What is Reinforcement Learning (RL) and how common is it in AI job postings?

Reinforcement Learning (RL) is a skill in the "ML Techniques" category. It currently appears in 641 active AI roles across 96 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Reinforcement Learning (RL)?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Reinforcement Learning (RL) are: Amazon (159), Google (72), NVIDIA (47), Anthropic (26), OpenAI (21).

Is demand for Reinforcement Learning (RL) growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 391 new AI postings mentioned Reinforcement Learning (RL). Demand is rising — up 139% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is Reinforcement Learning (RL) used?

Roles requiring Reinforcement Learning (RL) are concentrated in: agents (38%), post-training (24%), application (17%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with Reinforcement Learning (RL)?

Job postings that mention Reinforcement Learning (RL) most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic Systems, Software Engineering.

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Reinforcement Learning (RL)

641 active AI roles across 96 companies mention Reinforcement Learning (RL). Category: ML Techniques.

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New AI postings mentioning Reinforcement Learning (RL) per week — 391 total over 12 weeks.

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55 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
NVIDIA	Senior Scientist, Synthetic Data Generation	Semiconductors	10	L0
NVIDIA	Senior Research Scientist, Multimodal Foundation Models and Robotics	Semiconductors	10	L2
NVIDIA	Research Scientist, Generalist Embodied Agent Research - PhD New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	10	L4
NVIDIA	Senior Research Scientist, Multimodal Foundation Models and Robotics	Semiconductors	10	L2
NVIDIA	Deep Learning Senior Engineer, End-To-End Autonomous Driving	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Research Scientist, Nemotron Post-training	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Quantum Applied Research Scientist, Calibration and Decoding	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Research Scientist, Electronic Design Automation - New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Quantum AI Research Scientist, Applied Research	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Performance Architect, Nemotron	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Principal High-Performance LLM Training Engineer	Semiconductors	9	L1
NVIDIA	LLM Reinforcement Learning Framework Engineer	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Software Engineer, RL Post-Training Frameworks	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Machine Learning and Simulation Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Research Scientist, Generative AI for Physical AI - PhD New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	9	L1
NVIDIA	Senior Robotics Research Engineer, Robotics and AI for Drug Discovery	Semiconductors	9	L4
NVIDIA	Principal Deep Learning Senior Engineer, End-To-End Autonomous Driving	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Applied Deep Learning Research Scientist, Efficiency	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Deep Learning Senior Engineer, End-To-End Autonomous Driving	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Agent RL Infra Engineer	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior AI ML Solution Engineer, AI-Native Development	Semiconductors	9	L4
NVIDIA	Director of Engineering, End to End Autonomous Driving	Semiconductors	9	L6
Cerebras	Applied Machine Learning Research Scientist	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Capability Development Engineer	Semiconductors	9	L4
Cerebras	Applied AI/ML Scientist	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Research Scientist, Robotics Research - PhD New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	9	L4
NVIDIA	Senior Research Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles	Semiconductors	9	L2
Intel	Machine Learning Engineer	Semiconductors	8	L2
Intel	AI Systems and Solutions Engineering Manager	Semiconductors	8	L6
Intel	Principal Engineer, AI Systems and Solutions	Semiconductors	8	L6

Frequently asked questions

What is Reinforcement Learning (RL) and how common is it in AI job postings?
Reinforcement Learning (RL) is a skill in the "ML Techniques" category. It currently appears in 641 active AI roles across 96 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Reinforcement Learning (RL)?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Reinforcement Learning (RL) are: Amazon (159), Google (72), NVIDIA (47), Anthropic (26), OpenAI (21).
Is demand for Reinforcement Learning (RL) growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 391 new AI postings mentioned Reinforcement Learning (RL). Demand is rising — up 139% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is Reinforcement Learning (RL) used?
Roles requiring Reinforcement Learning (RL) are concentrated in: agents (38%), post-training (24%), application (17%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with Reinforcement Learning (RL)?
Job postings that mention Reinforcement Learning (RL) most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic Systems, Software Engineering.

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