Washington Machine Learning Engineer Job Postings Rise
New job postings for Machine Learning Engineers in Washington saw a significant increase last week compared to the prior week.
By Amara Johnson, Mogi Research · Oct 19, 2026
New job postings for Machine Learning Engineers in Washington surged by two hundred fifty percent last week, with seven new postings compared to two in the week before. This is an unusually large change compared to the previous period.
In contrast, Virginia saw a fall of fifty percent in new Machine Learning Engineer job postings, dropping from twelve to six. California experienced a smaller fall of five percent, with nineteen postings compared to twenty.
This surge in Washington may be due to increased employer demand for Machine Learning Engineers in the state. It could also reflect a seasonal hiring pattern or a shift in how employers are posting available roles. The overall number of new Machine Learning Engineer jobs across the US fell by twenty two percent last week, from fifty nine to forty six.
The numbers
Which states had the most new machine learning engineer jobs last week?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 7 | 2 | +250% |
| California | 19 | 20 | -5% |
| Virginia | 6 | 12 | -50% |
Top roles: Machine Learning Engineer (7)
Top employers: PitchBook (2), DoorDash (1), Echodyne (1)
Washington jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 7 days to 2026-10-19 with the 7 days before them. Covers US, all states, Machine Learning Engineer. 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 Amara Johnson of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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