SPI jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, SPI appears in 444 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Embedded Software Engineer roles, with demand down 34% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about SPI
+Is SPI in demand in 2026?
Yes. SPI appears in 444 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 34% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Embedded Software Engineer roles (20% of Embedded Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require SPI?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require SPI are Embedded Software Engineer (20% of postings list SPI), Software Engineer (14% of postings list SPI), Firmware Engineer (6% of postings list SPI).
+What skills are commonly paired with SPI?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), SPI most often appears alongside I2C, UART, C, C++, CAN.
+Where is SPI most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SPI are Costa Mesa, San Francisco, Bengaluru, Austin, Hyderabad, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new SPI content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring SPI — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require SPI
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded Software Engineer | 89 | 20.0% |
| Software Engineer | 63 | 14.2% |
| Firmware Engineer | 29 | 6.5% |
| Flight Software Engineer | 24 | 5.4% |
| Electrical Engineer | 16 | 3.6% |
| Embedded Engineer | 13 | 2.9% |
| Robotic Software Engineer | 8 | 1.8% |
| Embedded Systems Engineer | 7 | 1.6% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 7 | 1.6% |
| Embedded Software Developer | 5 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for SPI
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 34 | 28.1% |
| San Francisco | 15 | 12.4% |
| Bengaluru | 13 | 10.7% |
| Austin | 10 | 8.3% |
| Hyderabad | 10 | 8.3% |
| Long Beach | 10 | 8.3% |
| San Jose | 10 | 8.3% |
| Sunnyvale | 10 | 8.3% |
| Boston | 9 | 7.4% |
Skills commonly paired with SPI
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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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-05-17
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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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