System Design

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 1,800 active AI roles across 192 companies in our index.

• Which companies are hiring for System Design?

  The top employers with active AI roles mentioning System Design are: Amazon (223), Google (208), NVIDIA (120), OpenAI (75), Adobe (61).

• Is demand for System Design growing?

  Over the last 12 weeks, 1,213 new AI postings mentioned System Design. Demand is rising — up 210% 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 (17%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

• What skills are commonly paired with System Design?

  Job postings that mention System Design most often also require: Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Agentic Systems, Python, Distributed Systems.