Application Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 52 job postings with the title “Application Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 41% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Application Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 52 job postings with the title “Application Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 41% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Application Engineer jobs require?
Across Application Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are Python, C++, JavaScript, Java, SQL.
+Which cities are hiring the most Application Engineer?
As of 2026-05-17, Application Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Toronto, Bengaluru, Linthicum, Lisbon, Palo Alto.
+Is Application Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 52 Application Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 41% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Application Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Application Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Application Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 29 | 19.1% |
| C++ | 15 | 9.9% |
| JavaScript | 13 | 8.6% |
| Java | 12 | 7.9% |
| SQL | 10 | 6.6% |
| debugging | 10 | 6.6% |
| machine learning | 9 | 5.9% |
| Go | 8 | 5.3% |
| testing | 7 | 4.6% |
| CI/CD | 7 | 4.6% |
| Salesforce | 7 | 4.6% |
| Linux | 7 | 4.6% |
| QA | 6 | 3.9% |
| robotics | 6 | 3.9% |
| technical documentation | 6 | 3.9% |
Top metros hiring Application Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 3 | 16.7% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 11.1% |
| Linthicum | 2 | 11.1% |
| Lisbon | 2 | 11.1% |
| Palo Alto | 2 | 11.1% |
| Pune | 2 | 11.1% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 11.1% |
| Seattle | 2 | 11.1% |
| Ann Arbor | 1 | 5.6% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Application Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Application Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-05-17
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- 90
The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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