What is TPU and how common is it in AI job postings?

TPU is a skill in the "Infrastructure & Systems" category. It currently appears in 105 active AI roles across 15 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for TPU?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning TPU are: Google (54), Amazon (15), ByteDance (8), Anthropic (6), NVIDIA (5).

Is demand for TPU growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 85 new AI postings mentioned TPU. Demand is rising — up 478% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is TPU used?

Roles requiring TPU are concentrated in: serving infrastructure (73%), agents (10%), post-training (6%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

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TPU

105 active AI roles across 15 companies mention TPU. Category: Infrastructure & Systems.

Top employers

Google54Big Tech Amazon15Big Tech ByteDance8Big Tech Anthropic6AI Frontier NVIDIA5Semiconductors Cohere3AI Frontier Adobe3Enterprise Snorkel AI2Data AI Physical Intelligence2AI Frontier Apple2Big Tech Oracle1Enterprise OpenAI1AI Frontier Jump Trading1Quant JPMorgan Chase1Banking Character AI1AI Frontier

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning TPU per week — 85 total over 12 weeks.

Sector

All Big Tech · 83 Semiconductors · 15 AI Frontier · 13 Enterprise · 4 Data AI · 2 Quant · 1 Banking · 1

Function

All Engineering · 103 Research · 13 Product · 3

Status

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5 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
NVIDIA	Senior AI Storage Software Architect	Semiconductors	8	L3
NVIDIA	Developer Technology Engineer – AI	Semiconductors	7	L3
NVIDIA	Manager, AI Networking Performance Research and Analysis	Semiconductors	7	L3
NVIDIA	Developer Technology Engineer, HPC and AI	Semiconductors	7	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Networking Solution Test Engineer	Semiconductors	7	L3

Frequently asked questions

What is TPU and how common is it in AI job postings?
TPU is a skill in the "Infrastructure & Systems" category. It currently appears in 105 active AI roles across 15 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for TPU?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning TPU are: Google (54), Amazon (15), ByteDance (8), Anthropic (6), NVIDIA (5).
Is demand for TPU growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 85 new AI postings mentioned TPU. Demand is rising — up 478% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is TPU used?
Roles requiring TPU are concentrated in: serving infrastructure (73%), agents (10%), post-training (6%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.