High Demand for AI & Data Talent in NYC

AI & Data Talent Market Insights – NYC & Beyond After just a few days working hands-on in the U.S. market - especially across AI, Data, and ML/LLM roles, one thing is crystal clear: Demand for AI and data talent is sky-high. But the real challenge? Finding the right people: not just technically brilliant, but vetted, available, and culturally aligned. What I’m seeing only in a weeks work: - NYC is a magnet for contract-ready talent - engineers, architects, and data scientists with hands-on experience in: - Agentic AI systems (moving from buzzword to real business value) - LLM integration (GPT, Claude, open-source models) - Modern data engineering stacks (Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Airflow) - MLOps & scalable AI infrastructure (Kubernetes, MLFlow, AWS/GCP/Azure) - Data governance & architecture (bronze/silver/gold modeling, quality control, lineage mapping) Many of these professionals hail from McKinsey, Netflix, KPMG, Goldman Sachs, many more and top-tier startups, and are now actively available for both short - and long-term projects. At AI Republic (part of Third Republic), we don’t just rely on resumes or scraped profiles. Every candidate we represent is: - Personally pre-vetted (in person or via live call) - Technically screened and reference-checked - Matched to your project lifecycle (from PoC to scaling) - We also leverage proprietary AI tools to filter out fake or AI-generated profiles flooding the market. If you’re building in the AI/Data/ML space and want access to an elite pool of contract or freelance talent, let’s connect. Drop me a message here or at: 📧 joshua.thomas@thirdrepublic.com #US #AI #Data #Hiring #Recruitment #MachineLearning