What C-level Software Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 898 open C-level Software Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, cloud, java.
Updated September 18, 2026
985 open C-level Software Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 898 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 59% |
| cloud | 56% |
| java | 56% |
| api | 40% |
| ci-cd | 38% |
| agile | 37% |
| sql | 36% |
| python | 34% |
| automation | 33% |
| aws | 30% |
| microservices | 29% |
| spring | 29% |
| kubernetes | 27% |
| accessibility | 25% |
| docker | 23% |
| sdlc | 20% |
| kafka | 20% |
| rest | 20% |
| react | 20% |
| devops | 20% |
| git | 19% |
| analytics | 17% |
| linux | 17% |
| distributed-systems | 17% |
| agentic-ai | 17% |
| design-patterns | 16% |
| machine-learning | 16% |
| test-automation | 16% |
| azure | 16% |
| mongodb | 16% |
| llm | 16% |
| nosql | 16% |
| cloud-native | 15% |
| angular | 14% |
| gcp | 14% |
| github | 14% |
| jenkins | 13% |
| observability | 13% |
| oracle | 13% |
| containerization | 12% |
"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 985 open C-level Software Engineering jobs →
Across all Software Engineering levels
Most Software Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 58,448
- ai 52,426
- api 51,857
- java 49,333
- python 47,683
- ci-cd 39,816
- agile 37,605
- sql 34,692
- aws 33,689
- automation 32,096
- kubernetes 25,071
- azure 24,416