Software Engineering Manager jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-08, Skillenai has indexed 686 job postings with the title “Software Engineering Manager” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand up 40% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-08
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+How many Software Engineering Manager jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 686 job postings with the title “Software Engineering Manager” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-08, with demand up 40% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Software Engineering Manager jobs require?
Across Software Engineering Manager postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-08, the skills mentioned most often are Python, AWS, CI/CD, Java, Distributed systems.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Engineering Manager?
As of 2026-09-08, Software Engineering Manager postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Bengaluru, New York City, San Francisco, San Jose, Boston.
+Is Software Engineering Manager a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 686 Software Engineering Manager postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-08, with demand up 40% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Software Engineering Manager postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Software Engineering Manager postings — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Skills most often required for Software Engineering Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 162 | 23.6% |
| AWS | 156 | 22.7% |
| CI/CD | 150 | 21.9% |
| Java | 143 | 20.8% |
| Distributed systems | 134 | 19.5% |
| Agile | 103 | 15.0% |
| React | 101 | 14.7% |
| Kubernetes | 97 | 14.1% |
| observability | 96 | 14.0% |
| security | 74 | 10.8% |
| TypeScript | 68 | 9.9% |
| microservices | 66 | 9.6% |
| JavaScript | 62 | 9.0% |
| Azure | 59 | 8.6% |
| Docker | 58 | 8.5% |
Top metros hiring Software Engineering Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 21 | 3.1% |
| New York City | 21 | 3.1% |
| San Francisco | 19 | 2.8% |
| San Jose | 17 | 2.5% |
| Boston | 12 | 1.7% |
| Pune | 12 | 1.7% |
| Austin | 11 | 1.6% |
| Hyderabad | 11 | 1.6% |
| Santa Clara | 9 | 1.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-08, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Engineering Manager”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Software Engineering Manager
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-08
- 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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