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Systems Engineer jobs

Live systems engineer openings from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source. What the role pays, across markets and seniority: systems engineer salary.

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What 1,094 postings say

188 added in the last 7 days

Seniority	Live roles	State pay	Posted band
Entry	21	—	—
Untagged (mid)	693	156	$113k–$188k
Senior / lead	380	136	$142k–$203k

Level read from the title; pay where stated

Skills named most

Share of postings naming the skill

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Routes into systems engineer

DevOps Engineer → Systems Engineer64% readiness
Systems Administrator → Systems Engineer59% readiness

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How many systems engineer jobs are open right now?

Right now there are 1,094 systems engineer openings on our board, and 188 of them arrived in the last seven days. 247 of them are fully remote (remote systems engineer jobs). The board refreshes every night, so the count moves with the market.

How much do systems engineer jobs pay?

292 of the 1,094 openings state a salary. Across those, the middle half of posted pay runs from $123k to $195k a year. We only count postings that state pay, so this is what employers are advertising today, not an estimate. For the fuller picture by seniority and market, see the systems engineer salary page.

What skills do systems engineer postings ask for?

The three skills systems engineer postings name most often are Linux (27% of postings), Python (23%) and Networking (16%). Those percentages are simply how many of the postings we read mention each one, so you can see which are near-universal and which are nice to have. Every skill, defined: the glossary.

Can I move into systems engineer work from an adjacent role?

Yes, and we can tell you from where. 2 measured routes lead into systems engineer work. The closest is from devops engineer: a typical devops engineer profile already covers 64% of what systems engineer postings ask for, and the route page lists the exact skills that make up the rest.

Listings come from company career pages and public boards and link out to apply. Refreshed nightly.