Generative AI Engineer
Builds systems that generate text, images, audio or video with generative models.
Also seen as: GenAI Engineer, Generative AI Developer
Market status: growing · Last updated Sep 29, 2026 · Source: public employer job postings tracked by AI Career Observatory
What does a Generative AI Engineer do?
Generative AI Engineers build products around generative models: content generation pipelines, image and video synthesis systems, creative tooling and multimodal applications. The role blends AI engineering with media, performance and cost optimization for generation workloads.
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Current Generative AI Engineer jobs
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Infrastructure Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI
Staff Software Engineer - GenAI Performance and Kernel
Staff Software Engineer - GenAI inference
Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI
Strategic Projects Lead, Generative AI
Companies hiring Generative AI Engineers
Salary
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