RDMA jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-20, RDMA appears in 177 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 2026-08-20
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+Is RDMA in demand in 2026?
Yes. RDMA appears in 177 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-20, with demand up 11% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (24% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require RDMA?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-20, the job titles most likely to require RDMA are Software Engineer (24% of postings list RDMA), Storage Engineer (6% of postings list RDMA), Network Engineer (4% of postings list RDMA).
+What skills are commonly paired with RDMA?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-20), RDMA most often appears alongside Infiniband, RoCE, Kubernetes, Python, Go.
+Where is RDMA most in demand?
As of 2026-08-20, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring RDMA are San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Milpitas, Austin, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring RDMA — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require RDMA
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 42 | 23.7% |
| Storage Engineer | 11 | 6.2% |
| Network Engineer | 7 | 4.0% |
| Cloud Software Engineer | 5 | 2.8% |
| AI Infrastructure Engineer | 4 | 2.3% |
| Network Security Architect | 4 | 2.3% |
| AI Platform Architect | 3 | 1.7% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 3 | 1.7% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 3 | 1.7% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 3 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for RDMA
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 17 | 9.6% |
| Sunnyvale | 11 | 6.2% |
| Milpitas | 9 | 5.1% |
| Austin | 8 | 4.5% |
| New York City | 8 | 4.5% |
| San Jose | 6 | 3.4% |
| Bengaluru | 5 | 2.8% |
| Gdańsk | 5 | 2.8% |
| Palo Alto | 5 | 2.8% |
Skills commonly paired with RDMA
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-20. 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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