Engineering and sales are the most in-demand job families in fintech. As of 20 October 2026, engineering titles account for 1,066 of the 4,187 active roles tracked by Finjobsly (25.5%) and sales titles for 914 (21.8%), followed by product and design (404), data and machine learning (399) and risk, compliance and legal (307). This ranking shows what each family pays, which employers hire for it and which skills sit behind the demand.
Key findings
- Engineering (1,066) and sales (914) together make up 47.3% of active roles, with 481 roles in an other group.
- Operations and support has 219 roles, finance 178, marketing 143 and people 76.
- Median midpoints for US roles that state pay are $225,000 for product and design (n=137), $216,000 for engineering (n=354), $215,000 for data and machine learning (n=128), $194,306 for sales (n=145) and $184,800 for risk, compliance and legal (n=85).
- 70.1% of labelled roles are Senior or above, so experienced hires are in the highest demand.
What are the most in-demand fintech jobs?
Ranked by active roles on 20 October 2026, the job families are engineering (1,066), sales (914), product and design (404), data and machine learning (399), risk, compliance and legal (307), operations and support (219), finance (178), marketing (143) and people (76). Another 481 roles fall outside these groups. The ranking is based on title keywords, so a role can be counted in only one family.
The result is not surprising, but the gap between engineering and sales and the rest is. Together they are nearly half the panel, which means a candidate with a technical or commercial profile has far more openings to choose from than one in marketing or people. Our guide to the fintech jobs with no coding required covers the other side of the market.
Which skills drive the demand?
The most common skills tags are Payments (1,966 roles, 47.0%), Compliance (1,086), Go (980), Python (700), SQL (611) and Salesforce (554). Fraud appears on 390 roles, Data Science on 306, Stakeholder Management on 269, Account Management on 263, Customer Success on 239, Trading on 221 and Excel on 220. Payments and compliance are domain skills that cut across job families, so they are worth learning whatever role you want. See the most in-demand fintech skills.
Which employers hire the most?
Stripe has 776 active roles, 18.5% of the panel, followed by Toast (337), Brex (263), Adyen (240), Coinbase (226), Affirm (218), Block (217), Checkout.com (171), Ramp (169) and Robinhood (155). Because the panel is concentrated, any job family share partly reflects the hiring of these employers. See the full ranking.
Where are these jobs based?
Location text on active roles shows New York with 844 roles at 25 employers, San Francisco with 711 at 18, London with 358 at 21, Atlanta with 52 and Miami with 31. Remote work is common, with 59.8% of the 3,142 roles that state a work style marked remote. Read the guides to New York, San Francisco and London, or see the remote jobs guide.
How senior are the most in-demand roles?
Of 4,129 roles with a seniority label, 2,896 (70.1%) are Senior or above. Senior alone is 1,870 and Staff 520, while only 336 roles (8.1%) are junior or internship. Demand is strongest for experienced hires in every family. Early-career candidates should read the entry-level guide.
Which fintech jobs pay the most?
Among US roles with disclosed pay, product and design leads at a median midpoint of $225,000 (n=137), then engineering at $216,000 (n=354), data and machine learning at $215,000 (n=128), sales and go-to-market at $194,306 (n=145) and risk, compliance and legal at $184,800 (n=85). Pay disclosure covers 1,491 of 4,187 roles (35.6%). Read the salary report or use the salary benchmark.
FAQ
What is the most in-demand fintech job?
Engineering, with 1,066 active roles (25.5%), followed by sales with 914 (21.8%), as of 20 October 2026 on Finjobsly.
Which fintech jobs pay the most?
Product and design has the highest median midpoint among US roles that state pay, at $225,000 (n=137), followed by engineering at $216,000 (n=354).
Is demand for fintech jobs rising?
We cannot say. Finjobsly began tracking in July 2026, so this ranking is a snapshot and not a trend.
Methodology and data notes
Figures come from the Finjobsly tracked employer panel, which held 4,187 active roles at 36 employers on 20 October 2026. Job families come from title keywords, skill counts from skills tags, where one role can carry several, and seniority shares from the 4,129 roles with a label. Pay medians use US roles that state a range, with sample size shown. The panel covers the employers we track and not the whole market. Last updated: 20 October 2026. See the methodology page and fintech jobs.