Scientific Software Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 24 job postings with the title “Scientific Software Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand up 0% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Scientific Software Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 24 job postings with the title “Scientific Software Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand up 0% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Scientific Software Engineer jobs require?
Across Scientific Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are Python, CI/CD, Version control, testing, Code review.
+Which cities are hiring the most Scientific Software Engineer?
As of 2026-05-17, Scientific Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Boston, Tsukuba, Louisville, Toronto, Delft.
+Is Scientific Software Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 24 Scientific Software Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand up 0% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Scientific Software Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Scientific Software Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Scientific Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 20 | 11.0% |
| CI/CD | 17 | 9.3% |
| Version control | 15 | 8.2% |
| testing | 14 | 7.7% |
| Code review | 14 | 7.7% |
| Static Single Assignment (SSA) | 13 | 7.1% |
| C++ | 13 | 7.1% |
| Python type hints | 13 | 7.1% |
| logging | 11 | 6.0% |
| profiling | 10 | 5.5% |
| debugging | 9 | 4.9% |
| Intermediate Representation (IR) | 9 | 4.9% |
| Rust | 8 | 4.4% |
| Julia | 8 | 4.4% |
| documentation | 8 | 4.4% |
Top metros hiring Scientific Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 8 | 38.1% |
| Tsukuba | 4 | 19.0% |
| Louisville | 2 | 9.5% |
| Toronto | 2 | 9.5% |
| Delft | 1 | 4.8% |
| East Flatbush | 1 | 4.8% |
| Frederick | 1 | 4.8% |
| Harwell | 1 | 4.8% |
| London | 1 | 4.8% |
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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 “Scientific Software Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Scientific Software Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-05-17
- window_days
- 90
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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