# Prompt Engineering

Skill · Data Science, Analytics and AI/ML

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/prompt-engineering

Prompt engineering is the practice of designing and refining the text inputs given to large language models (LLMs) to elicit accurate, relevant, and useful outputs. Practitioners—ranging from AI researchers to product designers and everyday users—use techniques like providing examples (few-shot prompting), specifying roles, and structuring instructions clearly to improve model performance on tasks such as writing, coding, or reasoning. It has emerged as a distinct skill set since the rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude.

## Prompt Engineering in the job market

- Open roles: 116
- Employers hiring: 64
- Median stated pay: $201,000 (middle half $162,000 – $239,000), from 78 of 116 open roles — the 67% 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 12, 2026

## Asked for alongside Prompt Engineering

Measured from the 116 open roles that name Prompt Engineering, not from a curated list.

- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 74 roles (63.8%)
- [Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/retrieval-augmented-generation-rag) — 34 roles (29.3%)
- [LangChain](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/langchain) — 30 roles (25.9%)
- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 26 roles (22.4%)
- [LLMs (Large Language Models)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/llms-large-language-models) — 23 roles (19.8%)
- [SQL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sql) — 23 roles (19.8%)
- [TypeScript](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/typescript) — 23 roles (19.8%)
- [Retrieval-Augmented Generation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/retrieval-augmented-generation) — 21 roles (18.1%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Entry: 4 (4%)
- Mid: 16 (15%)
- Senior: 56 (53%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 20 (19%)
- Management: 9 (9%)

From 105 roles whose posting states a level.

## Where Prompt Engineering roles are

- [New York, NY](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/new-york-ny) — 14
- [San Francisco, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-francisco-ca) — 10
- [Atlanta, GA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/atlanta-ga) — 6
- [Mountain View, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/mountain-view-ca) — 5
- [Chicago, IL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/chicago-il) — 3
- [San Jose, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-jose-ca) — 3

Among the 62 of 116 open roles we could place on a map.

## Roles that use Prompt Engineering

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 55
- [Product Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-manager) — 6
- [AI Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/ai-engineer) — 5
- [Data Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-engineer) — 4
- [Data Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-scientist) — 4
- [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager) — 3

## Employers hiring for Prompt Engineering

- [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture) — 14 open roles
- [Intuit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intuit) — 9 open roles
- [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio) — 7 open roles
- [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group) — 3 open roles
- [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — 3 open roles
- [Expedia Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/expedia-group) — 3 open roles

Related skills: [LangChain](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/langchain), [ChatGPT](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/chatgpt), [Generative AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/generative-ai), [OpenAI API](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/openai-api), [Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/retrieval-augmented-generation-rag), [Midjourney](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/midjourney), [Retrieval-Augmented Generation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/retrieval-augmented-generation), [GitHub Copilot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/github-copilot), [LLM Fine-Tuning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/llm-fine-tuning), [Google Gemini](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/google-gemini), [Stable Diffusion](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/stable-diffusion), [Adobe Firefly](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/adobe-firefly)

## Open roles requiring Prompt Engineering (116)

- [AI Lead Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/278ffd24-6e32-40bb-8942-950a609022d4/ai-lead-engineer-at-dxc-technology) at [DXC Technology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dxc-technology) — Nashville, TN
- [Lead AI Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/29c1655f-3069-4c2d-9079-766375f7fd3c/lead-ai-architect-at-cigna) at [Cigna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cigna)
- [System Architect Director - AI Innovation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9e5efb5b-d00f-4737-ad82-1c8677a370e3/system-architect-director-ai-innovation-at-cna-financial) at [CNA Financial](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cna-financial) — Chicago, IL, $97,000 – $189,000
- [AI Process Automation Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/de8537bb-a96d-45f8-9939-1f2d47ba6bc2/ai-process-automation-analyst-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, Chaska, MN, $100,000 – $110,000
- [Copilot & Power Platform Application Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/52d713b0-63c0-413d-afe1-d8d8b429209f/copilot-power-platform-application-engineer-at-arrow-electronics) at [Arrow Electronics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/arrow-electronics) — Full-time, Denver, CO, $102,900 – $148,500
- [Product Engineer II - Hybrid AZ](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/06f8a1e0-2243-474b-8c8f-61333f5c2f40/product-engineer-ii-hybrid-az-at-best-western) at [Best Western](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/best-western) — Full-time, Remote-AZ
- [Senior Business Systems Analyst, Corporate Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ea96214d-857f-4444-ac60-84020bf6ebd2/senior-business-systems-analyst-corporate-systems-at-bain-capital) at [Bain Capital](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bain-capital) — Full-time, Boston, MA, $115,000 – $150,000
- [Data Scientist, GenAI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b547fa4d-1404-4685-a1d8-98759a1b579c/data-scientist-genai-at-american-international-group) at [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group) — Atlanta, GA
- [SAP AI Engineering Architect (f/m/d)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/be479da9-782a-49b4-905f-dffeadfcbdab/sap-ai-engineering-architect-f-m-d-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Full-time, YY
- [Director, Workforce Architecture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/eea19857-8102-48ba-a023-4304935d41dc/director-workforce-architecture-at-under-armour) at [Under Armour](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/under-armour) — Full-time, Baltimore, MD, $165,000 – $220,000

All 116 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=d6ce056c-d1d2-4f5b-8c99-e481989184ec