What Senior Software Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 161 open Senior Software Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, cloud, api.
Updated October 18, 2026
166 open Senior Software Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 161 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 71% |
| cloud | 50% |
| api | 47% |
| python | 37% |
| ci-cd | 29% |
| observability | 29% |
| aws | 28% |
| kubernetes | 27% |
| cpp | 24% |
| agentic-ai | 23% |
| distributed-systems | 23% |
| machine-learning | 22% |
| react | 22% |
| llm | 20% |
| postgresql | 20% |
| agile | 18% |
| docker | 18% |
| networking | 18% |
| automation | 17% |
| github | 16% |
| javascript | 16% |
| typescript | 16% |
| azure | 16% |
| java | 16% |
| linux | 15% |
| git | 14% |
| gcp | 13% |
| rust | 12% |
| sql | 12% |
| dotnet | 11% |
| csharp | 9% |
| microservices | 9% |
| playwright | 9% |
| cloud-native | 9% |
| terraform | 9% |
| angular | 8% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 8% |
| nodejs | 8% |
| scrum | 8% |
| selenium | 8% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 166 open Senior Software Engineering jobs →
Across all Software Engineering levels
Most Software Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 267
- cloud 169
- api 158
- python 151
- ci-cd 104
- cpp 102
- observability 90
- aws 89
- react 89
- postgresql 87
- machine-learning 85
- agentic-ai 84