Hiring pulse · domain briefing

AI

Frontier models, inference infrastructure, and applied AI for science and industry.

Frontier models, inference infrastructure, and applied AI for science and industry. These are the companies and roles driving ai forward in Europe right now.

Figure · AI vs all tracked domains

Fusion42 active · +740%Quantum30 active · +131%AI132 active · +474%Biotech27 active · +350%Space147 active · +220%Robotics73 active · +462%Adv. Materials19 active · +171%

Domain briefing · AI

Active roles132 · +474% / 26 wk

New this week9

Median days open28 (market: 41)

Median est. comp (Senior, Eng)EUR 132k

Track mix — research → engineering shift = lab-to-product transition

Engineering

58%

Research

24%

Operator

10%

Commercial

Salary bands · AI · est. EUR

From market estimates across 132 roles. Estimated bands — not employer-posted.

Insufficient data for reliable bands (<5 estimates per level).

Signals · AI

Jun 10

Proxima Fusion opened 6 new roles this week (+18%) — largest weekly add in fusion since tracking began

Jun 09

First Staff-level quantum role in Munich since Nov 2025 (QC Design)

Jun 08

ICEYE crossed 100 open roles — 21% of all tracked European deep-tech hiring

Jun 06

Median AI comp estimate +9% this quarter; 92nd-percentile roles now above EUR 180k

Jun 05

Black Semiconductor roles 12 → 31 in 90 days — steepest growth in the directory

Jun 03

ANYbotics raised €60M; robotics roles at the company +40% since

Open roles · 132

Role list renders here — sample data provides the overview stats above.