What is Reward Modeling and how common is it in AI job postings?

Reward Modeling is a skill in the "ML Ops & Evaluation" category. It currently appears in 106 active AI roles across 32 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Reward Modeling?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Reward Modeling are: Amazon (26), OpenAI (24), Anthropic (5), NVIDIA (4), Microsoft (4).

Is demand for Reward Modeling growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 81 new AI postings mentioned Reward Modeling. Demand is rising — up 273% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is Reward Modeling used?

Roles requiring Reward Modeling are concentrated in: agents (38%), post-training (34%), application (14%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with Reward Modeling?

Job postings that mention Reward Modeling most often also require: Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning (RL), LLM Evaluation & Grading, Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic Systems.

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Reward Modeling

106 active AI roles across 32 companies mention Reward Modeling. Category: ML Ops & Evaluation.

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning Reward Modeling per week — 81 total over 12 weeks.

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106 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
OpenAI	Researcher, Context - Agent Post-Training	AI Frontier	10	L2
OpenAI	Researcher, Connectors - Agent Post-Training	AI Frontier	10	L2
OpenAI	Researcher, Computer Use - Agent Post-Training	AI Frontier	10	L2
OpenAI	Researcher, Interpretability	AI Frontier	10	L2
Anthropic	Research Engineer, Domain Scaling	AI Frontier	9	L0
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, Safe Locomotion, Compass	Big Tech	9	L4
CrowdStrike	Data Scientist, Agentic Systems (Remote)	Enterprise	9	L4
CrowdStrike	Director, Model Post-Training and Agentic Research (Remote)	Enterprise	9	L2
OpenAI	Researcher, Agent Post-Training, Personality	AI Frontier	9	L2
Deloitte	Research Engineer — Post-Training & Small Language Models (SLMs), Healthcare AI	Consulting	9	L2
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, Selling Partner Support Engagement	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Selling Partner Support Engagement	Big Tech	9	L4
NVIDIA	Senior Quantum Applied Research Scientist, Calibration and Decoding	Semiconductors	9	L2
OpenAI	Researcher: Agent Post-Training, API & Power-Users	AI Frontier	9	L2
Apple	Machine Learning Engineer, Proactive	Big Tech	9	L2
Anthropic	Research Scientist, Life Sciences	AI Frontier	9	L2
ByteDance	Tech Lead / Principal Engineer, Creator Agent Algorithm Infrastructure	Big Tech	9	L4
Snorkel AI	Research Scientist - Frontier Benchmarks	Data AI	9	L0
Wayve	Machine Learning Engineer, App SW	Robotics	9	L6
Autodesk	Principal AI Research Scientist Post-Training Alignment	Enterprise	9	L2
Autodesk	Principal AI Research Scientist Post-Training · Alignment · Reinforcement Learning Autodesk AI Lab: London · San Francisco · Toronto · Remote (US/CA/EU	Enterprise	9	L2
OpenAI	Software Engineer, RL Training Infra	AI Frontier	9	L2
OpenAI	Researcher, Artifacts - Agent Post-Training	AI Frontier	9	L2
Amazon	Sr. Applied Scientist, AWS Just-Walk-Out Science Team	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Applied Scientist II, AWS Just-Walk-Out Science Team	Big Tech	9	L4
Autodesk	Research Lead / Principal Scientist & Manager Post-Training · Alignment · Reinforcement Learning Autodesk AI Lab: Toronto · Remote (CA)	Enterprise	9	L2
Amazon	Applied Scientist - Agentic AI, Amazon Fulfillment Technology	Big Tech	9	L4
OpenAI	AI Deployment Engineer - Startups	AI Frontier	9	L4
Cognition	Research, Post-Training	Coding AI	9	L2
OpenAI	Researcher, Alignment Training	AI Frontier	9	L2

Frequently asked questions

What is Reward Modeling and how common is it in AI job postings?
Reward Modeling is a skill in the "ML Ops & Evaluation" category. It currently appears in 106 active AI roles across 32 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Reward Modeling?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Reward Modeling are: Amazon (26), OpenAI (24), Anthropic (5), NVIDIA (4), Microsoft (4).
Is demand for Reward Modeling growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 81 new AI postings mentioned Reward Modeling. Demand is rising — up 273% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is Reward Modeling used?
Roles requiring Reward Modeling are concentrated in: agents (38%), post-training (34%), application (14%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with Reward Modeling?
Job postings that mention Reward Modeling most often also require: Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning (RL), LLM Evaluation & Grading, Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic Systems.

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