# XGBoost

Skill · Data Science, Analytics and AI/ML

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/xgboost

XGBoost (Extreme Gradient Boosting) is an open-source machine learning library that implements optimized gradient boosted decision trees, prized for speed and performance on structured/tabular data. It is heavily used by data scientists and machine learning engineers in competitions (notably Kaggle) and production systems for classification, regression, and ranking tasks.

## XGBoost in the job market

- Open roles: 9
- Employers hiring: 9
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside XGBoost

Measured from the 9 open roles that name XGBoost, not from a curated list.

- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 9 roles (100.0%)
- [SQL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sql) — 9 roles (100.0%)
- [scikit-learn](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/scikit-learn) — 6 roles (66.7%)
- [PyTorch](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/pytorch) — 5 roles (55.6%)
- [Snowflake](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/snowflake) — 4 roles (44.4%)
- [TensorFlow](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/tensorflow) — 4 roles (44.4%)
- [A/B Testing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/a-b-testing) — 3 roles (33.3%)
- [Databricks](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/databricks) — 3 roles (33.3%)

## Roles that use XGBoost

- [Data Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-scientist) — 5
- [Machine Learning Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/machine-learning-engineer) — 3
- [Data Science Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-science-manager) — 1

## Employers hiring for XGBoost

- [Haystack News](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/haystack-news) — 1 open role
- [impact.com](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/impact-com) — 1 open role
- [Intuit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intuit) — 1 open role
- [Norwegian Cruise Line](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/norwegian-cruise-line) — 1 open role
- [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — 1 open role
- [Taskrabbit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/taskrabbit) — 1 open role

Related skills: [scikit-learn](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/scikit-learn), [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python), [Random Forest Algorithm](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/random-forest-algorithm), [Ensemble Methods](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ensemble-methods)

## Open roles requiring XGBoost (9)

- [Forward Deployed Principal Data Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5e7dfe34-e8bf-4cf2-91af-97adb0ecc324/forward-deployed-principal-data-scientist-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Full-time, New York, NY, $176,300 – $374,200
- [Senior Manager, Data Science](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c377d37e-b3ec-4616-9a87-7f4dd0bfd3bf/senior-manager-data-science-at-visa-inc) at [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc) — Full-time, US - Foster City, CA, $180,600 – $289,300
- [Senior Machine Learning Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4192c65a-440f-422a-baae-a90f8f1d1ede/senior-machine-learning-engineer-at-warner-bros-discovery) at [Warner Bros. Discovery](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/warner-bros-discovery) — Full-time
- [Senior Data Scientist, Delivery](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/34818cce-2325-4a54-a118-05c058877400/senior-data-scientist-delivery-at-the-home-depot) at [The Home Depot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-home-depot) — Atlanta, GA
- [Senior Decision Science Developer, Revenue Management Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/41cc67c5-a010-463c-844a-550e1011f3da/senior-decision-science-developer-revenue-management-systems-at-norwegian) at [Norwegian Cruise Line](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/norwegian-cruise-line) — Miami, FL
- [Staff Machine Learning Engineer](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/taskrabbit/jobs/8027537) at [Taskrabbit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/taskrabbit) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA, $170,000 – $225,000 (listed on Taskrabbit's own careers site)
- [Sr. Data Scientist, Programmatic Algorithms](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/53e2ba5f-6e8c-40be-9a40-44f7ebccee2f/sr-data-scientist-programmatic-algorithms-at-impact-com) at [impact.com](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/impact-com) — New York, NY, $165,000 – $185,000
- [Senior Data Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9f8c4c53-3f8d-4875-b6ef-07924ff714aa/senior-data-scientist-at-haystack-news) at [Haystack News](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/haystack-news) — Fort Lauderdale Office · Remote
- [Senior Staff AI/MLE Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ec89650d-a707-4ef4-82ee-fea05389dc2b/senior-staff-ai-mle-scientist-at-intuit) at [Intuit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intuit) — Mountain View, CA, $203,000 – $284,500