Skill
Reinforcement Learning
Data Science, Analytics and AI/ML
Reinforcement learning is a branch of machine learning in which an agent learns to make decisions by taking actions in an environment and receiving rewards or penalties, aiming to maximize cumulative reward over time. It underlies applications like game-playing AI (e.g., AlphaGo), robotics control, recommendation systems, and, more recently, fine-tuning large language models via techniques like RLHF. Researchers and engineers use frameworks such as OpenAI Gym, Stable Baselines, and RLlib to develop and test these algorithms.
Reinforcement Learning in the job market
Last checked September 13, 2026
- Open roles
- 86
- Employers
- 29
- Median pay
- $285,000
- Disclose pay
- 83%
on Career App right now
hiring for it
from 71 roles
of these roles
Open roles requiring Reinforcement Learning (86)
Research Staff, LLMs
Deepgram
San Francisco, CA · $150,000 – $250,000 · Remote
Deepgram seeks an experienced researcher to advance large language model architectures and training at scale, focusing on solving fundamental challenges in voice AI. This role suits researchers with deep expertise in transformers, distributed training, and LLM optimization who thrive in fast-moving environments and want to apply cutting-edge techniques to production systems.
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Ph.D. Research Data Scientist, GenAI
American International Group
Atlanta, GA
This role leads research and development of generative AI and agentic systems within an insurance company, building production-ready AI solutions that automate complex business processes. It suits Ph.D.-level researchers with hands-on machine learning expertise and 2+ years of industry experience who want to translate cutting-edge AI research into real-world insurance applications.
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Sr Data Scientist - Supply Chain Optimization (Middle Mile)
Target
Full-time · $98,000 – $211,000
Target is seeking a senior data scientist to develop and deploy optimization and machine learning algorithms that improve supply chain decisions across inventory, transportation, and distribution. This role suits experienced practitioners with strong quantitative backgrounds who want to apply advanced analytics to large-scale operational problems.
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Principal AI Researcher
Workday
Full-time · $228,000 – $342,000
This role leads Workday's newly formed AI Research team in advancing large language models and autonomous agents for enterprise applications. It suits seasoned AI researchers with publications or shipped products who want to define cutting-edge research directions while bridging theory and production-scale impact.
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Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Agentic AI
Zillow
Full-time · Remote-USA · $194,200 – $326,600
This role leads the development of AI agent systems at Zillow, building multimodal technologies that power autonomous assistants for real estate. You'll prototype and deploy advanced reasoning models, mentor other engineers, and drive innovation in agentic AI while shipping to millions of users.
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AI Research Scientist, Agentic Systems (Remote)
CrowdStrike
Full-time · USA - Remote · $120,000 – $180,000
This role focuses on building AI agents and training large language models to automate cybersecurity workflows, working with real-world threat data and security operations processes. It suits researchers with deep machine learning expertise who want to apply post-training techniques like reinforcement learning to autonomous systems in a domain with unique, large-scale data.
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Machine Learning Engineer, Next-Generation Recommendation Systems
Unity
$127,400 – $191,200
This role designs and deploys machine learning systems that power ad recommendations across billions of game players, focusing on next-generation techniques like large language models and reinforcement learning. It's suited to recent PhD graduates with strong research foundations who want to move cutting-edge AI ideas into production at massive scale.
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AI Robotics Researcher Intern (Dexterous Manipulation)
NIO
Internship · San Jose, CA · $38 – $46 / hour
NIO seeks an AI robotics research intern to develop frameworks for teaching robots dexterous manipulation by learning from human demonstrations and large-scale data, with a focus on translating human skills into real-world robotic behaviors through simulation and hardware deployment.
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Senior Machine Learning Scientist - CRM Marketing
Expedia Group
Full-time · Seattle, WA · $173,000 – $242,500
This role leads machine learning systems that power personalized CRM campaigns at Expedia, determining which customers to target, when to reach them, and what offers to make. It suits experienced ML scientists who want to own production systems end-to-end, work across business and engineering teams, and influence retention and growth strategies for a global travel company.
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Manager 2, AI Science
Intuit
Mountain View, CA · $237,500 – $321,500
Lead a team of AI scientists building credit risk and fraud detection models for Intuit's consumer lending and banking products, protecting hundreds of thousands of customers while staying hands-on with complex modeling problems. This role suits experienced ML leaders who want to own high-impact risk infrastructure across multiple business verticals and grow both the team and themselves.
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Asked for alongside Reinforcement Learning
Measured from the 86 open roles that name Reinforcement Learning — not from a curated list.
- Python55 roles64.0%
- Machine Learning35 roles40.7%
- PyTorch30 roles34.9%
- Deep Learning15 roles17.4%
- SQL13 roles15.1%
- TensorFlow12 roles14.0%
- C++10 roles11.6%
- Kubernetes10 roles11.6%
What employers state they pay
Median
$285,000
Middle half
$236,000 – $361,000
From 71 of 86 open roles — the 83% 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.
Who employers are hiring
- Entry11%
- Mid8%
- Senior43%
- Lead / Staff / Principal33%
- Management4%
From 72 roles whose posting states a level.
Where Reinforcement Learning roles are
Among the 71 of 86 open roles we could place on a map.
Roles that use Reinforcement Learning
Employers hiring for Reinforcement Learning
29 in total, most open roles first.
- MPMenlo Ventures Portfolio19 roles
- XXPeng11 roles
- Intuit7 roles
- ARAgility Robotics6 roles
- LPLaunch Potato4 roles
- MMotional4 roles
Related skills
Curated neighbors in the taxonomy, whether or not employers ask for them together.