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Software Engineering Director jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 84 job postings with the title “Software Engineering Director” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is CI/CD.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
84
Most-required skill
CI/CD
Top hiring metro
Jersey City

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Frequently asked questions about Software Engineering Director jobs

+How many Software Engineering Director jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 84 job postings with the title “Software Engineering Director” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.

+What skills do Software Engineering Director jobs require?

Across Software Engineering Director postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are CI/CD, Java, Python, AWS, Distributed systems.

+Which cities are hiring the most Software Engineering Director?

As of 2026-09-30, Software Engineering Director postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Jersey City, Bengaluru, New York City, Pittsburgh, San Jose.

+Is Software Engineering Director a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 84 Software Engineering Director postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Software Engineering Director postings is CI/CD, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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+What roles do people move into and out of Software Engineering Director?

The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.

Weekly indexed Software Engineering Director postings — last 90 days

Career paths through Software Engineering Director

Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.

Historical career profiles · all locations

88 employer moves kept the same role.

Roles before Software Engineering Director

Before Software Engineering DirectorSoftware Engineer → Software Engineering Director: 81 observed employer movesSoftware Engineering Manager → Software Engineering Director: 65 observed employer movesEngineering Manager → Software Engineering Director: 14 observed employer movesSoftware Architect → Software Engineering Director: 13 observed employer movesSoftware Development Manager → Software Engineering Director: 8 observed employer movesSoftware Developer → Software Engineering Director: 7 observed employer movesEngineering Director → Software Engineering Director: 6 observed employer movesSoftwareEngineeringDirectorSoftware Engineer: 81 movesSoftware Engineer81 movesSoftware Engineering Manager: 65 movesSoftwareEngineeringManager65 movesEngineering Manager: 14 movesEngineeringManager14 movesSoftware Architect: 13 movesSoftware Architect13 movesSoftware Development Manager: 8 movesSoftwareDevelopmentManager8 movesSoftware Developer: 7 movesSoftware Developer7 movesEngineering Director: 6 movesEngineeringDirector6 moves

Roles after Software Engineering Director

After Software Engineering DirectorSoftware Engineering Director → Software Engineer: 69 observed employer movesSoftware Engineering Director → Software Engineering Manager: 29 observed employer movesSoftware Engineering Director → Software Architect: 9 observed employer movesSoftware Engineering Director → Chief Technology Officer: 8 observed employer movesSoftware Engineering Director → Engineering Manager: 6 observed employer movesSoftware Engineering Director → Engineering Director: 6 observed employer movesSoftware Engineering Director → Software Engineering Leader: 3 observed employer movesSoftwareEngineeringDirectorSoftware Engineer: 69 movesSoftware Engineer69 movesSoftware Engineering Manager: 29 movesSoftwareEngineeringManager29 movesSoftware Architect: 9 movesSoftware Architect9 movesChief Technology Officer: 8 movesChief TechnologyOfficer8 movesEngineering Manager: 6 movesEngineeringManager6 movesEngineering Director: 6 movesEngineeringDirector6 movesSoftware Engineering Leader: 3 movesSoftwareEngineering Leader3 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Software Engineering Director (different employer)88
Before: Software Engineer81
Before: Software Engineering Manager65
Before: Engineering Manager14
Before: Software Architect13
Before: Software Development Manager8
Before: Software Developer7
Before: Engineering Director6
After: Software Engineering Director (different employer)88
After: Software Engineer69
After: Software Engineering Manager29
After: Software Architect9
After: Chief Technology Officer8
After: Engineering Manager6
After: Engineering Director6
After: Software Engineering Leader3

Skills most often required for Software Engineering Director

NamePostingsShare
CI/CD2631.0%
Java2631.0%
Python2226.2%
AWS2023.8%
Distributed systems2023.8%
observability1922.6%
microservices1821.4%
React1720.2%
DevOps1416.7%
TypeScript1416.7%
security1315.5%
Kubernetes1214.3%
software engineering1113.1%
Agile1011.9%
incident response1011.9%

Top companies posting Software Engineering Director jobs

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting Software Engineering Director jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
JPMorgan Chase & Co.21
Litmos3
Cisco3
Muon Space2
Mastercard2
eBay2
Floqast2
Visa2
Harness2
SupplyHouse.com2

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring Software Engineering Director

NamePostingsShare
Jersey City1011.9%
Bengaluru67.1%
New York City33.6%
Pittsburgh33.6%
San Jose33.6%
Chantilly22.4%
Cincinnati22.4%
Columbus22.4%
Los Angeles22.4%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Engineering Director”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

role
Software Engineering Director
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-09-30
window_days
90
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