DevOps Engineer Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 7% · 141
• Middle 12% · 247
• Senior 68% · 1,373
• Lead+ 13% · 256

Few Junior roles — 7%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 2 017 postings that name a level, Junior — 7%, Middle — 12%, Senior — 68%, Lead+ — 13%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ AWS36%
• ✔ Kubernetes29%
• ○ Azure24%
• ○ Docker23%
• ○ Ansible19%
• ○ Terraform15%
• ○ Python12%
• ○ Grafana10%

Share of postings that mention the skill. ✔ — 25%+, ○ — fewer; whether it is required is in the posting itself

Share of open postings that mention each skill: AWS — 36%, Kubernetes — 29%, Azure — 24%, Docker — 23%, Ansible — 19%, Terraform — 15%.

Where the openings are

• 🇵🇱 Poland597
• 🇺🇸 the US569
• 🇬🇧 the UK380
• 🇮🇳 India258
• 🇸🇬 Singapore204
• 🇩🇪 Germany152

Open positions by employer country; remote roles are often open to other countries too.

Where to apply

• Company career sites — your application goes straight to the team52%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites42%
• Telegram channels — job channels5%

Where the openings come from: 52% from company career sites (direct apply), 42% from job boards, 5% from Telegram channels.