Flink jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-12, Flink appears in 670 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 11% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-12
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+Is Flink in demand in 2026?
Yes. Flink appears in 670 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-12, with demand up 11% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (35% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Flink?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-12, the job titles most likely to require Flink are Software Engineer (35% of postings list Flink), Data Engineer (16% of postings list Flink), Engineering Manager (4% of postings list Flink).
+What skills are commonly paired with Flink?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-12), Flink most often appears alongside Kafka, Python, Spark, Java, Kubernetes.
+Where is Flink most in demand?
As of 2026-08-12, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Flink are San Francisco, New York City, Bengaluru, Seattle, San Jose, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Flink — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Flink
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 236 | 35.2% |
| Data Engineer | 109 | 16.3% |
| Engineering Manager | 26 | 3.9% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 21 | 3.1% |
| Big Data Engineer | 20 | 3.0% |
| Data Platform Engineer | 12 | 1.8% |
| Backend Engineer | 10 | 1.5% |
| Data Architect | 10 | 1.5% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 10 | 1.5% |
| Staff Engineer | 8 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for Flink
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 38 | 5.7% |
| New York City | 30 | 4.5% |
| Bengaluru | 25 | 3.7% |
| Seattle | 21 | 3.1% |
| San Jose | 14 | 2.1% |
| Bellevue | 13 | 1.9% |
| London | 12 | 1.8% |
| Toronto | 12 | 1.8% |
| Dublin | 11 | 1.6% |
Skills commonly paired with Flink
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-12. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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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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