Frequently asked questions

• What is System Design and how common is it in AI job postings?

  System Design is a skill in the "General Experience & Skills" category. It currently appears in 1,803 active AI roles across 189 companies in our index.

• Which companies are hiring for System Design?

  The top employers with active AI roles mentioning System Design are: Amazon (235), Google (211), NVIDIA (120), OpenAI (74), Adobe (61).

• Is demand for System Design growing?

  Over the last 13 weeks, 1,334 new AI postings mentioned System Design. Demand is rising — up 221% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

• At which stage of AI development is System Design used?

  Roles requiring System Design are concentrated in: agents (51%), serving infrastructure (19%), application (18%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.