What C-level Backend Jobs Ask For
Across 89 open C-level Backend postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, api, ci-cd.
Updated November 4, 2026
103 open C-level Backend postings. The percentages below are measured over the 89 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 54% |
| api | 46% |
| ci-cd | 45% |
| aws | 44% |
| java | 39% |
| microservices | 39% |
| ai | 38% |
| agile | 36% |
| kubernetes | 34% |
| cloud-native | 31% |
| sql | 31% |
| python | 29% |
| distributed-systems | 27% |
| kafka | 25% |
| postgresql | 25% |
| accessibility | 24% |
| observability | 24% |
| docker | 22% |
| event-driven-architecture | 22% |
| nosql | 22% |
| spring | 22% |
| devops | 20% |
| automation | 18% |
| containerization | 18% |
| gcp | 18% |
| 1c | 15% |
| blockchain | 15% |
| design-patterns | 15% |
| grpc | 15% |
| rdbms | 15% |
| rest | 15% |
| analytics | 13% |
| data-pipelines | 13% |
| graphql | 13% |
| api-design | 12% |
| azure | 12% |
| csharp | 12% |
| fastapi | 12% |
| test-automation | 12% |
| git | 11% |
"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 103 open C-level Backend jobs →
Across all Backend levels
Most Backend postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- api 20,728
- java 15,451
- cloud 13,822
- aws 11,933
- python 11,568
- ai 11,335
- rest 11,195
- ci-cd 11,182
- microservices 10,071
- docker 9,669
- sql 9,398
- kubernetes 9,015