What Lead Backend Jobs Ask For
Across 1,584 open Lead Backend postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are api, cloud, java.
Updated October 8, 2026
1,834 open Lead Backend postings. The percentages below are measured over the 1,584 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| api | 48% |
| cloud | 47% |
| java | 44% |
| aws | 41% |
| ai | 38% |
| ci-cd | 35% |
| python | 33% |
| microservices | 32% |
| kubernetes | 27% |
| docker | 27% |
| sql | 25% |
| agile | 24% |
| spring | 23% |
| distributed-systems | 22% |
| rest | 21% |
| postgresql | 21% |
| devops | 19% |
| kafka | 19% |
| azure | 18% |
| gcp | 18% |
| nodejs | 16% |
| automation | 15% |
| event-driven-architecture | 15% |
| typescript | 14% |
| observability | 14% |
| nosql | 14% |
| cloud-native | 13% |
| git | 13% |
| redis | 11% |
| react | 10% |
| csharp | 10% |
| mysql | 9% |
| test-automation | 9% |
| mongodb | 9% |
| agentic-ai | 9% |
| rabbitmq | 9% |
| dotnet | 8% |
| fintech | 8% |
| go | 8% |
| github | 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 1,834 open Lead Backend jobs →
Across all Backend levels
Most Backend postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- api 20,292
- java 14,718
- cloud 14,172
- aws 11,690
- ai 11,360
- ci-cd 11,236
- python 10,237
- docker 9,334
- sql 9,226
- kubernetes 8,965
- rest 8,670
- postgresql 8,396