Head of Engineering jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-11-07, Skillenai has indexed 180 job postings with the title “Head of Engineering” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Java.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-07
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Frequently asked questions about Head of Engineering jobs
+How many Head of Engineering jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 180 job postings with the title “Head of Engineering” over the 90 days ending 2026-11-07.
+What skills do Head of Engineering jobs require?
Across Head of Engineering postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-07, the skills mentioned most often are Java, AWS, observability, Distributed systems, Python.
+Which cities are hiring the most Head of Engineering?
As of 2026-11-07, Head of Engineering postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in London, New York City, San Francisco, Berlin, Amsterdam.
+Is Head of Engineering a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 180 Head of Engineering postings over the 90 days ending 2026-11-07. The skill mentioned most often in Head of Engineering postings is Java, 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 Head of Engineering?
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 Head of Engineering postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Head of Engineering
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
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Skills most often required for Head of Engineering
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Java | 31 | 17.2% |
| AWS | 29 | 16.1% |
| observability | 28 | 15.6% |
| Distributed systems | 27 | 15.0% |
| Python | 26 | 14.4% |
| architecture | 26 | 14.4% |
| CI/CD | 24 | 13.3% |
| Spring Boot | 21 | 11.7% |
| software engineering | 18 | 10.0% |
| Engineering processes | 16 | 8.9% |
| Engineering leadership | 16 | 8.9% |
| data pipelines | 15 | 8.3% |
| quality metrics | 15 | 8.3% |
| Code review | 14 | 7.8% |
| platform engineering | 14 | 7.8% |
Top companies posting Head of Engineering jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Moniepoint | 32 |
| CLERA | 9 |
| Adyen | 5 |
| Wattpad | 4 |
| ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG | 4 |
| Grab | 3 |
| Tutor Intelligence | 3 |
| Abusix | 3 |
| Autodesk | 2 |
| MBUSA | 2 |
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 Head of Engineering
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 12 | 6.7% |
| New York City | 8 | 4.4% |
| San Francisco | 8 | 4.4% |
| Berlin | 7 | 3.9% |
| Amsterdam | 5 | 2.8% |
| Hamburg | 4 | 2.2% |
| Singapore | 4 | 2.2% |
| Toronto | 4 | 2.2% |
| Paris | 3 | 1.7% |
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-07, matching postings whose canonical role is “Head of Engineering”. 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
- Head of Engineering
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-11-07
- window_days
- 90