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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Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
Anthropic	Anthropic Fellows Program	AI Frontier	9	L1
Anthropic	Research Engineer, Cybersecurity Reinforcement Learning	AI Frontier	9	L2
Microsoft	Member of Technical Staff - Machine Learning (AI Team)	Big Tech	9	L4
OpenAI	Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Post-Training	AI Frontier	9	L2
Microsoft	Research Engineer - Generative AI - AI Frontiers	Big Tech	9	L2
Amazon	2026 Applied Science Internship - United States, PhD Student Science Recruiting, Frontier AI & Robotics	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	2026 Applied Science Internship - United States, Undergrad Student Science Recruiting, Frontier AI & Robotics	Big Tech	9	L4
Microsoft	Senior Researcher - Artificial Specialized Intelligence, Microsoft Research	Big Tech	9	L2
Meta	Research Scientist Intern PhD, Applied Research	Big Tech	9	L1
Microsoft	Research Intern - AI Frontiers - Reasoning & Agentic Models	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	2026 Applied Science Internship - United States, PhD Student Science Recruiting, Frontier AI & Robotics	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Applied Scientist, LLM Code Agents, Kiro Science	Big Tech	9	L2
Amazon	Member of Technical Staff - Reinforcement Learning, AGI Autonomy	Big Tech	9	L4
Scale AI	Staff Machine Learning Research Engineer, Agent Post-training - Enterprise GenAI	Data AI	9	L2
Scale AI	Machine Learning Systems Research Engineer, Agent Post-training - Enterprise GenAI	Data AI	9	L2
Scale AI	Machine Learning Research Engineer, Agents - Enterprise GenAI	Data AI	9	L4
Amazon	Sr Mgr, Applied Science, AWS Supply Chain	Big Tech	9	L4
Roblox	[2026] Applied Scientist - PhD Intern	Consumer	9	L2
Anthropic	Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Tokens	AI Frontier	9	L1
Anthropic	ML/Research Engineer, Safeguards	AI Frontier	9	L4
Meta	Research Scientist Intern, AI Alignment	Big Tech	9	L2
Character AI	Research Engineer, AI Safety & Alignment	AI Frontier	9	L2
Meta	Research Scientist Intern, Monetization Generative AI - LLM (PhD)	Big Tech	9	L1
Netflix	Research Scientist 4 - Machine Learning and Inference Research, LLM Post-Training	Big Tech	9	L2
Cohere	Member of Technical Staff, Agent Code	AI Frontier	9	L4
Amazon	2026 Applied Science Internship - United States, Undergrad Student Science Recruiting, Frontier AI & Robotics	Big Tech	9	L6
Datadog	AI Research Engineer - Datadog AI Research (DAIR)	Enterprise	9	L2
Datadog	AI Research Engineer - Datadog AI Research (DAIR)	Enterprise	9	L2
Nuro	Senior ML Research Scientist, End-to-End Autonomous Driving	Robotics	9	L6
Amazon	Member of Technical Staff, Applied Science - People Leader, AGI Autonomy	Big Tech	9	L4

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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