Data Engineering Lead jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-01, Skillenai has indexed 72 job postings with the title “Data Engineering Lead” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-01
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+How many Data Engineering Lead jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 72 job postings with the title “Data Engineering Lead” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01.
+What skills do Data Engineering Lead jobs require?
Across Data Engineering Lead postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01, the skills mentioned most often are Python, SQL, Snowflake, ETL, data modeling.
+Which cities are hiring the most Data Engineering Lead?
As of 2026-10-01, Data Engineering Lead postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Bentonville, Pune, Bengaluru, New York City, Phoenix.
+Is Data Engineering Lead a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 72 Data Engineering Lead postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01. The skill mentioned most often in Data Engineering Lead postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Data Engineering Lead?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Data Engineering Lead postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Data Engineering Lead
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
14 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Data Engineering Lead
Roles after Data Engineering Lead
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Data Engineer | 16 |
| Before: Data Engineering Lead (different employer) | 14 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 7 |
| Before: Data Analyst | 5 |
| Before: Data Engineering Manager | 3 |
| Before: ETL Engineer | 2 |
| Before: Product Manager | 2 |
| Before: Data Integration Consultant | 2 |
| After: Data Engineering Lead (different employer) | 14 |
| After: Data Engineering Manager | 5 |
| After: Software Engineer | 3 |
| After: Data Architect | 3 |
| After: Data Engineering Consultant | 2 |
| After: Data Analyst | 2 |
| After: Data Engineer | 2 |
| After: Operations Engineer | 1 |
Skills most often required for Data Engineering Lead
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 25 | 34.7% |
| SQL | 25 | 34.7% |
| Snowflake | 22 | 30.6% |
| ETL | 20 | 27.8% |
| data modeling | 18 | 25.0% |
| Spark | 17 | 23.6% |
| Databricks | 15 | 20.8% |
| data governance | 15 | 20.8% |
| data quality | 14 | 19.4% |
| Data transformation | 14 | 19.4% |
| CI/CD | 13 | 18.1% |
| data pipelines | 13 | 18.1% |
| Azure | 12 | 16.7% |
| AWS | 12 | 16.7% |
| Data engineering | 12 | 16.7% |
Top companies posting Data Engineering Lead jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Barclays | 3 |
| Version 1 | 2 |
| Spin Careers | 2 |
| Aviva | 2 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 |
| Vivenu | 2 |
| Capco | 2 |
| NNGroup | 2 |
| Agile Defense | 1 |
| Overwolf | 1 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Data Engineering Lead
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bentonville | 4 | 5.6% |
| Pune | 4 | 5.6% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 4.2% |
| New York City | 3 | 4.2% |
| Phoenix | 3 | 4.2% |
| Madrid | 2 | 2.8% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 2.8% |
| Amsterdam | 1 | 1.4% |
| Auckland | 1 | 1.4% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01, matching postings whose canonical role is “Data Engineering Lead”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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