Software Engineering Technical Leader jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 27 job postings with the title “Software Engineering Technical Leader” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand up 138% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Software Engineering Technical Leader jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 27 job postings with the title “Software Engineering Technical Leader” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand up 138% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Software Engineering Technical Leader jobs require?
Across Software Engineering Technical Leader postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are Python, Linux, CI/CD, C, Java.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Engineering Technical Leader?
As of 2026-05-17, Software Engineering Technical Leader postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Milpitas, Carolina, Galway, San Jose.
+Is Software Engineering Technical Leader a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 27 Software Engineering Technical Leader postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand up 138% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Software Engineering Technical Leader postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Software Engineering Technical Leader postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Software Engineering Technical Leader
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 15 | 14.0% |
| Linux | 11 | 10.3% |
| CI/CD | 10 | 9.3% |
| C | 9 | 8.4% |
| Java | 9 | 8.4% |
| BGP | 7 | 6.5% |
| Kubernetes | 7 | 6.5% |
| OSPF | 6 | 5.6% |
| Distributed systems | 6 | 5.6% |
| Telemetry | 5 | 4.7% |
| Docker | 5 | 4.7% |
| DevOps | 5 | 4.7% |
| Git | 4 | 3.7% |
| microservices | 4 | 3.7% |
| JavaScript | 4 | 3.7% |
Top metros hiring Software Engineering Technical Leader
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Milpitas | 6 | 54.5% |
| Carolina | 2 | 18.2% |
| Galway | 2 | 18.2% |
| San Jose | 1 | 9.1% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Engineering Technical Leader”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Software Engineering Technical Leader
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-05-17
- 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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