Database Reliability Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 62 job postings with the title “Database Reliability Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is automation, with demand down 62% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Database Reliability Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 62 job postings with the title “Database Reliability Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 62% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Database Reliability Engineer jobs require?
Across Database Reliability Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are automation, Python, PostgreSQL, observability, AWS.
+Which cities are hiring the most Database Reliability Engineer?
As of 2026-05-17, Database Reliability Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in São Paulo, Atlanta, Barcelona, Berlin, Bogotá.
+Is Database Reliability Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 62 Database Reliability Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 62% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Database Reliability Engineer postings is automation, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Database Reliability Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Database Reliability Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| automation | 36 | 11.8% |
| Python | 34 | 11.2% |
| PostgreSQL | 25 | 8.2% |
| observability | 25 | 8.2% |
| AWS | 21 | 6.9% |
| Database Reliability Engineering (DBRE) | 21 | 6.9% |
| incident response | 19 | 6.3% |
| SQL | 18 | 5.9% |
| Azure | 18 | 5.9% |
| MySQL | 17 | 5.6% |
| MongoDB | 16 | 5.3% |
| PowerShell | 14 | 4.6% |
| Terraform | 14 | 4.6% |
| replication | 14 | 4.6% |
| SQL Server | 12 | 3.9% |
Top metros hiring Database Reliability Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2 | 20.0% |
| Atlanta | 1 | 10.0% |
| Barcelona | 1 | 10.0% |
| Berlin | 1 | 10.0% |
| Bogotá | 1 | 10.0% |
| Bucharest | 1 | 10.0% |
| Charlotte | 1 | 10.0% |
| Chicago | 1 | 10.0% |
| Dallas | 1 | 10.0% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Database Reliability Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Database Reliability Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-05-17
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