Bare metal jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, Bare metal appears in 219 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Embedded Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Bare metal.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about Bare metal
+Is Bare metal in demand in 2026?
Yes. Bare metal appears in 219 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Embedded Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Bare metal (33.8% of all postings mentioning Bare metal).
+What jobs require Bare metal?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Bare metal are Embedded Linux Engineer (63.6% of that role’s postings mention Bare metal), Firmware Engineer (24.8% of that role’s postings mention Bare metal), Flight Software Engineer (21.9% of that role’s postings mention Bare metal).
+What skills are commonly paired with Bare metal?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), Bare metal most often appears alongside Linux, RTOS, Python, C++, Rust.
+Where is Bare metal most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Bare metal are El Segundo, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Goleta, Hollister, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Bare metal content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after Bare metal?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring Bare metal — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around Bare metal
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before Bare metal
Skills after Bare metal
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.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Correlation | 1 |
| Before: Calypso | 1 |
| Before: python | 1 |
| Before: Quality Center | 1 |
| Before: disaster recovery/backup strategies | 1 |
| Before: Loadrunner automation | 1 |
| Before: control systems | 1 |
| Before: UART | 1 |
| After: CI/CD methodologies | 1 |
| After: ucOSii | 1 |
| After: GitLab | 1 |
| After: sensor logs | 1 |
| After: indirect Time of Flight sensors | 1 |
| After: C | 1 |
| After: data analysis | 1 |
| After: terraform | 1 |
Roles most likely to require Bare metal
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded Linux Engineer | 14 | 63.6% |
| Firmware Engineer | 27 | 24.8% |
| Flight Software Engineer | 23 | 21.9% |
| Embedded Linux Software Engineer | 5 | 20.0% |
| Linux Infrastructure Engineer | 4 | 14.8% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 74 | 7.6% |
| Platform Engineering Director | 1 | 5.0% |
| Engineering Team Lead | 1 | 4.0% |
| Software Product Manager | 1 | 2.8% |
| Group Product Manager | 1 | 0.7% |
Roles with the most Bare metal postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded Software Engineer | 74 | 33.8% |
| Firmware Engineer | 27 | 12.3% |
| Flight Software Engineer | 23 | 10.5% |
| Software Engineer | 22 | 10.0% |
| Embedded Linux Engineer | 14 | 6.4% |
| Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer | 7 | 3.2% |
| Embedded Linux Software Engineer | 5 | 2.3% |
| Linux Infrastructure Engineer | 4 | 1.8% |
| Firmware Software Engineer | 3 | 1.4% |
| Space Firmware Software Engineer | 3 | 1.4% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring Bare metal
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Varda Space Industries | 155 |
| Uvation | 4 |
| Grafana Labs | 4 |
| 3 | |
| Fluidstack | 3 |
| GlobaliD | 3 |
| Globalpr | 2 |
| Adyen | 2 |
| Workday | 2 |
| Coupang | 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 for Bare metal
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| El Segundo | 155 | 70.8% |
| San Francisco | 4 | 1.8% |
| Amsterdam | 2 | 0.9% |
| Goleta | 2 | 0.9% |
| Hollister | 2 | 0.9% |
| Hyderabad | 2 | 0.9% |
| London | 2 | 0.9% |
| New York City | 2 | 0.9% |
| Reston | 2 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with Bare metal
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning Bare metal by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Bare metal postings by all Bare metal postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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