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Software & IT

data engineer

Learned from 109 real résumés for this role.

Across 109 real U.S. résumés for a data engineer, the most distinctive skills are Apache Nifi, Data Pump Export/Import and Database Cloning And Refreshing — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Apache Nifi
3% have it · 446.3× vs average
Data Pump Export/Import
3% have it · 223.2× vs average
Database Cloning And Refreshing
3% have it · 223.2× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

apache nifi
446.3×
3% · N=3
data pump export/import
223.2×
3% · N=3
database cloning and refreshing
223.2×
3% · N=3
junit testing
223.2×
3% · N=3
perl scripting
127.5×
3% · N=3
snapshot
121.7×
3% · N=3
backup and recovery strategies
81.2×
3% · N=3
cron jobs
78.8×
3% · N=3
tibco
65.3×
3% · N=3
kotlin
65.3×
3% · N=3
crontab
59.5×
3% · N=3
map reduce
59.5×
3% · N=3
gcp
59.5×
3% · N=3
memory
43.9×
3% · N=3
google cloud
17.2×
29% · N=32

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

python29% · N=6database and business intelligence consultant14% · N=3database designer14% · N=3database administrator14% · N=3team liaison & senior python developer14% · N=3web technician and developer - python14% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

director information technology14% · N=3hadoop developer2% · N=3

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Data Engineer need?

In 109 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Apache Nifi (3% have it), Data Pump Export/Import (3% have it), Database Cloning And Refreshing (3% have it), Junit Testing (3% have it), Perl Scripting (3% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Data Engineer roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Python (29% of moves, N=6), Database And Business Intelligence Consultant (14% of moves, N=3), Database Designer (14% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Data Engineer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Director Information Technology (14% of arrivals, N=3), Hadoop Developer (2% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Data Engineer salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 109 of them are Data Engineer résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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