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Software Engineering Manager jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-11-07, Skillenai has indexed 793 job postings with the title “Software Engineering Manager” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is CI/CD, with demand share down 1.8% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-07

Postings · last 90 days
793
Demand vs prior month
down 1.8% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
CI/CD
Top hiring metro
Bengaluru

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Frequently asked questions about Software Engineering Manager jobs

+How many Software Engineering Manager jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 793 job postings with the title “Software Engineering Manager” over the 90 days ending 2026-11-07.

+What skills do Software Engineering Manager jobs require?

Across Software Engineering Manager postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-07, the skills mentioned most often are CI/CD, Python, Java, AWS, Agile.

+Which cities are hiring the most Software Engineering Manager?

As of 2026-11-07, Software Engineering Manager postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, San Jose, Boston.

+Is Software Engineering Manager a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 793 Software Engineering Manager postings over the 90 days ending 2026-11-07. The skill mentioned most often in Software Engineering Manager postings is CI/CD, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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+What roles do people move into and out of Software Engineering Manager?

The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.

Weekly indexed Software Engineering Manager postings — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths through Software Engineering Manager

Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.

Historical career profiles · all locations

614 employer moves kept the same role.

Roles before Software Engineering Manager

Before Software Engineering ManagerSoftware Engineer → Software Engineering Manager: 675 observed employer movesSoftware Architect → Software Engineering Manager: 53 observed employer movesEngineering Manager → Software Engineering Manager: 49 observed employer movesSoftware Development Manager → Software Engineering Manager: 45 observed employer movesProject Manager → Software Engineering Manager: 41 observed employer movesSoftware Developer → Software Engineering Manager: 41 observed employer movesSoftware Engineering Director → Software Engineering Manager: 31 observed employer movesSoftwareEngineeringManagerSoftware Engineer: 675 movesSoftware Engineer675 movesSoftware Architect: 53 movesSoftware Architect53 movesEngineering Manager: 49 movesEngineeringManager49 movesSoftware Development Manager: 45 movesSoftwareDevelopmentManager45 movesProject Manager: 41 movesProject Manager41 movesSoftware Developer: 41 movesSoftware Developer41 movesSoftware Engineering Director: 31 movesSoftwareEngineeringDirector31 moves

Roles after Software Engineering Manager

After Software Engineering ManagerSoftware Engineering Manager → Software Engineer: 516 observed employer movesSoftware Engineering Manager → Software Engineering Director: 65 observed employer movesSoftware Engineering Manager → Engineering Manager: 55 observed employer movesSoftware Engineering Manager → Software Architect: 39 observed employer movesSoftware Engineering Manager → Program Manager: 32 observed employer movesSoftware Engineering Manager → Product Manager: 31 observed employer movesSoftware Engineering Manager → Project Manager: 30 observed employer movesSoftwareEngineeringManagerSoftware Engineer: 516 movesSoftware Engineer516 movesSoftware Engineering Director: 65 movesSoftwareEngineeringDirector65 movesEngineering Manager: 55 movesEngineeringManager55 movesSoftware Architect: 39 movesSoftware Architect39 movesProgram Manager: 32 movesProgram Manager32 movesProduct Manager: 31 movesProduct Manager31 movesProject Manager: 30 movesProject Manager30 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Software Engineer675
Before: Software Engineering Manager (different employer)614
Before: Software Architect53
Before: Engineering Manager49
Before: Software Development Manager45
Before: Project Manager41
Before: Software Developer41
Before: Software Engineering Director31
After: Software Engineering Manager (different employer)614
After: Software Engineer516
After: Software Engineering Director65
After: Engineering Manager55
After: Software Architect39
After: Program Manager32
After: Product Manager31
After: Project Manager30

Skills most often required for Software Engineering Manager

NamePostingsShare
CI/CD21226.7%
Python20225.5%
Java20225.5%
AWS20025.2%
Agile15519.5%
Distributed systems15119.0%
Kubernetes13316.8%
React11514.5%
observability10613.4%
microservices10012.6%
TypeScript9512.0%
C++8911.2%
C#8811.1%
Docker8811.1%
Azure8711.0%

Top companies posting Software Engineering Manager jobs

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting Software Engineering Manager jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Google58
Mastercard27
Wf18
General Motors16
U.S. Bank16
Northrop Grumman16
JPMorgan Chase & Co.15
Grab14
Elastic13
Cisco13

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring Software Engineering Manager

NamePostingsShare
Bengaluru222.8%
Hyderabad162.0%
Pune151.9%
San Jose141.8%
Boston131.6%
Austin111.4%
Chennai111.4%
Santa Clara111.4%
Somerville111.4%

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-07, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Engineering Manager”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). Adjusted posting share: 0.4% to 0.4%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,471 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-07-07 to 2026-10-05 and 2026-08-04 to 2026-11-02 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

role
Software Engineering Manager
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-11-07
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index