Software Engineering Director jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-02, Skillenai has indexed 89 job postings with the title “Software Engineering Director” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Java, with demand up 45% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-02
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+How many Software Engineering Director jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 89 job postings with the title “Software Engineering Director” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, with demand up 45% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Software Engineering Director jobs require?
Across Software Engineering Director postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, the skills mentioned most often are Java, AWS, CI/CD, Distributed systems, Python.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Engineering Director?
As of 2026-09-02, Software Engineering Director postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Jersey City, Bengaluru, New York City, Austin, Cincinnati.
+Is Software Engineering Director a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 89 Software Engineering Director postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, with demand up 45% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Software Engineering Director postings is Java, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Software Engineering Director postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Software Engineering Director
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Java | 33 | 37.1% |
| AWS | 28 | 31.5% |
| CI/CD | 22 | 24.7% |
| Distributed systems | 22 | 24.7% |
| Python | 21 | 23.6% |
| React | 19 | 21.3% |
| observability | 19 | 21.3% |
| microservices | 18 | 20.2% |
| security | 18 | 20.2% |
| DevOps | 15 | 16.9% |
| software engineering | 14 | 15.7% |
| Agile | 14 | 15.7% |
| scalability | 14 | 15.7% |
| TypeScript | 14 | 15.7% |
| Kubernetes | 13 | 14.6% |
Top metros hiring Software Engineering Director
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jersey City | 12 | 13.5% |
| Bengaluru | 8 | 9.0% |
| New York City | 4 | 4.5% |
| Austin | 3 | 3.4% |
| Cincinnati | 2 | 2.2% |
| Columbus | 2 | 2.2% |
| Los Angeles | 2 | 2.2% |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 2.2% |
| San Jose | 2 | 2.2% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Engineering Director”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Software Engineering Director
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-02
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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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