What Principal SRE Jobs Ask For
Across 15 open Principal SRE postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, cloud, kubernetes.
Updated September 23, 2026
15 open Principal SRE postings. The percentages below are measured over the 15 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 93% |
| cloud | 87% |
| kubernetes | 73% |
| automation | 60% |
| aws | 60% |
| ci-cd | 60% |
| observability | 60% |
| python | 60% |
| prometheus | 53% |
| gcp | 47% |
| grafana | 47% |
| api | 40% |
| distributed-systems | 40% |
| terraform | 40% |
| agile | 33% |
| devops | 33% |
| eks | 33% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 33% |
| mysql | 33% |
| saas | 33% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 15 open Principal SRE jobs →
Across all SRE levels
Most SRE postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 722
- kubernetes 686
- automation 637
- observability 633
- python 621
- ai 591
- aws 524
- terraform 502
- infrastructure-as-code 478
- networking 451
- ci-cd 433
- devops 377