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Will AI replace data engineers?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting data engineers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 616 live data engineers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 53% of current data engineers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
616live openings
53%ask for AI skills
18%remote
347companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Python, SQL, Data Engineering, AWS, Data Modeling, Communication — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Encora | 17 |
| Sezzle | 16 |
| Artefact | 13 |
| Point72 | 8 |
| Qube Research & Technologies | 7 |
| SpaceX | 7 |
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