Field Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-23, Skillenai has indexed 38 job postings with the title “Field Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 72% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-23
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+How many Field Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 38 job postings with the title “Field Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 72% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Field Engineer jobs require?
Across Field Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, the skills mentioned most often are Python, Kubernetes, SQL, AWS, JavaScript.
+Which cities are hiring the most Field Engineer?
As of 2026-05-23, Field Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Lexington, New York City, Austin, Fort-de-France, San Francisco.
+Is Field Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 38 Field Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 72% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Field Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Field Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Field Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 26 | 21.7% |
| Kubernetes | 12 | 10.0% |
| SQL | 10 | 8.3% |
| AWS | 9 | 7.5% |
| JavaScript | 9 | 7.5% |
| Linux | 6 | 5.0% |
| Azure | 6 | 5.0% |
| data pipelines | 6 | 5.0% |
| GCP | 6 | 5.0% |
| machine learning | 6 | 5.0% |
| debugging | 6 | 5.0% |
| SSO | 5 | 4.2% |
| SAML | 5 | 4.2% |
| testing | 4 | 3.3% |
| Ansible | 4 | 3.3% |
Top metros hiring Field Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lexington | 3 | 18.8% |
| New York City | 3 | 18.8% |
| Austin | 2 | 12.5% |
| Fort-de-France | 2 | 12.5% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 12.5% |
| Atlanta | 1 | 6.3% |
| Berlin | 1 | 6.3% |
| Chicago | 1 | 6.3% |
| Foster City | 1 | 6.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, matching postings whose canonical role is “Field Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Field Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-05-23
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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