What senior data engineer roles require at tech companies · 47 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026

Updated Oct 7, 2026

47 senior data engineer roles counted in the window. Browse 78 open data postings.

In short

Python is required most often, in 37 of 47 senior data engineer roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then SQL (35) and Data Modeling (25). Among roles that state years, 21 of 25 ask for at least 5 years. We counted 47 roles, each at a different employer.

Python: 37 of 47; Required most often, of the roles we could read
5+ years: 21 of 25; Of roles stating years
Remote roles: 37 of 47; Of the roles we could read for it

What the postings ask for

Out of the 47 roles whose requirements we could read, of 47 in all. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.

Required
Skill	Roles asking
Python	37 of 47
SQL	35 of 47
Data Modeling	25 of 47
AWS	22 of 47
Data Warehousing	21 of 47
CI/CD	19 of 47
ETL	17 of 47
Data Pipelines	16 of 47
Git	15 of 47
Snowflake	13 of 47

Preferred
Skill	Roles asking
Data Quality	7 of 47
Airflow	6 of 47
Data Modeling	6 of 47
Data Pipelines	6 of 47
Databricks	6 of 47
Docker	6 of 47
Identity and Access Management	6 of 47
Monitoring	6 of 47
Stream Processing	6 of 47
Data Governance	5 of 47

Experience

Of the 25 roles that state years

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

1+ year: 25 of 25
2+ years: 25 of 25
3+ years: 25 of 25
5+ years: 21 of 25
8+ years: 4 of 25
10+ years: 2 of 25

Degree

Of the 30 roles we could read for it

Required: 6 of 30
Required, or experience instead: 5 of 30
Preferred: 1 of 30
Not mentioned: 18 of 30

Pay and remote work

Of the 47 roles we could read for it

Roles stating pay: 14 of 47
Remote roles: 37 of 47

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What does "preferred" mean in a posting?

A preferred skill is one the posting lists as a plus rather than a must. We count required and preferred skills separately, so for each role a skill is in one list or the other, never both.

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How we count: 47 roles in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology