What Principal Architecture Jobs Ask For
Across 2,461 open Principal Architecture postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, ai, aws.
Updated September 18, 2026
2,810 open Principal Architecture postings. The percentages below are measured over the 2,461 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 67% |
| ai | 64% |
| aws | 34% |
| api | 33% |
| azure | 31% |
| automation | 30% |
| machine-learning | 25% |
| analytics | 23% |
| python | 22% |
| agentic-ai | 22% |
| cloud-native | 21% |
| observability | 20% |
| ci-cd | 20% |
| gcp | 20% |
| networking | 17% |
| kubernetes | 16% |
| pre-sales | 16% |
| llm | 15% |
| event-driven-architecture | 14% |
| solution-design | 14% |
| agile | 13% |
| generative-ai | 13% |
| devops | 13% |
| microservices | 12% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 12% |
| distributed-systems | 12% |
| cybersecurity | 11% |
| sql | 11% |
| saas | 11% |
| stakeholder-management | 10% |
| java | 10% |
| data-governance | 10% |
| terraform | 10% |
| data-engineering | 8% |
| data-modeling | 8% |
| oracle | 8% |
| salesforce | 8% |
| databricks | 8% |
| design-patterns | 8% |
| crm | 7% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
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Across all Architecture levels
Most Architecture postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 21,436
- ai 16,320
- azure 11,232
- api 10,738
- aws 10,184
- automation 8,282
- analytics 7,198
- ci-cd 6,430
- python 6,259
- agile 6,051
- devops 5,906
- machine-learning 5,868