	Senior ML Software Engineer, Watch Software	Big Tech	7	L3
Microsoft	Senior Researcher - Cloud and AI Infrastructure, Microsoft Research	Big Tech	7	L1
Amazon	Machine Learning - Compiler Engineer , AWS Neuron, Annapurna Labs	Big Tech	7	L3
Google	Student Researcher, PhD, Winter/Summer 2026	Big Tech	7	L1

Frequently asked questions

What is PhD Required and how common is it in AI job postings?
PhD Required is a skill in the "Research & Credentials" category. It currently appears in 68 active AI roles across 28 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for PhD Required?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning PhD Required are: Amazon (12), JPMorgan Chase (10), Google (9), ByteDance (4), Walmart (3).
Is demand for PhD Required growing?
Over the last 10 weeks, 38 new AI postings mentioned PhD Required. Demand has been relatively stable over this period.
At which stage of AI development is PhD Required used?
Roles requiring PhD Required are concentrated in: agents (38%), application (24%), post-training (18%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with PhD Required?
Job postings that mention PhD Required most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Data Science, Computer Architecture, Statistics.

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