Software Engineering Lead jobs in San Francisco — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)

As of 2026-05-24, Skillenai has indexed 4 Software Engineering Lead postings located in San Francisco over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Azure.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-24

Postings · last 90 days
4
Most-required skill
Next-largest hiring metro
Singapore

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Frequently asked questions about Software Engineering Lead jobs in San Francisco

+Are Software Engineering Lead jobs being posted in San Francisco right now?

Yes. Skillenai has indexed 4 Software Engineering Lead postings located in San Francisco over the 90 days ending 2026-05-24.

+What skills do Software Engineering Lead jobs in San Francisco require?

Across Software Engineering Lead postings in San Francisco indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-24, the skills mentioned most often are Azure, AWS, Python, Docker, Kubernetes.

+Which other cities are hiring Software Engineering Lead?

As of 2026-05-24, the metro areas posting the most Software Engineering Lead jobs outside San Francisco are Singapore, Shenzhen, Bucharest, Chantilly, China, based on the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly Software Engineering Lead postings in San Francisco — last 90 days

Skills most often required for Software Engineering Lead in San Francisco

NamePostingsShare
Azure313.6%
AWS313.6%
Python29.1%
Docker29.1%
Kubernetes29.1%
deployment29.1%
Terraform29.1%
Automated testing29.1%
Elastic14.5%
CI/CD14.5%
ETL14.5%
A/B testing14.5%

Other top cities hiring Software Engineering Lead

NamePostingsShare
Singapore323.1%
Shenzhen215.4%
Bucharest17.7%
Chantilly17.7%
China17.7%
London17.7%
Pittsburgh17.7%
Pune17.7%
Rio de Janeiro17.7%
San Carlos17.7%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-24, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Software Engineering Lead” and whose locationCity is “San Francisco”.

city
San Francisco
role
Software Engineering Lead
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-05-24
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index