What Lead Software Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 11,558 open Lead Software Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, agile, ci-cd.
Updated November 6, 2026
12,155 open Lead Software Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 11,558 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 58% |
| agile | 49% |
| ci-cd | 48% |
| ai | 46% |
| java | 43% |
| api | 41% |
| automation | 41% |
| aws | 39% |
| python | 38% |
| test-automation | 26% |
| sql | 25% |
| cloud-native | 24% |
| kubernetes | 22% |
| microservices | 22% |
| spring | 21% |
| root-cause-analysis | 20% |
| react | 20% |
| azure | 19% |
| machine-learning | 19% |
| rest | 18% |
| devops | 18% |
| secure-coding | 18% |
| observability | 18% |
| docker | 17% |
| kafka | 15% |
| distributed-systems | 15% |
| typescript | 15% |
| git | 15% |
| javascript | 14% |
| sdlc | 14% |
| terraform | 13% |
| gcp | 12% |
| analytics | 12% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 12% |
| agentic-ai | 12% |
| github | 12% |
| event-driven-architecture | 11% |
| postgresql | 11% |
| information-architecture | 11% |
| llm | 10% |
"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 Software Engineering levels
Most Software Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 68,803
- api 64,066
- ai 62,930
- python 58,671
- java 57,168
- ci-cd 49,243
- agile 45,125
- sql 44,663
- automation 42,146
- aws 40,922
- git 30,521
- javascript 30,383