What is REST APIs and how common is it in AI job postings?

REST APIs is a skill in the "Infrastructure & Systems" category. It currently appears in 212 active AI roles across 69 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for REST APIs?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning REST APIs are: Adobe (15), OpenAI (13), Anduril (13), NVIDIA (11), Visa (10).

Is demand for REST APIs growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 141 new AI postings mentioned REST APIs. Demand is rising — up 55% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is REST APIs used?

Roles requiring REST APIs are concentrated in: agents (72%), serving infrastructure (19%), application (6%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with REST APIs?

Job postings that mention REST APIs most often also require: Python, Distributed Systems, Agentic Systems, API Design & Development, Software Engineering.

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REST APIs

212 active AI roles across 69 companies mention REST APIs. Category: Infrastructure & Systems.

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning REST APIs per week — 141 total over 12 weeks.

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All Enterprise · 67 Big Tech · 30 AI Frontier · 28 Fintech · 15 Defense · 13 Semiconductors · 11 Data AI · 11 Banking · 9 Vertical AI · 7 Media · 5 Consumer · 5 Retail · 3 Industrial · 3 Robotics · 1 Multimodal · 1 Insurance · 1 Healthcare · 1 Auto · 1

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All Engineering · 209 Product · 3

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11 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
NVIDIA	Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI	Semiconductors	8	L4
NVIDIA	Senior Software Engineer - VLM Microservices for Neural Reconstruction	Semiconductors	8	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Software Engineer, Metropolis Vision AI	Semiconductors	8	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Staff Software Engineer - Agentic Automation	Semiconductors	8	L4
NVIDIA	Senior ASIC Infrastructure Engineer	Semiconductors	7	L4
NVIDIA	Principal Cyber Security Engineer - Agentic Identity and Security	Semiconductors	7	L4
NVIDIA	Principal Software Engineering Lead — Enterprise Data Platforms	Semiconductors	7	L4
NVIDIA	Senior ASIC Infrastructure Engineer	Semiconductors	7	L4
NVIDIA	Principal Software Engineer — Agentic AI Applications and Foundations	Semiconductors	7	L4
NVIDIA	Senior QA Automation Engineer — Network AI Platform	Semiconductors	7	L6
NVIDIA	Senior DGX Cloud AI Infrastructure Software Engineer	Semiconductors	7	L3

Frequently asked questions

What is REST APIs and how common is it in AI job postings?
REST APIs is a skill in the "Infrastructure & Systems" category. It currently appears in 212 active AI roles across 69 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for REST APIs?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning REST APIs are: Adobe (15), OpenAI (13), Anduril (13), NVIDIA (11), Visa (10).
Is demand for REST APIs growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 141 new AI postings mentioned REST APIs. Demand is rising — up 55% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is REST APIs used?
Roles requiring REST APIs are concentrated in: agents (72%), serving infrastructure (19%), application (6%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with REST APIs?
Job postings that mention REST APIs most often also require: Python, Distributed Systems, Agentic Systems, API Design & Development, Software Engineering.

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