Engineering Lead jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 74 job postings with the title “Engineering Lead” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is AWS, with demand down 47% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Engineering Lead jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 74 job postings with the title “Engineering Lead” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 47% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Engineering Lead jobs require?
Across Engineering Lead postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are AWS, Python, Kubernetes, TypeScript, Kafka.
+Which cities are hiring the most Engineering Lead?
As of 2026-05-17, Engineering Lead postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in London, Singapore, Berlin, San Francisco, Amsterdam.
+Is Engineering Lead a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 74 Engineering Lead postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 47% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Engineering Lead postings is AWS, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Engineering Lead postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Engineering Lead
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | 31 | 11.4% |
| Python | 26 | 9.6% |
| Kubernetes | 24 | 8.9% |
| TypeScript | 22 | 8.1% |
| Kafka | 21 | 7.7% |
| React | 20 | 7.4% |
| Java | 19 | 7.0% |
| Docker | 16 | 5.9% |
| GCP | 16 | 5.9% |
| testing | 13 | 4.8% |
| CI/CD | 13 | 4.8% |
| Node.js | 13 | 4.8% |
| Kotlin | 13 | 4.8% |
| Spring Boot | 12 | 4.4% |
| code reviews | 12 | 4.4% |
Top metros hiring Engineering Lead
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 17 | 38.6% |
| Singapore | 9 | 20.5% |
| Berlin | 6 | 13.6% |
| San Francisco | 4 | 9.1% |
| Amsterdam | 2 | 4.5% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 4.5% |
| Washington | 2 | 4.5% |
| Brussels | 1 | 2.3% |
| Buenos Aires | 1 | 2.3% |
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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 “Engineering Lead”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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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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