site reliability engineering jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, site reliability engineering appears in 589 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Site Reliability Engineer roles, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about site reliability engineering
+Is site reliability engineering in demand in 2026?
Yes. site reliability engineering appears in 589 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Site Reliability Engineer roles (55% of Site Reliability Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require site reliability engineering?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require site reliability engineering are Site Reliability Engineer (55% of postings list site reliability engineering), Software Engineer (7% of postings list site reliability engineering), DevOps Engineer (4% of postings list site reliability engineering).
+What skills are commonly paired with site reliability engineering?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), site reliability engineering most often appears alongside Kubernetes, Terraform, Python, observability, AWS.
+Where is site reliability engineering most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring site reliability engineering are New York City, San Francisco, London, Bengaluru, Paris, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new site reliability engineering content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring site reliability engineering — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require site reliability engineering
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Site Reliability Engineer | 325 | 55.2% |
| Software Engineer | 41 | 7.0% |
| DevOps Engineer | 23 | 3.9% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 15 | 2.5% |
| Database Reliability Engineer | 13 | 2.2% |
| Engineering Manager | 12 | 2.0% |
| Platform Engineer | 10 | 1.7% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 7 | 1.2% |
| Trading Systems Engineer | 7 | 1.2% |
| Infrastructure Solution Architect | 5 | 0.8% |
Top metros hiring for site reliability engineering
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 27 | 21.8% |
| San Francisco | 20 | 16.1% |
| London | 18 | 14.5% |
| Bengaluru | 16 | 12.9% |
| Paris | 12 | 9.7% |
| Pune | 9 | 7.3% |
| Singapore | 8 | 6.5% |
| Austin | 7 | 5.6% |
| Palo Alto | 7 | 5.6% |
Skills commonly paired with site reliability engineering
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. 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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