AI Data Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-29, Skillenai has indexed 67 job postings with the title “AI Data Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29
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Frequently asked questions about AI Data Engineer jobs
+How many AI Data Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 67 job postings with the title “AI Data Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29.
+What skills do AI Data Engineer jobs require?
Across AI Data Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, the skills mentioned most often are Python, SQL, data pipelines, data modeling, ETL.
+Which cities are hiring the most AI Data Engineer?
As of 2026-10-29, AI Data Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Canary Wharf, Paris, San Francisco, Bengaluru, Eastwood.
+Is AI Data Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 67 AI Data Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. The skill mentioned most often in AI Data Engineer 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 AI Data Engineer?
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 AI Data Engineer postings — last 90 days
Career paths through AI Data Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Roles before AI Data Engineer
Roles after AI Data Engineer
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 | 9 |
| Before: null | 2 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 1 |
| Before: Associate Cloud Engineer | 1 |
| Before: Tutor | 1 |
| Before: Full-Stack Developer | 1 |
| Before: Site Reliability Engineer | 1 |
| Before: Data Analyst | 1 |
| After: Financial Data Analyst | 1 |
| After: Data Solutions Engineer | 1 |
| After: Data Engineer Intern | 1 |
| After: Teaching Assistant | 1 |
| After: Software Engineer Intern | 1 |
Skills most often required for AI Data Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 49 | 73.1% |
| SQL | 45 | 67.2% |
| data pipelines | 27 | 40.3% |
| data modeling | 19 | 28.4% |
| ETL | 17 | 25.4% |
| DBT | 17 | 25.4% |
| Snowflake | 15 | 22.4% |
| data quality | 14 | 20.9% |
| AWS | 14 | 20.9% |
| ELT | 13 | 19.4% |
| RAG | 13 | 19.4% |
| BigQuery | 13 | 19.4% |
| CI/CD | 11 | 16.4% |
| vector databases | 10 | 14.9% |
| data ingestion | 10 | 14.9% |
Top companies posting AI Data Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Samsara | 5 |
| Barclays | 3 |
| Doctolib | 3 |
| Sixt | 3 |
| ERM | 3 |
| Mastercard | 2 |
| Ideagen | 2 |
| Allcareers | 2 |
| Devoteam | 2 |
| Trifacta | 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 AI Data Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Canary Wharf | 3 | 4.5% |
| Paris | 3 | 4.5% |
| San Francisco | 3 | 4.5% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 3.0% |
| Eastwood | 2 | 3.0% |
| Mexico City | 2 | 3.0% |
| Pune | 2 | 3.0% |
| San Diego | 2 | 3.0% |
| Arlington | 1 | 1.5% |
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, matching postings whose canonical role is “AI Data Engineer”. 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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