What is Unix/Linux and how common is it in AI job postings?

Unix/Linux is a skill in the "Frameworks & Tools" category. It currently appears in 179 active AI roles across 61 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Unix/Linux?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Unix/Linux are: Amazon (38), NVIDIA (15), Deloitte (13), Cohere (10), Adobe (7).

Is demand for Unix/Linux growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 130 new AI postings mentioned Unix/Linux. Demand is rising — up 132% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is Unix/Linux used?

Roles requiring Unix/Linux are concentrated in: agents (51%), serving infrastructure (22%), application (13%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with Unix/Linux?

Job postings that mention Unix/Linux most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Software Engineering, Agentic Systems, Production ML Systems.

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179 active AI roles across 61 companies mention Unix/Linux. Category: Frameworks & Tools.

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New AI postings mentioning Unix/Linux per week — 130 total over 12 weeks.

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179 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
Rivian	Sr / Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Perception	Auto	9	L3
Perplexity	Member of Technical Staff (AI Software Engineer, Agents)	AI Frontier	9	L4
Amazon	Member of Technical Staff - Science, Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR)	Big Tech	9	L2
Amazon	Member of Technical Staff - Science, Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR)	Big Tech	9	L2
Intel	Senior AI Software Architect - Runtime	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Software Engineer, AI Inference Systems	Semiconductors	9	L3
Perplexity	Member of Technical Staff (AI Infrastructure Engineer)	AI Frontier	9	L3
NVIDIA	Lead Principal Engineer, Enterprise Agentic AI Platform	Semiconductors	9	L4
NVIDIA	Deep Learning Senior Engineer, End-To-End Autonomous Driving	Semiconductors	9	L2
Cohere	Product Manager, Agent Harness & Modelling	AI Frontier	9	L4
Cohere	Forward Deployed Engineer, Agentic Platform	AI Frontier	9	L4
ByteDance	Research Engineer – Agent Systems & AI Coding Environment (Seed Infra Platform)	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Applied Scientist II, Ads AI Core Infrastructure	Big Tech	9	L4
Anthropic	Research Engineer / Scientist, Frontier Red Team (Cyber)	AI Frontier	9	L4
Black Forest Labs	Forward Deployed Machine Learning Engineer	Multimodal	9	L3
Cohere	Senior Research Engineer, Model Evaluation	AI Frontier	9	L5
Amazon	Member of Technical Staff, Applied Science - People Leader, AGI Autonomy	Big Tech	9	L4
Cohere	Software Engineer, Adoption	AI Frontier	8	L4
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, Industrial Robotics Group	Big Tech	8	L6
Cognite	Senior Machine Learning Engineer	Industrial	8	L4
Boeing	Senior Manager - Agentic AI	Aerospace	8	L4
Mastercard	Senior Software Engineer - Backend/Platform Agentic AI	Fintech	8	L4
Amazon	Applied Scientist, WHS Data-Tech	Big Tech	8	L6
NVIDIA	Senior System Security Architect	Semiconductors	8	L4
Fireworks AI	Member of Technical Staff	Data AI	8	L3
Reddit	Staff Machine Learning Systems Engineer, Embeddings Platform	Consumer	8	L3
Google	Software Engineer III, 3D Modelling, XR	Big Tech	8	L2
Apple	Senior Software Engineer - Generative AI & ML, Customer Systems	Big Tech	8	L4
DocuSign	Lead AI Solutions Delivery Engineer	Enterprise	8	L4
Microsoft	Senior Applied Scientist	Big Tech	8	L6

Frequently asked questions

What is Unix/Linux and how common is it in AI job postings?
Unix/Linux is a skill in the "Frameworks & Tools" category. It currently appears in 179 active AI roles across 61 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Unix/Linux?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Unix/Linux are: Amazon (38), NVIDIA (15), Deloitte (13), Cohere (10), Adobe (7).
Is demand for Unix/Linux growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 130 new AI postings mentioned Unix/Linux. Demand is rising — up 132% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is Unix/Linux used?
Roles requiring Unix/Linux are concentrated in: agents (51%), serving infrastructure (22%), application (13%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with Unix/Linux?
Job postings that mention Unix/Linux most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Software Engineering, Agentic Systems, Production ML Systems.

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