Data Science Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 32 job postings with the title “Data Science Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 28% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Data Science Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 32 job postings with the title “Data Science Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 28% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Data Science Engineer jobs require?
Across Data Science Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are Python, SQL, data modeling, data pipelines, data visualization.
+Which cities are hiring the most Data Science Engineer?
As of 2026-05-17, Data Science Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Bucharest, London, New York City, Seattle, Bengaluru.
+Is Data Science Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 32 Data Science Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 28% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Data Science Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Data Science Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Data Science Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 27 | 20.1% |
| SQL | 19 | 14.2% |
| data modeling | 10 | 7.5% |
| data pipelines | 10 | 7.5% |
| data visualization | 10 | 7.5% |
| machine learning | 9 | 6.7% |
| MLOps | 7 | 5.2% |
| ETL | 6 | 4.5% |
| Airflow | 6 | 4.5% |
| reserved instances | 5 | 3.7% |
| rightsizing | 5 | 3.7% |
| Committed Use Discounts | 5 | 3.7% |
| forecasting | 5 | 3.7% |
| Allocation methodologies | 5 | 3.7% |
| Databricks | 5 | 3.7% |
Top metros hiring Data Science Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bucharest | 2 | 15.4% |
| London | 2 | 15.4% |
| New York City | 2 | 15.4% |
| Seattle | 2 | 15.4% |
| Bengaluru | 1 | 7.7% |
| Chantilly | 1 | 7.7% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 7.7% |
| Gurugram | 1 | 7.7% |
| Pune | 1 | 7.7% |
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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 “Data Science Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Data Science Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-05-17
- 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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