Production Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-10-29, Skillenai has indexed 46 job postings with the title “Production Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29

Postings · last 90 days
46
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Sunnyvale

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Frequently asked questions about Production Engineer jobs

+How many Production Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 46 job postings with the title “Production Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29.

+What skills do Production Engineer jobs require?

Across Production Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, the skills mentioned most often are Python, Go, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform.

+Which cities are hiring the most Production Engineer?

As of 2026-10-29, Production Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Sunnyvale, New York City, San Francisco, San Jose, Bellevue.

+Is Production Engineer a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 46 Production Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. The skill mentioned most often in Production Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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+What roles do people move into and out of Production Engineer?

The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.

Weekly indexed Production Engineer postings — last 90 days

Career paths through Production Engineer

Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.

Historical career profiles · all locations

27 employer moves kept the same role.

Roles before Production Engineer

Before Production EngineerSoftware Engineer → Production Engineer: 19 observed employer movesProcess Engineer → Production Engineer: 10 observed employer movesManufacturing Engineer → Production Engineer: 10 observed employer movesResearch Assistant → Production Engineer: 9 observed employer movesMechanical Engineer → Production Engineer: 8 observed employer movesProject Engineer → Production Engineer: 6 observed employer movesQuality Engineer → Production Engineer: 6 observed employer movesProductionEngineerSoftware Engineer: 19 movesSoftware Engineer19 movesProcess Engineer: 10 movesProcess Engineer10 movesManufacturing Engineer: 10 movesManufacturingEngineer10 movesResearch Assistant: 9 movesResearch Assistant9 movesMechanical Engineer: 8 movesMechanicalEngineer8 movesProject Engineer: 6 movesProject Engineer6 movesQuality Engineer: 6 movesQuality Engineer6 moves

Roles after Production Engineer

After Production EngineerProduction Engineer → Software Engineer: 38 observed employer movesProduction Engineer → Manufacturing Engineer: 16 observed employer movesProduction Engineer → Process Engineer: 14 observed employer movesProduction Engineer → Engineering Manager: 10 observed employer movesProduction Engineer → Automation Engineer: 8 observed employer movesProduction Engineer → Project Engineer: 8 observed employer movesProduction Engineer → Systems Engineer: 6 observed employer movesProductionEngineerSoftware Engineer: 38 movesSoftware Engineer38 movesManufacturing Engineer: 16 movesManufacturingEngineer16 movesProcess Engineer: 14 movesProcess Engineer14 movesEngineering Manager: 10 movesEngineeringManager10 movesAutomation Engineer: 8 movesAutomationEngineer8 movesProject Engineer: 8 movesProject Engineer8 movesSystems Engineer: 6 movesSystems Engineer6 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Production Engineer (different employer)27
Before: Software Engineer19
Before: Process Engineer10
Before: Manufacturing Engineer10
Before: Research Assistant9
Before: Mechanical Engineer8
Before: Project Engineer6
Before: Quality Engineer6
After: Software Engineer38
After: Production Engineer (different employer)27
After: Manufacturing Engineer16
After: Process Engineer14
After: Engineering Manager10
After: Automation Engineer8
After: Project Engineer8
After: Systems Engineer6

Skills most often required for Production Engineer

NamePostingsShare
Python3780.4%
Go2452.2%
Linux2350.0%
Kubernetes2247.8%
Terraform2043.5%
Java1226.1%
Grafana1123.9%
observability1123.9%
Ansible1123.9%
Prometheus1021.7%
AWS919.6%
SLIs817.4%
monitoring817.4%
C++817.4%
Distributed systems817.4%

Top companies posting Production Engineer jobs

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting Production Engineer jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Crusoe9
Zscaler5
Monolith3
NVIDIA3
Meta3
Susquehanna International Group2
Tutor Intelligence2
Ramp1
Databricks1
Coreweave1

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring Production Engineer

NamePostingsShare
Sunnyvale613.0%
New York City36.5%
San Francisco36.5%
San Jose36.5%
Bellevue24.3%
Chicago24.3%
Dublin24.3%
London24.3%
Sydney24.3%

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, matching postings whose canonical role is “Production Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

role
Production Engineer
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-10-29
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index