Bench ladder
Bench ladder
The benches run from IBM at 778 down to Cisco at 41.

Data & notes
IBM 778, NVIDIA 96, Oracle 68, SAP 67, Cisco 41.
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| IBM | 778 |
| NVIDIA | 96 |
| Oracle | 68 |
| SAP | 67 |
| Cisco | 41 |
How to use it
What it means for AI Engineer (1,050) / how to use it
IBM is 8.10× NVIDIA on this AI Engineer seat. The top two hold 83.2% of 1,050. Cisco closes the pack at 41 (3.9%).
- Cisco at 41 is thin next to IBM.
- 83.2% of 1,050 sits in IBM and NVIDIA. A thin 3.9% at Cisco is a coverage gap, not a second strategy.
Seat edge
Seat edge
As of 2026-10-19 PT · Source: Metix AI
Notes & method
Methodology
The count is current AI Engineer profiles on one company's exclusive homepage record at 2026-10-19 PT. Records are exclusive, and the pack total adds them. Metix AI is the source.
Aggregate report · no personal information shown · provided by Metix AI
FAQ
FAQ
- Why these five companies and not other AI Engineer employers?
- Because each of the five — IBM, NVIDIA, Oracle, SAP, Cisco — has its own exclusive company homepage record, so its bench can be counted directly. Together they hold 1,050 current AI Engineer profiles across the five exclusive company homepage records as of 2026-10-19 PT.
- Does the total of 1,050 include Machine Learning Engineer or Data Scientist titles?
- No. The 1,050 is the sum of current AI Engineer profiles on the five exclusive company homepage records (778 + 96 + 68 + 67 + 41) as of 2026-10-19 PT; Machine Learning Engineer and Data Scientist titles are counted outside this seat.
- Why does IBM sit at 778 while Cisco sits at 41?
- The counting rule is identical for both: current AI Engineer profiles on each company's own exclusive homepage record as of 2026-10-19 PT. IBM's record holds 778 and Cisco's holds 41, so the gap reflects bench depth rather than a different scope.
- Can this same AI Engineer seat cut be remade for a company outside the published 1,050-person pack?
- Yes. The published AI engineering peer pack stays fixed at 1,050 across the five exclusive homepage records as of 2026-10-19 PT, and the same spelled-out AI Engineer seat can be applied to another company record on request.
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