Software Engineering Lead jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-26, Skillenai has indexed 33 job postings with the title “Software Engineering Lead” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand flat vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-26
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+How many Software Engineering Lead jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 33 job postings with the title “Software Engineering Lead” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, with demand flat vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Software Engineering Lead jobs require?
Across Software Engineering Lead postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, the skills mentioned most often are Python, observability, AWS, React, Java.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Engineering Lead?
As of 2026-08-26, Software Engineering Lead postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in London, Somerville, Auckland, Bangkok, Bengaluru.
+Is Software Engineering Lead a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 33 Software Engineering Lead postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, with demand flat vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Software Engineering Lead postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Software Engineering Lead postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Software Engineering Lead
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 12 | 36.4% |
| observability | 11 | 33.3% |
| AWS | 10 | 30.3% |
| React | 9 | 27.3% |
| Java | 9 | 27.3% |
| CI/CD | 8 | 24.2% |
| Agile | 8 | 24.2% |
| Distributed systems | 8 | 24.2% |
| TypeScript | 8 | 24.2% |
| Kubernetes | 7 | 21.2% |
| testing | 5 | 15.2% |
| Docker | 5 | 15.2% |
| SQL | 5 | 15.2% |
| Azure | 5 | 15.2% |
| Node.js | 5 | 15.2% |
Top metros hiring Software Engineering Lead
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 3 | 9.1% |
| Somerville | 3 | 9.1% |
| Auckland | 1 | 3.0% |
| Bangkok | 1 | 3.0% |
| Bengaluru | 1 | 3.0% |
| Braga | 1 | 3.0% |
| Chantilly | 1 | 3.0% |
| Dublin | 1 | 3.0% |
| Lisbon | 1 | 3.0% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Engineering Lead”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Software Engineering Lead
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-08-26
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