PyTorch is Meta's open-source deep learning framework for building and training neural networks. It provides tensor computation with GPU acceleration, automatic differentiation (autograd), and a dynamic computation graph that enables flexible model design. PyTorch is the de facto standard in AI research and increasingly in production, powering state-of-the-art models in computer vision, natural language processing, and generative AI. PyTorch dominates the AI/ML job market, especially for cutting-edge research and product roles. Its intuitive Python API, superior debugging experience, and thriving ecosystem make it the preferred choice for building transformers, LLMs, and diffusion models. Practitioners command premiums of 20–35% over general software engineers and are in acute supply globally.