Head of Engineering jobs in New York City — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 16 Head of Engineering postings located in New York City over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Engineering leadership, with demand up 0% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+Are Head of Engineering jobs being posted in New York City right now?
Yes. Skillenai has indexed 16 Head of Engineering postings located in New York City over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand up 0% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Head of Engineering jobs in New York City require?
Across Head of Engineering postings in New York City indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are Engineering leadership, Python, software engineering, Code review, software architecture.
+Which other cities are hiring Head of Engineering?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most Head of Engineering jobs outside New York City are San Francisco, London, Toronto, Lisbon, Palo Alto, based on the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly Head of Engineering postings in New York City — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Head of Engineering in New York City
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering leadership | 7 | 13.7% |
| Python | 5 | 9.8% |
| software engineering | 5 | 9.8% |
| Code review | 5 | 9.8% |
| software architecture | 4 | 7.8% |
| scalability | 4 | 7.8% |
| payments | 4 | 7.8% |
| Distributed systems | 4 | 7.8% |
| TypeScript | 4 | 7.8% |
| PostgreSQL | 3 | 5.9% |
| reliability engineering | 3 | 5.9% |
| Node.js | 3 | 5.9% |
Other top cities hiring Head of Engineering
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 26 | 42.6% |
| London | 10 | 16.4% |
| Toronto | 5 | 8.2% |
| Lisbon | 4 | 6.6% |
| Palo Alto | 4 | 6.6% |
| Amsterdam | 3 | 4.9% |
| Singapore | 3 | 4.9% |
| China | 2 | 3.3% |
| Paris | 2 | 3.3% |
| San Leandro | 2 | 3.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Head of Engineering” and whose locationCity is “New York City”.
- city
- New York City
- role
- Head of Engineering
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-05-17
- window_days
- 90
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