§ 01 · Hiring trends

AI & ML Platforms

AI infrastructure, model platforms, and applied ML products.

Over the Jan 04 to May 17 window, AI & ML Platforms carried 2672 postings from 385 unique companies, with the verdict cooling at growth of ~-24% between halves.

OverviewWindow
WindowJan 04May 17
Total postings2,672
Unique companies385
Track summary
First-half count1,519
Second-half count1,153
Growth~-24%
Peak weekJan 18 · 378
Verdictcooling
Fig. 01 · Weekly postings20 weeks · n=2,672
Jan 04Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25Feb 01Feb 08Feb 15Feb 22Mar 01Mar 08Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29Apr 05Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26May 03May 10May 17
Peak week highlighted in accent. Weekly posting counts, ranked by week.
Key takeaway

Hiring is cooling at ~-24% between halves of the window, peaking at Jan 18.

§ 02

AI & ML Platforms

Backend Development leads at ~16%, followed by Systems & Embedded Engineering at ~16% and AI & LLM Applications at ~15%. Others account for ~23%.

Profile distribution — share of postings by profile. 7 profiles tracked.
RankProfilePostingsShare
1Backend Development425~16%
2Systems & Embedded Engineering424~16%
3AI & LLM Applications405~15%
4Fullstack Development255~10%
5DevOps & Platform Engineering248~9%
6Enterprise Platforms159~6%
7Generalist Software Engineer127~5%
Others (aggregate of remaining roles)627~23%
Key takeaway

Backend Development is the dominant profile at ~16% of AI & ML Platforms postings.

§ 03 · Fresher accessibility

AI & ML Platforms

Commentary

AI & ML Platforms is more open to freshers than the market average, with about 12% of postings at entry or junior seniority versus a market baseline of about 8%. That makes it a comparatively accessible industry for early-career candidates.

Key takeaway

Modestly more open to freshers than the market: about 12% of postings are entry or junior.

§ 04 · Company class distribution

AI & ML Platforms

AI & ML Platforms hiring is established-firm-dominated: More Established at ~67% and Soonicorns at ~15% lead the mix.

#ClassShare of postings 0–100%ShareCompaniesTop companies
01Lala Companies
~6%79 cos.Lexsi Labs · GoodSpace AI · NextDimension AI
02Early-Stage Startups
~3%27 cos.Ema UnLtd · Autonomize AI · WisdomAI
03Funded Startups
~4%40 cos.SuperAGI · QuillBot · LogiNext
04Soonicorns
~15%42 cos.Turing · AlphaSense · Circana
05Unicorns
~5%20 cos.Persistent Systems · Matillion · Eightfold
06More Established
~67%149 cos.
Key takeaway

More Established account for ~67% of AI & ML Platforms postings.

§ 05 · City distribution

AI & ML Platforms

AI & ML Platforms hiring is led by Bangalore at ~60% of postings. The remaining cities track close to their national shares for this industry.

Key takeaway

Bangalore dominates AI & ML Platforms hiring at ~60% of postings.