Engineering Program Manager jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 156 job postings with the title “Engineering Program Manager” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Risk Management, with demand share down 3.8% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
156
Demand vs prior month
down 3.8% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
San Jose

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Frequently asked questions about Engineering Program Manager jobs

+How many Engineering Program Manager jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 156 job postings with the title “Engineering Program Manager” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.

+What skills do Engineering Program Manager jobs require?

Across Engineering Program Manager postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are Risk Management, program management, Agile, project management, JIRA.

+Which cities are hiring the most Engineering Program Manager?

As of 2026-09-30, Engineering Program Manager postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Jose, San Francisco, Lake Park, Spring, Austin.

+Is Engineering Program Manager a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 156 Engineering Program Manager postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Engineering Program Manager postings is Risk Management, 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 Engineering Program Manager?

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 Engineering Program Manager postings — last 90 days

Career paths through Engineering Program Manager

Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.

Historical career profiles · all locations

36 employer moves kept the same role.

Roles before Engineering Program Manager

Before Engineering Program ManagerProgram Manager → Engineering Program Manager: 38 observed employer movesTechnical Program Manager → Engineering Program Manager: 24 observed employer movesProject Manager → Engineering Program Manager: 23 observed employer movesEngineering Manager → Engineering Program Manager: 19 observed employer movesSoftware Engineer → Engineering Program Manager: 11 observed employer movesProduct Manager → Engineering Program Manager: 10 observed employer movesProject Engineer → Engineering Program Manager: 9 observed employer movesEngineeringProgramManagerProgram Manager: 38 movesProgram Manager38 movesTechnical Program Manager: 24 movesTechnical ProgramManager24 movesProject Manager: 23 movesProject Manager23 movesEngineering Manager: 19 movesEngineeringManager19 movesSoftware Engineer: 11 movesSoftware Engineer11 movesProduct Manager: 10 movesProduct Manager10 movesProject Engineer: 9 movesProject Engineer9 moves

Roles after Engineering Program Manager

After Engineering Program ManagerEngineering Program Manager → Program Manager: 26 observed employer movesEngineering Program Manager → Technical Program Manager: 21 observed employer movesEngineering Program Manager → Product Manager: 8 observed employer movesEngineering Program Manager → Engineering Manager: 7 observed employer movesEngineering Program Manager → Project Manager: 5 observed employer movesEngineering Program Manager → Software Engineer: 3 observed employer movesEngineering Program Manager → Systems Engineer: 3 observed employer movesEngineeringProgramManagerProgram Manager: 26 movesProgram Manager26 movesTechnical Program Manager: 21 movesTechnical ProgramManager21 movesProduct Manager: 8 movesProduct Manager8 movesEngineering Manager: 7 movesEngineeringManager7 movesProject Manager: 5 movesProject Manager5 movesSoftware Engineer: 3 movesSoftware Engineer3 movesSystems Engineer: 3 movesSystems Engineer3 moves
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.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Program Manager38
Before: Engineering Program Manager (different employer)36
Before: Technical Program Manager24
Before: Project Manager23
Before: Engineering Manager19
Before: Software Engineer11
Before: Product Manager10
Before: Project Engineer9
After: Engineering Program Manager (different employer)36
After: Program Manager26
After: Technical Program Manager21
After: Product Manager8
After: Engineering Manager7
After: Project Manager5
After: Software Engineer3
After: Systems Engineer3

Skills most often required for Engineering Program Manager

NamePostingsShare
Risk Management4226.9%
program management3824.4%
Agile2817.9%
project management2616.7%
JIRA2616.7%
PMP1811.5%
Scrum1710.9%
budgeting1610.3%
Technical Program Management149.0%
Integration149.0%
Confluence149.0%
Project planning149.0%
Schedule management138.3%
dependency management138.3%
stakeholder management127.7%

Top companies posting Engineering Program Manager jobs

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting Engineering Program Manager jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Cisco25
Adobe21
HPE10
Nimble Storage9
Northrop Grumman8
Frame.io5
Verkada4
Graphcore4
Whoop4
Eight Sleep4

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 Engineering Program Manager

NamePostingsShare
San Jose1811.5%
San Francisco85.1%
Lake Park74.5%
Spring63.8%
Austin53.2%
San Mateo53.2%
Boston42.6%
Seattle42.6%
Sunnyvale42.6%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Engineering Program Manager”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

role
Engineering Program Manager
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-09-30
window_days
90
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