feature development jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-16, feature development appears in 113 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand down 8% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-16

Postings · last 90 days
113
Demand vs prior month
down 8% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 32% require it
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about feature development

+Is feature development in demand in 2026?

Yes. feature development appears in 113 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, with demand down 8% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (32% of Product Manager postings list it).

+What jobs require feature development?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, the job titles most likely to require feature development are Product Manager (32% of postings list feature development), Software Engineer (20% of postings list feature development), Data Scientist (8% of postings list feature development).

+What skills are commonly paired with feature development?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-16), feature development most often appears alongside Python, machine learning, SQL, A/B testing, experimentation.

+Where is feature development most in demand?

As of 2026-09-16, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring feature development are San Francisco, London, New York City, Kyiv, Mountain View, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring feature development — last 90 days

Job titles most likely to require feature development

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Product Manager3631.9%
Software Engineer2219.5%
Data Scientist98.0%
Machine Learning Engineer65.3%
Applied Machine Learning Engineer43.5%
Technical Program Manager32.7%
Data Science Director21.8%
Embedded Engineering Program Manager21.8%
Engineering Manager21.8%
Machine Learning Engineering Manager21.8%

Top metros hiring for feature development

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco76.2%
London65.3%
New York City54.4%
Kyiv43.5%
Mountain View43.5%
Toronto43.5%
Arlington32.7%
Austin32.7%
Boston32.7%

Skills commonly paired with feature development

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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89ac33943e861516
data_as_of
2026-09-16
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index