Operations Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 82 job postings with the title “Operations Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about Operations Engineer jobs
+How many Operations Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 82 job postings with the title “Operations Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do Operations Engineer jobs require?
Across Operations Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are Python, SQL, Grafana, automation, Bash.
+Which cities are hiring the most Operations Engineer?
As of 2026-09-30, Operations Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Redmond, Bastrop, Hawthorne, Indianapolis, Cape Canaveral.
+Is Operations Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 82 Operations Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Operations Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Operations Engineer?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Operations Engineer postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Operations Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
16 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Operations Engineer
Roles after Operations Engineer
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Software Engineer | 23 |
| Before: Operations Engineer (different employer) | 16 |
| Before: Manufacturing Engineer | 13 |
| Before: System Administrator | 8 |
| Before: Research Assistant | 8 |
| Before: Systems Engineer | 8 |
| Before: Project Manager | 6 |
| Before: Network Engineer | 5 |
| After: Operations Engineer (different employer) | 16 |
| After: Software Engineer | 16 |
| After: Systems Engineer | 13 |
| After: DevOps Engineer | 12 |
| After: Project Manager | 9 |
| After: Program Manager | 7 |
| After: Operations Manager | 6 |
| After: Manufacturing Engineer | 5 |
Skills most often required for Operations Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 48 | 58.5% |
| SQL | 37 | 45.1% |
| Grafana | 22 | 26.8% |
| automation | 19 | 23.2% |
| Bash | 18 | 22.0% |
| Six Sigma | 16 | 19.5% |
| Prometheus | 16 | 19.5% |
| Excel | 16 | 19.5% |
| Data analysis | 15 | 18.3% |
| R | 15 | 18.3% |
| capacity planning | 15 | 18.3% |
| Power BI | 14 | 17.1% |
| Lean | 14 | 17.1% |
| data visualization | 14 | 17.1% |
| ERP | 13 | 15.9% |
Top companies posting Operations Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| SpaceX | 36 |
| Mozilla | 6 |
| Monolith | 4 |
| Airbnb | 4 |
| Clinical Architecture | 4 |
| xAI | 3 |
| Verra Mobility | 2 |
| AnyDesk | 2 |
| Coreweave | 2 |
| Nimble Robotics, Inc. | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Operations Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond | 11 | 13.4% |
| Bastrop | 8 | 9.8% |
| Hawthorne | 5 | 6.1% |
| Indianapolis | 4 | 4.9% |
| Cape Canaveral | 3 | 3.7% |
| Memphis | 3 | 3.7% |
| San Francisco | 3 | 3.7% |
| Auckland | 2 | 2.4% |
| Dublin | 2 | 2.4% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Operations Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Operations Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-30
- window_days
- 90
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