What is World Models and how common is it in AI job postings?

World Models is a skill in the "ML Techniques" category. It currently appears in 195 active AI roles across 62 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for World Models?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning World Models are: Amazon (46), NVIDIA (21), Meta (9), Google (7), Microsoft (6).

Is demand for World Models growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 117 new AI postings mentioned World Models. Demand is rising — up 140% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is World Models used?

Roles requiring World Models are concentrated in: agents (32%), post-training (21%), serving infrastructure (20%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with World Models?

Job postings that mention World Models most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Large Language Models (LLMs), Robotics, Generative AI.

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World Models

195 active AI roles across 62 companies mention World Models. Category: ML Techniques.

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning World Models per week — 117 total over 12 weeks.

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All Big Tech · 71 Semiconductors · 30 AI Frontier · 27 Enterprise · 18 Robotics · 12 Data AI · 8 Defense · 7 Banking · 6 Fintech · 4 Consumer · 4 Vertical AI · 1 Retail · 1 Multimodal · 1 Media · 1 Insurance · 1 Hospitality · 1 Consulting · 1 Auto · 1

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195 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
Character AI	Research Engineer, Multimodal	AI Frontier	9	L2
xAI	Member of Technical Staff - Imagine Model	AI Frontier	9	L2
World Labs	Research Engineer (Scaling Multimodal Data)	AI Frontier	9	L0
OpenAI	Machine Learning Engineer, Distributed Data Systems - Robotics	AI Frontier	9	L0
Amazon	Member of Technical Staff, Multimodal Reasoning - Applied Science , AGI Autonomy	Big Tech	9	L2
NVIDIA	Research Scientist, AI for Graphics and Gaming - New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	9	L2
Meta	Research Engineer, Monetization AI	Big Tech	9	L2
Cerebras	Applied AI/ML Scientist	Semiconductors	9	L2
Synthesia	Senior Research Engineer - Interactive Avatars	Multimodal	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior GPU Architect, Deep Learning	Semiconductors	9	L3
Aurora Innovation	Machine Learning Engineering TL, Behavior Planning	Robotics	9	L4
Aurora Innovation	Machine Learning Engineering TL, Behavior Planning	Robotics	9	L4
Microsoft	Research Engineer - Generative AI - AI Frontiers	Big Tech	9	L2
Microsoft	Research Intern - AI Frontiers - Reasoning & Agentic Models	Big Tech	9	L4
Microsoft	Research Intern - Artificial Intelligence	Big Tech	9	L1
OpenAI	Software Engineer, Distributed Data Systems - Robotics	AI Frontier	9	L0
Shield AI	Product Manager, AI Platforms (R4991)	Defense	9	L2
Datadog	AI Research Engineer - Datadog AI Research (DAIR)	Enterprise	9	L2
Datadog	AI Research Engineer - Datadog AI Research (DAIR)	Enterprise	9	L2
Nuro	Senior ML Research Scientist, End-to-End Autonomous Driving	Robotics	9	L6
Cohere	Senior Research Engineer, Model Evaluation	AI Frontier	9	L5
Fireworks AI	Member of Technical Staff, Performance Optimization	Data AI	9	L3
Meta	Research Engineer, Monetization AI	Big Tech	9	L2
Datadog	AI Research Scientist – Datadog AI Research (DAIR)	Enterprise	9	L2
Fireworks AI	Member of Technical Staff, Research	Data AI	9	L1
Meta	AI Research Scientist, CoreML - Monetization AI	Big Tech	9	L2
Datadog	AI Research Scientist - Datadog AI Research (DAIR)	Enterprise	9	L2
Nuro	Senior/Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist: Generative Modeling for Planning	Robotics	9	L2
AMD	GPU Performance Modeling & Optimization Engineer	Semiconductors	8	L3
Amazon	Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Mantle	Big Tech	8	L3

Frequently asked questions

What is World Models and how common is it in AI job postings?
World Models is a skill in the "ML Techniques" category. It currently appears in 195 active AI roles across 62 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for World Models?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning World Models are: Amazon (46), NVIDIA (21), Meta (9), Google (7), Microsoft (6).
Is demand for World Models growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 117 new AI postings mentioned World Models. Demand is rising — up 140% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is World Models used?
Roles requiring World Models are concentrated in: agents (32%), post-training (21%), serving infrastructure (20%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with World Models?
Job postings that mention World Models most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Large Language Models (LLMs), Robotics, Generative AI.

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