Data Engineer jobs in Atlanta — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)
As of 2026-09-02, Skillenai has indexed 76 Data Engineer postings located in Atlanta over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 71% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-02
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Frequently asked questions about Data Engineer jobs in Atlanta
+Are Data Engineer jobs being posted in Atlanta right now?
Yes. Skillenai has indexed 76 Data Engineer postings located in Atlanta over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, with demand down 71% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Data Engineer jobs in Atlanta require?
Across Data Engineer postings in Atlanta indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, the skills mentioned most often are Python, SQL, ETL, AWS, Snowflake.
+Which other cities are hiring Data Engineer?
As of 2026-09-02, the metro areas posting the most Data Engineer jobs outside Atlanta are New York City, Bengaluru, San Francisco, London, Hyderabad, based on the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly Data Engineer postings in Atlanta — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Data Engineer in Atlanta
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 31 | 40.8% |
| SQL | 28 | 36.8% |
| ETL | 20 | 26.3% |
| AWS | 16 | 21.1% |
| Snowflake | 16 | 21.1% |
| Databricks | 14 | 18.4% |
| CI/CD | 12 | 15.8% |
| data modeling | 12 | 15.8% |
| Azure | 12 | 15.8% |
| data pipelines | 10 | 13.2% |
| Airflow | 10 | 13.2% |
| Spark | 9 | 11.8% |
Other top cities hiring Data Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 143 | 188.2% |
| Bengaluru | 140 | 184.2% |
| San Francisco | 105 | 138.2% |
| London | 99 | 130.3% |
| Hyderabad | 90 | 118.4% |
| Toronto | 71 | 93.4% |
| Pune | 67 | 88.2% |
| Washington | 63 | 82.9% |
| Chicago | 61 | 80.3% |
| Berlin | 49 | 64.5% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Data Engineer” and whose locationCity is “Atlanta”.
- city
- Atlanta
- role
- Data Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-02
- window_days
- 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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