Spark Streaming jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, Spark Streaming appears in 163 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Data Engineer has the most postings mentioning Spark Streaming, with demand share down 13.9% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
163
Demand vs prior month
down 13.9% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 35.0% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about Spark Streaming

+Is Spark Streaming in demand in 2026?

Yes. Spark Streaming appears in 163 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Data Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Spark Streaming (35.0% of all postings mentioning Spark Streaming).

+What jobs require Spark Streaming?

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 Spark Streaming are Data Platform Architect (8.1% of that role’s postings mention Spark Streaming), VP of Engineering (5.7% of that role’s postings mention Spark Streaming), Machine Learning Platform Engineer (4.2% of that role’s postings mention Spark Streaming).

+What skills are commonly paired with Spark Streaming?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), Spark Streaming most often appears alongside Python, Kafka, SQL, Flink, Java.

+Where is Spark Streaming most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Spark Streaming are San Francisco, Amsterdam, New York City, Beijing, Boston, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new Spark Streaming content and jobs?

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+Which skills come before and after Spark Streaming?

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 Spark Streaming — last 90 days

Career paths around Spark Streaming

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before Spark Streaming

Before Spark Streamingspark → Spark Streaming: 44 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → Spark Streaming: 41 observed employer moves with this skill pairKafka → Spark Streaming: 41 observed employer moves with this skill pairPySpark → Spark Streaming: 39 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → Spark Streaming: 35 observed employer moves with this skill pairHive → Spark Streaming: 30 observed employer moves with this skill pairTableau → Spark Streaming: 30 observed employer moves with this skill pairsnowflake → Spark Streaming: 30 observed employer moves with this skill pairSparkStreamingspark: 44 movesspark44 movespython: 41 movespython41 movesKafka: 41 movesKafka41 movesPySpark: 39 movesPySpark39 movessql: 35 movessql35 movesHive: 30 movesHive30 movesTableau: 30 movesTableau30 movessnowflake: 30 movessnowflake30 moves

Skills after Spark Streaming

After Spark StreamingSpark Streaming → databricks: 30 observed employer moves with this skill pairSpark Streaming → python: 26 observed employer moves with this skill pairSpark Streaming → snowflake: 25 observed employer moves with this skill pairSpark Streaming → spark: 24 observed employer moves with this skill pairSpark Streaming → PySpark: 23 observed employer moves with this skill pairSpark Streaming → airflow: 19 observed employer moves with this skill pairSpark Streaming → docker: 18 observed employer moves with this skill pairSpark Streaming → Power BI: 18 observed employer moves with this skill pairSparkStreamingdatabricks: 30 movesdatabricks30 movespython: 26 movespython26 movessnowflake: 25 movessnowflake25 movesspark: 24 movesspark24 movesPySpark: 23 movesPySpark23 movesairflow: 19 movesairflow19 movesdocker: 18 movesdocker18 movesPower BI: 18 movesPower BI18 moves
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.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: spark44
Before: python41
Before: Kafka41
Before: PySpark39
Before: sql35
Before: Hive30
Before: Tableau30
Before: snowflake30
After: databricks30
After: python26
After: snowflake25
After: spark24
After: PySpark23
After: airflow19
After: docker18
After: Power BI18

Roles most likely to require Spark Streaming

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Data Platform Architect38.1%
VP of Engineering25.7%
Machine Learning Platform Engineer14.2%
Lead Data Engineer34.0%
Staff Software Engineer53.6%
Data & AI Engineer13.4%
ML Platform Engineer12.1%
Big Data Engineer11.9%
Data Engineering Manager41.7%
Data Engineering Lead11.4%

Roles with the most Spark Streaming postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Data Engineer5735.0%
Software Engineer2314.1%
Solutions Architect159.2%
Engineering Manager63.7%
Staff Software Engineer53.1%
Data Engineering Manager42.5%
Data Platform Engineer42.5%
Machine Learning Engineer42.5%
Platform Engineer42.5%
Data Platform Architect31.8%

Top companies posting jobs requiring Spark Streaming

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring Spark Streaming
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Orb22
Databricks14
Barclays7
Grab7
Adyen6
Capital One4
Talan4
Vinted4
Harvey4
Snowflake3

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 Spark Streaming

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco2213.5%
Amsterdam74.3%
New York City74.3%
Beijing42.5%
Boston42.5%
Paris42.5%
Plano42.5%
Pune42.5%
Melbourne31.8%

Skills commonly paired with Spark Streaming

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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 Spark Streaming by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Spark Streaming postings by all Spark Streaming 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). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index