VP Engineering jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-27, Skillenai has indexed 7 job postings with the title “VP Engineering” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Distributed systems.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-27
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+How many VP Engineering jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 7 job postings with the title “VP Engineering” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27.
+What skills do VP Engineering jobs require?
Across VP Engineering postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27, the skills mentioned most often are Distributed systems, software architecture, Engineering leadership, data-intensive applications, PostgreSQL.
+Which cities are hiring the most VP Engineering?
As of 2026-08-27, VP Engineering postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in New York City, San Francisco, Paris, Toronto.
+Is VP Engineering a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 7 VP Engineering postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27. The skill mentioned most often in VP Engineering postings is Distributed systems, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly VP Engineering postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for VP Engineering
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Distributed systems | 4 | 57.1% |
| software architecture | 3 | 42.9% |
| Engineering leadership | 3 | 42.9% |
| data-intensive applications | 2 | 28.6% |
| PostgreSQL | 2 | 28.6% |
| Node.js | 2 | 28.6% |
| AI-assisted development | 2 | 28.6% |
| analytics | 2 | 28.6% |
| real-time collaboration | 2 | 28.6% |
| System design | 2 | 28.6% |
| predictive modeling | 2 | 28.6% |
| architecture reviews | 2 | 28.6% |
| cloud infrastructure | 2 | 28.6% |
| AI-native engineering practices | 2 | 28.6% |
| coding agents | 2 | 28.6% |
Top metros hiring VP Engineering
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 2 | 28.6% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 28.6% |
| Paris | 1 | 14.3% |
| Toronto | 1 | 14.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27, matching postings whose canonical role is “VP Engineering”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- VP Engineering
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-08-27
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- 90
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