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What junior data engineer roles require at tech companies · 6 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026

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6 junior data engineer roles counted in the window. Browse 78 open data postings.

In short

ETL is required most often, in 6 of 6 junior data engineer roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then Data Warehousing (5) and SQL (5). Among roles that state years, 3 of 3 ask for at least 2 years. We counted 6 roles, each at a different employer.

ETL
6 of 6
Required most often, of the roles we could read
5+ years
1 of 3
Of roles stating years
Remote roles
6 of 6
Of the roles we could read for it

What the postings ask for

Out of the 6 roles whose requirements we could read, of 6 in all. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.

Required
SkillRoles asking
ETL
6 of 6
Data Warehousing
5 of 6
SQL
5 of 6
Git
3 of 6
Python
3 of 6
Relational Databases
3 of 6
AWS
2 of 6
Agile
2 of 6
CI/CD
2 of 6
Data Modeling
2 of 6
Preferred
SkillRoles asking
Airflow
2 of 6
Cost Optimization
2 of 6
Data Integration
2 of 6
Data Pipelines
2 of 6
Data Visualization
2 of 6
Identity and Access Management
2 of 6
Performance Optimization
2 of 6
AWS
1 of 6
Advanced Analytics
1 of 6
Alerting
1 of 6

Experience

Of the 3 roles that state years

Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.

1+ year
3 of 3
2+ years
3 of 3
3+ years
1 of 3
5+ years
1 of 3
8+ years
0 of 3
10+ years
0 of 3

Degree

Of the 3 roles we could read for it

Required
0 of 3
Required, or experience instead
0 of 3
Preferred
0 of 3
Not mentioned
3 of 3

Pay and remote work

Of the 6 roles we could read for it

Roles stating pay
2 of 6
Remote roles
6 of 6

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How we count: 6 roles in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology