AI hiring this week: Anduril added 60 net roles, ElevenLabs cut 47 (22,020 open roles tracked)

In the week of October 4 to October 10, 2026, 22,020 open AI and tech roles were tracked across 276 companies. Anduril added the most net roles, with a total of 60 new positions, bringing their open roles to 2,491. Harvey contributed 24 new roles, increasing their open positions to 350. Shield AI added 18 roles, raising their total to 614. Skydio expanded its workforce by 13, totaling 157 open roles. Cribl, Kong, and Stripe each added 12 new positions, reaching open role counts of 69, 86, and 72, respectively.

On the other hand, ElevenLabs reduced its open roles by 47, bringing their total down to 39. Plata Card closed 21 roles, reducing their number to 16. Cohere decreased by 18 roles, leaving them with 4 open positions. OpenAI saw a drop of 13 roles, with 46 now open. DeepL closed 11 roles, resulting in 11 open positions.

When broken down by function, the engineering team experienced the most significant net growth, with 116 new roles added, bringing their total to 657. Product and design roles increased by 12, while other functions went up by 10. Operations and general administration (Ops & G&A) saw an 8-role increase. Marketing roles grew by 3, while sales and growth marketing (Sales & GTM) saw a decline of 8 roles. Research roles decreased by 16, resulting in a net decrease.

It's worth noting that ElevenLabs closed 86 roles but opened 39, indicating that some of the closed roles may have been filled or consolidated. DeepL's contraction was a cleaner signal, with no new roles opened and 11 roles closed. The data only includes career-page listings from 276 companies, which may not represent the entire market.

Additionally, roles are classified by title keywords, and some may be misplaced in the "Other" category. The complete index with per-company data and historical information is available at launchdreamjob.co/hiring-index.