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AI careers in 2026: roles, skills and where to start

NEO Campus Editorial29 January 20266 min read
AI careers in 2026: roles, skills and where to start

AI hiring is no longer just for PhDs. The industry needs builders, evaluators, and product thinkers as much as it needs researchers.

Three role families

Applied ML engineers ship models. ML platform engineers ship the systems around them. AI product engineers ship features users see.

Portfolio over papers

A working demo on GitHub or a deployed app beats a long CV for most roles.

Evals are a superpower

Engineers who can design and run rigorous evaluations are scarce and well-paid.

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