# AI job titles explained

> What AI job titles actually mean, from AI Engineer to Member of Technical Staff. Plain definitions with live openings and pay for each kind of role.

## [Machine Learning Engineer](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/machine-learning-engineer)

- **Machine Learning Engineer:** Trains models and runs them in production.
- **Applied Scientist:** Uses research methods on product problems. A title common at Amazon and Microsoft.
- **ML Software Engineer:** A software engineer focused on ML systems, usually more code than modelling.
- **Recommendation Systems Engineer:** Builds the ranking models behind feeds, search results and ads.
- **Research Engineer:** Builds the code and tools that make research experiments possible at scale.

## [AI/LLM Engineer](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/ai-llm-engineer)

- **AI Engineer:** Builds products on top of existing AI models and APIs.
- **LLM Engineer:** Specialises in large language models: fine-tuning, serving and retrieval.
- **Agent Engineer:** Builds AI systems that plan and take actions with tools, not just answer questions.
- **Forward Deployed Engineer:** Works directly with customers to get AI products running in their business.
- **Founding AI Engineer:** An early hire at a startup who owns the AI product end to end.
- **Solutions Engineer (AI):** Helps customers design and build with an AI platform, often alongside sales.

## [Research Scientist](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/research-scientist)

- **Research Scientist:** Develops new AI methods. Often requires a PhD and publications.
- **Member of Technical Staff:** A broad title at AI labs covering research and engineering. Read the description for the real role.
- **Research Intern:** A short research placement, usually for PhD or Masters students.

## [Data Scientist](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/data-scientist)

- **Data Scientist:** Uses statistics and models to answer business questions.
- **Decision Scientist:** A data scientist focused on guiding business decisions more than building models.
- **Product Data Scientist:** Measures how a product is used and runs its experiments.
- **Quantitative Researcher:** Builds mathematical models, mostly in trading and finance.

## [Data Engineer](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/data-engineer)

- **Data Engineer:** Builds the pipelines and storage that data flows through.
- **Data Platform Engineer:** Builds the shared data tools other teams rely on.

## [MLOps / Infrastructure](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/mlops-infrastructure)

- **MLOps Engineer:** Automates how models are deployed, monitored and updated.
- **ML Infrastructure Engineer:** Builds the compute and systems that models train and run on.
- **Inference Engineer:** Makes trained models respond faster and cost less to run.
- **GPU Cluster Engineer:** Runs the large GPU clusters used for training.

## [Computer Vision](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/computer-vision)

- **Computer Vision Engineer:** Builds systems that understand images and video.
- **Perception Engineer:** Helps robots and vehicles understand their surroundings from sensors.

## [NLP](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/nlp)

- **NLP Engineer:** Builds systems that work with text and speech.
- **Speech Engineer:** Builds speech recognition and voice models.

## [Robotics](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/robotics)

- **Robotics Engineer:** Builds the software and systems that make robots work.
- **Autonomy Engineer:** Builds the decision making for self-driving vehicles, drones and robots.

## [AI Safety & Alignment](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/ai-safety-alignment)

- **AI Safety Researcher:** Works on making advanced AI behave as intended.
- **Alignment Researcher:** Studies how to keep powerful models aligned with human goals.
- **Red Teamer:** Tries to make models fail or misbehave so the problems can be fixed.
- **Trust and Safety Engineer:** Builds systems that detect and stop harmful use of a product.

## [AI Product Manager](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/ai-product-manager)

- **AI Product Manager:** Decides what an AI product does and how success is measured.
- **Technical Program Manager (AI):** Coordinates complex projects across research and engineering teams.

## [Prompt / Eval Engineer](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/prompt-eval-engineer)

- **Prompt Engineer:** Designs and tests the instructions given to AI models.
- **Evaluation Engineer:** Builds the tests that measure how good model output is.
- **AI Trainer:** Reviews and improves model answers, often using subject expertise.

## [Analytics Engineer](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/analytics-engineer)

- **Analytics Engineer:** Turns raw data into clean, trusted tables for the business.
- **BI Engineer:** Builds the dashboards and reporting models a company runs on.

## [AI Designer](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/ai-designer)

- **AI Designer:** Designs how people interact with AI products.
- **Conversation Designer:** Designs how chat and voice assistants talk and behave.

## [AI-Powered Marketing](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/ai-marketing)

- **Growth Marketer (AI):** Uses AI tools to run and test marketing at higher volume.

## [AI-Powered Sales](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/ai-sales)

- **AI Account Executive:** Sells AI products, or sells with AI tools at the centre of the workflow.

## [AI Growth & Revenue Ops](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/ai-growth-ops)

- **GTM Engineer:** Builds the automation behind sales and marketing teams.
- **Revenue Operations Manager:** Runs the tools, data and process behind revenue teams.


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