Step Functions jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, Step Functions appears in 192 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Step Functions, with demand share down 6.1% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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+Is Step Functions in demand in 2026?
Yes. Step Functions appears in 192 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Step Functions (39.6% of all postings mentioning Step Functions).
+What jobs require Step Functions?
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 Step Functions are Bioinformatics Scientist (10.0% of that role’s postings mention Step Functions), CloudOps Engineer (6.2% of that role’s postings mention Step Functions), Python Developer (4.3% of that role’s postings mention Step Functions).
+What skills are commonly paired with Step Functions?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), Step Functions most often appears alongside Lambda, AWS, Python, S3, API Gateway.
+Where is Step Functions most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Step Functions are Pune, Toronto, Hyderabad, New York City, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Step Functions content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after Step Functions?
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 Step Functions — last 90 days
Career paths around Step Functions
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before Step Functions
Skills after Step Functions
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: python | 44 |
| Before: PySpark | 19 |
| Before: Kafka | 19 |
| Before: sql | 16 |
| Before: snowflake | 16 |
| Before: docker | 15 |
| Before: Jenkins | 15 |
| Before: Tableau | 15 |
| After: PySpark | 14 |
| After: Azure Data Factory | 12 |
| After: snowflake | 12 |
| After: Azure DevOps | 10 |
| After: Azure Databricks | 10 |
| After: databricks | 9 |
| After: Kafka | 9 |
| After: terraform | 9 |
Roles most likely to require Step Functions
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Bioinformatics Scientist | 2 | 10.0% |
| CloudOps Engineer | 2 | 6.2% |
| Python Developer | 3 | 4.3% |
| DevOps Software Engineer | 1 | 3.8% |
| Oracle Database Administrator | 1 | 3.0% |
| Cloud Software Engineer | 2 | 1.8% |
| Engineering Lead | 2 | 1.7% |
| Software Engineering Director | 1 | 1.2% |
| Head of Engineering | 1 | 0.7% |
| Tech Lead | 1 | 0.7% |
Roles with the most Step Functions postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 76 | 39.6% |
| Data Engineer | 26 | 13.5% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 5 | 2.6% |
| Platform Engineer | 5 | 2.6% |
| AI Engineer | 4 | 2.1% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 4 | 2.1% |
| ML Engineer | 3 | 1.6% |
| Python Developer | 3 | 1.6% |
| Solution Architect | 3 | 1.6% |
| Backend Software Engineer | 2 | 1.0% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring Step Functions
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Barclays | 11 |
| AppDirect | 6 |
| Twitch | 6 |
| Varicent | 6 |
| Cox | 4 |
| Caylent | 4 |
| Southwest Airlines | 3 |
| Allianz | 3 |
| Booking.com | 3 |
| CapitalT | 3 |
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 Step Functions
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pune | 7 | 3.6% |
| Toronto | 7 | 3.6% |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 2.6% |
| New York City | 5 | 2.6% |
| San Francisco | 5 | 2.6% |
| Budapest | 4 | 2.1% |
| Atlanta | 3 | 1.6% |
| Calgary | 3 | 1.6% |
| Montréal | 3 | 1.6% |
Skills commonly paired with Step Functions
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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 Step Functions by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Step Functions postings by all Step Functions 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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