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Will AI replace site reliability engineers?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting site reliability engineers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 354 live site reliability engineers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 36% of current site reliability engineers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
354live openings
36%ask for AI skills
20%remote
158companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
Employers still ask most for: Kubernetes, Python, Site Reliability Engineering, AWS, Terraform, Reliability — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Okta | 23 |
| SpaceX | 20 |
| MongoDB | 15 |
| Anduril Industries | 13 |
| Sezzle | 7 |
| Doctolib | 7 |
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