MogiMachine Learning Engineer Job Postings Rise in California
Postings for Machine Learning Engineers in California saw a significant increase over the past week.
By Isabel Moreau, Mogi Research · Oct 23, 2026
Machine Learning Engineer job postings in California rose by twenty-two percent in the last seven days. There were twenty-eight postings for this role in the most recent period, up from twenty-three in the prior week.
This rise may be driven by increased demand for AI expertise. It could also reflect a seasonal uptick in hiring for specialized technology roles. The growth in Machine Learning Engineer postings contrasts with an overall fall of ten percent in new job postings in California during the same period.
Data Scientist roles also saw a notable increase, rising by thirty-one percent. Data Engineer postings edged up by eighteen percent. These figures suggest a growing interest in data-related professions within the state's tech sector.
The numbers
What roles are growing fastest in California over the last 7 days?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning Engineer | 28 | 23 | +22% |
| Data Scientist | 17 | 13 | +31% |
| Data Engineer | 13 | 11 | +18% |
| Product Manager | 72 | 71 | +1% |
| Software Engineer | 192 | 202 | -5% |
Top employers: ServiceNow (6), Raydar (3), Cisco (2)
Top states: California (28)
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 2026-10-23 with the 7 days before them. Covers US, California, 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 Isabel Moreau of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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