Start with the five-company bench contrast before outreach
Meta 440 and NVIDIA 91 lead; five records add to 635.
Key takeaway · How to cite
635 current Research Engineers, and the share each company holds
Start with the whole pack: 635 across five company records, as of 2026-10-12 PT.
View data
| Name | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Meta | 440 | 69.3% |
| NVIDIA | 91 | 14.3% |
| OpenAI | 50 | 7.9% |
| Scale AI | 29 | 4.6% |
| Mistral AI | 25 | 3.9% |
Get the named list behind these 635 Research Engineers
All 635 profiles across the five company records can be exported on the same seat cut, as of 2026-10-12 PT.
From Meta 440 down to Mistral AI 25
Highest to lowest: Meta 440, NVIDIA 91, OpenAI 50, Scale AI 29, Mistral AI 25.
View data
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Meta | 440 |
| NVIDIA | 91 |
| OpenAI | 50 |
| Scale AI | 29 |
| Mistral AI | 25 |
Which titles stay out of the count
The seat is spelled-out Research Engineer, Senior included; Research Scientist and Software Engineer stay outside the 635.
Five exclusive company records
Each number comes from one company's own exclusive homepage record: Meta (www.meta.com), NVIDIA (www.nvidia.com), OpenAI (www.openai.com), Scale AI (www.scale.com), Mistral AI (www.mistral.ai).
Methodology
Every figure is a count of current profiles on one named company's own exclusive homepage record — Meta, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Scale AI, Mistral AI — never a rolled-up parent entity. The seat is spelled-out Research Engineer, with Senior counted in the same family. All numbers share one as-of date, 2026-10-12 PT. Source: Metix AI.
FAQ
- Why these five AI labs companies and not other Research Engineer employers?
- Because each of the five — Meta, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Scale AI, Mistral AI — has its own exclusive company homepage record, so its bench can be counted directly. Together they hold 635 current Research Engineer profiles across the five exclusive company homepage records as of 2026-10-12 PT.
- Does the total of 635 include Research Scientist or Software Engineer titles?
- No. The 635 is the sum of current Research Engineer profiles on the five exclusive company homepage records (440 + 91 + 50 + 29 + 25) as of 2026-10-12 PT; Research Scientist and Software Engineer titles are counted outside this seat.
- Why does Meta sit at 440 while Mistral AI sits at 25?
- The counting rule is identical for both: current Research Engineer profiles on each company's own exclusive homepage record as of 2026-10-12 PT. Meta's record holds 440 and Mistral AI's holds 25, so the gap reflects bench depth rather than a different scope.
- Can this same Research Engineer seat cut be remade for a company outside the published 635-person pack?
- Yes. The published research engineering peer pack stays fixed at 635 across the five exclusive homepage records as of 2026-10-12 PT, and the same spelled-out Research Engineer seat can be applied to another company record on request.
Request the research engineering peer pack (five names · 635 current people)
The same methodology can export mapped current Research Engineer profiles at Meta, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Scale AI, Mistral AI, or rerun a custom peer pack on your target companies.
Start a Mira trial