production reliability jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-15, production reliability appears in 171 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Engineering Manager roles, with demand up 332% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-15
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+Is production reliability in demand in 2026?
Yes. production reliability appears in 171 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-15, with demand up 332% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Engineering Manager roles (44% of Engineering Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require production reliability?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-15, the job titles most likely to require production reliability are Engineering Manager (44% of postings list production reliability), Software Engineer (19% of postings list production reliability), Lead Engineer (11% of postings list production reliability).
+What skills are commonly paired with production reliability?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-15), production reliability most often appears alongside observability, Distributed systems, debugging, cloud infrastructure, System design.
+Where is production reliability most in demand?
As of 2026-08-15, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring production reliability are Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring production reliability — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require production reliability
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Manager | 76 | 44.4% |
| Software Engineer | 32 | 18.7% |
| Lead Engineer | 19 | 11.1% |
| SRE Engineer | 5 | 2.9% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 4 | 2.3% |
| Full Stack Software Engineer | 4 | 2.3% |
| Backend Engineer | 3 | 1.8% |
| Engineering Director | 3 | 1.8% |
| AI Engineer | 2 | 1.2% |
| Backend Infrastructure Engineer | 2 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for production reliability
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 12 | 7.0% |
| Tokyo | 10 | 5.8% |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 5.3% |
| Taipei | 8 | 4.7% |
| San Francisco | 7 | 4.1% |
| London | 5 | 2.9% |
| Edinburgh | 3 | 1.8% |
| Amsterdam | 2 | 1.2% |
| Denver | 2 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with production reliability
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-15. 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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