Ray jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-05, Ray appears in 538 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 6% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-05
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Frequently asked questions about Ray
+Is Ray in demand in 2026?
Yes. Ray appears in 538 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-05, with demand down 6% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (19% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Ray?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-05, the job titles most likely to require Ray are Software Engineer (19% of postings list Ray), Machine Learning Engineer (18% of postings list Ray), ML Engineer (8% of postings list Ray).
+What skills are commonly paired with Ray?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-05), Ray most often appears alongside Python, Kubernetes, PyTorch, Spark, AWS.
+Where is Ray most in demand?
As of 2026-09-05, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Ray are San Francisco, New York City, Sunnyvale, London, Palo Alto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Ray content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Ray — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Ray
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 104 | 19.3% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 99 | 18.4% |
| ML Engineer | 42 | 7.8% |
| Data Scientist | 15 | 2.8% |
| Data Engineer | 13 | 2.4% |
| Research Engineer | 11 | 2.0% |
| Engineering Manager | 9 | 1.7% |
| Machine Learning Systems Engineer | 9 | 1.7% |
| MLOps Engineer | 7 | 1.3% |
| Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer | 6 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for Ray
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 62 | 11.5% |
| New York City | 28 | 5.2% |
| Sunnyvale | 28 | 5.2% |
| London | 21 | 3.9% |
| Palo Alto | 19 | 3.5% |
| Singapore | 18 | 3.3% |
| Bengaluru | 15 | 2.8% |
| Mountain View | 13 | 2.4% |
| San Jose | 11 | 2.0% |
Skills commonly paired with Ray
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-05. 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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