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Reliability Engineering: demand in job postings
Reliability Engineering is named in 5% of the 28,652 tech job postings Mettlespark read in the United States and Canada over the last 180 days (1,336 postings), most often for MLOps Engineer at 13%, Backend Engineer at 10% and Site Reliability Engineer at 9%. When a posting names it, 90% list it as required.
From 28,652 postings in the United States and Canada, April 23, 2026 to October 20, 2026. Updated October 20, 2026. How we count
- Postings naming it
- 1,3365% of all postings
- Required when named
- 90%rather than nice to have
- Senior level or above
- 62%of the postings naming it
Over time
Its share of postings has held steady since October 2023, comparing like with like.
The roles that ask for it most
The share of each role's postings that name Reliability Engineering.
| Role | Share of the role's postings |
|---|---|
| MLOps Engineer | |
| Backend Engineer | |
| Site Reliability Engineer | |
| Applied AI Engineer | |
| Engineering Manager | |
| Software Engineer | |
| Full-Stack Engineer | |
| Platform Engineer |
Often asked for alongside
The share of postings naming Reliability Engineering that also name each.
- Distributed Systems62%
- Observability47%
- AWS41%
- Code Review41%
- System Scaling38%
- Testing37%
Industries
Where the postings naming it come from.
- Enterprise Software & SaaS9%
- Banking & Financial Services6%
- AI Research & Foundation Models5%
- Healthcare5%
Quick answers
Is Reliability Engineering in demand?
Reliability Engineering is named in 5% of tech job postings in the United States and Canada over the last 180 days, 1,336 postings, and required in 90% of those. Its share of postings has held steady since October 2023, comparing like with like.
Which jobs ask for Reliability Engineering?
MLOps Engineer, Backend Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer and Applied AI Engineer postings name it most often: 13% of MLOps Engineer postings, 10% of Backend Engineer postings, 9% of Site Reliability Engineer postings.
What skills go with Reliability Engineering?
Postings that name Reliability Engineering most often also name Distributed Systems, Observability, AWS and Code Review.