# LLMs (Large Language Models)

Skill · Data Science, Analytics and AI/ML

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/llms-large-language-models

Large Language Models are AI systems trained on massive text datasets to understand and generate human-like language, using deep learning architectures such as transformers. They power applications like chatbots, code generation, translation, and content creation, and are developed by organizations such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta.

## LLMs (Large Language Models) in the job market

- Open roles: 148
- Employers hiring: 83
- Median stated pay: $224,000 (middle half $181,000 – $261,000), from 129 of 148 open roles — the 87% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside LLMs (Large Language Models)

Measured from the 148 open roles that name LLMs (Large Language Models), not from a curated list.

- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 83 roles (56.1%)
- [Machine Learning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/machine-learning) — 32 roles (21.6%)
- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 31 roles (20.9%)
- [SQL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sql) — 31 roles (20.9%)
- [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes) — 26 roles (17.6%)
- [Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/retrieval-augmented-generation-rag) — 26 roles (17.6%)
- [Prompt Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/prompt-engineering) — 23 roles (15.5%)
- [CI/CD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ci-cd) — 22 roles (14.9%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Entry: 5 (4%)
- Mid: 20 (15%)
- Senior: 77 (57%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 26 (19%)
- Management: 4 (3%)
- Executive: 2 (1%)

From 134 roles whose posting states a level.

## Where LLMs (Large Language Models) roles are

- [San Francisco, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-francisco-ca) — 25
- [New York, NY](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/new-york-ny) — 24
- [Santa Clara, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/santa-clara-ca) — 7
- [Mountain View, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/mountain-view-ca) — 5
- [Washington, DC](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/washington-dc) — 4
- [Seattle, WA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/seattle-wa) — 3

Among the 93 of 148 open roles we could place on a map.

## Roles that use LLMs (Large Language Models)

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 45
- [Product Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-manager) — 12
- [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager) — 11
- [Data Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-scientist) — 8
- [Machine Learning Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/machine-learning-engineer) — 8
- [Solutions Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/solutions-architect) — 5

## Employers hiring for LLMs (Large Language Models)

- [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio) — 12 open roles
- [Intuit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intuit) — 7 open roles
- [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — 6 open roles
- [Deepgram](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/deepgram) — 5 open roles
- [AlphaSense](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/alphasense) — 4 open roles
- [LangChain](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/langchain) — 4 open roles

Related skills: [Generative AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/generative-ai), [Machine Learning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/machine-learning), [Prompt Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/prompt-engineering), [Natural Language Processing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/natural-language-processing), [LLM Fine-Tuning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/llm-fine-tuning)

## Open roles requiring LLMs (Large Language Models) (148)

- [Senior Director, AI Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/87723469-075e-426b-8992-c95a4f48d75f/senior-director-ai-engineering-at-dataminr) at [Dataminr](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dataminr) — Full-time, $229,600 – $337,000
- [AI & Innovation Manager - USA Remote](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/827d77bd-0ac7-4e75-b8c0-2f968d9e429b/ai-innovation-manager-usa-remote-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, USA - Remote, $140,000 – $170,000
- [Senior AI/ML Solutions Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8d880b64-7c12-47ef-9d83-8f7c96227f46/senior-ai-ml-solutions-architect-at-cambia-health-solutions) at [Cambia Health Solutions](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cambia-health-solutions) — Full-time, $153,000 – $192,000
- [AI Engineer, Sr](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a3163207-0554-496e-9a24-681454598cfb/ai-engineer-sr-at-a-dec) at [A-dec](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/a-dec) — Newberg, OR
- [PhD Student : Agentic AI : Knowledge Graphs, LLMs & Autonomous Query Reasoning F/M](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ebea8f05-cab3-430e-a32b-2c01a07ffdbc/phd-student-agentic-ai-knowledge-graphs-llms-autonomous-query-reasoning-f-m-at) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Contract, Mougins Cedex, FR, 06254
- [GenAI Senior Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/eb945b0b-b9d3-47fe-8b45-5309579f8a73/genai-senior-software-engineer-at-visa-inc) at [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc) — Full-time, $110,700 – $171,800
- [Principal D&T Data Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/95b2bed1-9b40-45ef-b90f-48f723194750/principal-d-t-data-scientist-at-general-mills) at [General Mills](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/general-mills) — Full-time, Minneapolis, MN, $149,500 – $249,300
- [Data Scientist - Decision Science Insights | Analysts/Experts](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3ca7448f-2b9d-46d6-872a-71d20628aaf0/data-scientist-decision-science-insights-analysts-experts-at-accenture) at [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture)
- [Sr AI Engineer - Advanced AI (ML Ops, LLMs, Agentic workflows)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0bbcf1fe-2b6c-4767-b0d6-55daa3a2672d/sr-ai-engineer-advanced-ai-ml-ops-llms-agentic-workflows-at-target) at [Target](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/target) — Full-time, $98,000 – $211,000
- [Senior AI Deployment Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/532a219b-a379-4cf7-a6e0-a46d1d80bbe7/senior-ai-deployment-engineer-at-workday) at [Workday](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/workday) — Full-time, $147,400 – $221,000

All 148 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=f2669912-2113-4ea8-986b-21d2be2a6c2a