Lead Data Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 75 job postings with the title “Lead Data Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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+How many Lead Data Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 75 job postings with the title “Lead Data Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do Lead Data Engineer jobs require?
Across Lead Data Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are Python, SQL, ETL, Snowflake, CI/CD.
+Which cities are hiring the most Lead Data Engineer?
As of 2026-09-30, Lead Data Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Dublin, London, Pune, Sydney, Cincinnati.
+Is Lead Data Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 75 Lead Data Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Lead Data Engineer postings is Python, 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 Lead Data Engineer?
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 Lead Data Engineer postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Lead Data Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
10 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Lead Data Engineer
Roles after Lead Data Engineer
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Data Engineer | 16 |
| Before: Lead Data Engineer (different employer) | 10 |
| Before: Big Data Engineer | 3 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 2 |
| Before: Data Architect | 2 |
| Before: Senior Data Engineer | 2 |
| Before: Senior Developer | 1 |
| Before: Manager | 1 |
| After: Lead Data Engineer (different employer) | 10 |
| After: AI & Data Engineering Manager | 1 |
| After: Data Architect | 1 |
| After: Lead Engineer | 1 |
| After: Data Engineering Manager | 1 |
| After: Data Engineer | 1 |
| After: Senior Data Engineer | 1 |
| After: AWS Engineer | 1 |
Skills most often required for Lead Data Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 53 | 70.7% |
| SQL | 48 | 64.0% |
| ETL | 31 | 41.3% |
| Snowflake | 29 | 38.7% |
| CI/CD | 28 | 37.3% |
| AWS | 27 | 36.0% |
| data modeling | 22 | 29.3% |
| Kafka | 21 | 28.0% |
| data pipelines | 20 | 26.7% |
| ELT | 19 | 25.3% |
| Databricks | 19 | 25.3% |
| Spark | 18 | 24.0% |
| DBT | 16 | 21.3% |
| data governance | 15 | 20.0% |
| Java | 14 | 18.7% |
Top companies posting Lead Data Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Capital One | 9 |
| Mastercard | 7 |
| Blend360 | 4 |
| SVB | 2 |
| Nigel Frank | 2 |
| Humana | 2 |
| Blend | 2 |
| ABC Fitness | 2 |
| Lplfinancial | 1 |
| Thoughtworks | 1 |
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 Lead Data Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 4 | 5.3% |
| London | 3 | 4.0% |
| Pune | 3 | 4.0% |
| Sydney | 3 | 4.0% |
| Cincinnati | 2 | 2.7% |
| Glasgow | 2 | 2.7% |
| McLean | 2 | 2.7% |
| Paris | 2 | 2.7% |
| Amsterdam | 1 | 1.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Lead Data Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Lead Data Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-30
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