DevOps Engineer Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 7% · 144
• Middle 12% · 241
• Senior 68% · 1,373
• Lead+ 13% · 262

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

Of 2 020 postings that name a level, Junior — 7%, Middle — 12%, Senior — 68%, Lead+ — 13%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ AWS36%
• ✔ Kubernetes29%
• ○ Azure23%
• ○ Docker22%
• ○ Ansible18%
• ○ Terraform15%
• ○ Python12%
• ○ Grafana10%

✔ — in 25%+ of postings, ○ — often listed as a plus

Share of open postings that mention each skill: AWS — 36%, Kubernetes — 29%, Azure — 23%, Docker — 22%, Ansible — 18%, Terraform — 15%.

Where the openings are

• 🇵🇱 Poland592
• 🇺🇸 the US529
• 🇬🇧 the UK424
• 🇮🇳 India255
• 🇸🇬 Singapore209
• 🇩🇪 Germany150

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 team50%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites44%
• Telegram channels — job channels6%

Where the openings come from: 50% from company career sites (direct apply), 44% from job boards, 6% from Telegram channels.