Data Engineer II jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-10-07, Skillenai has indexed 3 job postings with the title “Data Engineer II” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-07

Postings · last 90 days
3
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Houston

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Frequently asked questions about Data Engineer II jobs

+How many Data Engineer II jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 3 job postings with the title “Data Engineer II” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-07.

+What skills do Data Engineer II jobs require?

Across Data Engineer II postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-07, the skills mentioned most often are Python, SQL, ETL, data modeling, data pipelines.

+Which cities are hiring the most Data Engineer II?

As of 2026-10-07, Data Engineer II postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Houston, Seattle.

+Is Data Engineer II a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 3 Data Engineer II postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-07. The skill mentioned most often in Data Engineer II 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 Engineer II?

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 Engineer II postings — last 90 days

Career paths through Data Engineer II

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

Historical career profiles · all locations

Roles before Data Engineer II

No published incoming different-role moves yet.

Roles after Data Engineer II

After Data Engineer IIData Engineer II → Data Analytics Engineer: 1 observed employer movesData EngineerIIData Analytics Engineer: 1 movesData AnalyticsEngineer1 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
After: Data Analytics Engineer1

Skills most often required for Data Engineer II

NamePostingsShare
Python3100.0%
SQL3100.0%
ETL266.7%
data modeling266.7%
data pipelines266.7%
PySpark266.7%
Airflow266.7%
Spark133.3%
CI/CD133.3%
MySQL133.3%
data ingestion133.3%
data quality133.3%
MLOps133.3%
containerization133.3%
Docker133.3%

Top companies posting Data Engineer II jobs

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

Top companies posting Data Engineer II jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Quicken Loans1
Visual Comfort1
GitGuardian1

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 Engineer II

NamePostingsShare
Houston133.3%
Seattle133.3%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-07, matching postings whose canonical role is “Data Engineer II”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

role
Data Engineer II
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-10-07
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index