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Observability engineer: a person in this job builds the logs, metrics and alerts that show engineers what their systems are doing and when they break. Elastic, Luminis Health, LangChain, Grafana Labs and SpaceX have the most open roles with “Observability engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.

193 open roles · 9 posted in the last 7 days · 23% remote · 85 companies hiring · $208K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay89 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The dark column holds the median, $208K.
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Can be done from home23%45 of 193 jobs
State the pay61%118 of 193 jobs
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Skills asked for in observability engineer roles

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Newest observability engineer jobs

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What observability engineer roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$182K29
Senior$205K38
Lead and above$252K22

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Kinds of work close to this one

Roles where employers ask for the same skills. The bar shows how much the skill lists overlap; the text names the shared skills and, where 30 postings state pay, the median advertised pay there.

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Questions about observability engineer jobs

What is an observability engineer job?
In an observability engineer job, a person builds the logs, metrics and alerts that show engineers what their systems are doing and when they break. 193 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many observability engineer jobs are open right now?
There are 193 open observability engineer jobs at 85 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 9 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most observability engineer jobs?
Right now the most openings are at Elastic (23), Luminis Health (11), LangChain (10), Grafana Labs (9) and Snowflake (8). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote observability engineer jobs?
45 of the 193 open observability engineer jobs (23%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do observability engineer jobs pay in euros?
16 of the open postings state a yearly range in euros: the median midpoint is €86,500, and the middle half advertise €79,000 to €120,500. These are advertised ranges as each employer wrote them, not verified pay.
What do observability engineer jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $208K, based on 89 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $175K and $245K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get an observability engineer job?
0 of the 193 open observability engineer jobs (0%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 92 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 85 companies are hiring and 9 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing observability engineer jobs?
46 of the 193 open observability engineer jobs (24%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, AI, Machine Learning. Employers still list 193 such roles today at 85 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do observability engineer jobs ask for?
Most often Python (47%), Kubernetes (46%), Observability (46%), Go (44%), OpenTelemetry (37%) of the 193 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in observability engineer jobs?
Senior Software Engineer (19), Software Engineer (13), Staff Software Engineer (9), Senior Full Stack Engineer (7), Director of Product Management (7): the most common titles among the 193 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are observability engineer jobs in demand in 2026?
193 observability engineer jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 85 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 9 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $208K. 45 (23%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for observability engineer jobs?
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