Lead Data Engineer jobs in New York City — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)

As of 2026-05-19, Skillenai has indexed 4 Lead Data Engineer postings located in New York City over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand up 100% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-19

Postings · last 90 days
4
Demand vs prior month
up 100% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Next-largest hiring metro
Costa Rica

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Frequently asked questions about Lead Data Engineer jobs in New York City

+Are Lead Data Engineer jobs being posted in New York City right now?

Yes. Skillenai has indexed 4 Lead Data Engineer postings located in New York City over the 90 days ending 2026-05-19, with demand up 100% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills do Lead Data Engineer jobs in New York City require?

Across Lead Data Engineer postings in New York City indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-19, the skills mentioned most often are Python, SQL, data quality, data modeling, AWS.

+Which other cities are hiring Lead Data Engineer?

As of 2026-05-19, the metro areas posting the most Lead Data Engineer jobs outside New York City are Costa Rica, London, Chicago, Paris, Atlanta, based on the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly Lead Data Engineer postings in New York City — last 90 days

Skills most often required for Lead Data Engineer in New York City

NamePostingsShare
Python412.9%
SQL412.9%
data quality39.7%
data modeling39.7%
AWS39.7%
Spark26.5%
ETL26.5%
AWS Glue26.5%
Docker26.5%
Data Lake26.5%
Looker26.5%
Amazon Kinesis26.5%

Other top cities hiring Lead Data Engineer

NamePostingsShare
Costa Rica717.9%
London615.4%
Chicago410.3%
Paris410.3%
Atlanta37.7%
Austin37.7%
Bengaluru37.7%
Cincinnati37.7%
Denver37.7%
Kansas City37.7%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-19, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Lead Data Engineer” and whose locationCity is “New York City”.

city
New York City
role
Lead Data Engineer
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-05-19
window_days
90
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Lead Data Engineer jobs in New York City — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026) — Skillenai