MogiMachine Learning Engineer Job Postings Fall in US
New job postings for Machine Learning Engineers in the US decreased by nineteen percent over the last week.
By Lucia Fernandez, Mogi Research · Oct 16, 2026
Job postings for Machine Learning Engineers in the US saw a fall of nineteen percent in the past week. The number of new postings dropped from one hundred and five to eighty five. This change occurred during the week of October tenth to October sixteenth.
Other roles also experienced shifts. Frontend Engineer postings edged up by five percent, while Product Owner roles saw a decrease of six percent. Backend Engineer and Analytics Engineer postings also fell.
Several factors may have contributed to the decline in Machine Learning Engineer postings. Employers might be reassessing their hiring needs, or there could be a seasonal adjustment in recruitment efforts. It is also possible that a smaller pool of candidates is available for these specialized positions, influencing the number of roles posted.
The numbers
What role family saw the biggest growth in new postings in the US over the last week?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning Engineer | 85 | 105 | -19% |
| Frontend Engineer | 42 | 40 | +5% |
| Product Owner | 101 | 108 | -6% |
| Analytics Engineer | 31 | 36 | -14% |
| Backend Engineer | 77 | 95 | -19% |
Top employers: ServiceNow (7), DoorDash (4), Rocket Lab (4)
Top states: California (22), Virginia (10), New York (6)
Machine Learning Engineer jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 7 days to 2026-10-16 with the 7 days before them. Covers US, all states, all roles. Employers with fewer than five postings in the last eight weeks are grouped together and left out of the rankings. The company details come from the crawl's company profiles, where the crawl has one.
Written by Lucia Fernandez of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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