TPU

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.