What Middle Software Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 5,662 open Middle Software Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are api, cloud, ci-cd.
Updated November 3, 2026
5,998 open Middle Software Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 5,662 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| api | 39% |
| cloud | 39% |
| ci-cd | 36% |
| agile | 34% |
| java | 34% |
| python | 33% |
| ai | 31% |
| sql | 30% |
| aws | 26% |
| automation | 25% |
| git | 24% |
| rest | 21% |
| javascript | 20% |
| docker | 18% |
| kubernetes | 18% |
| typescript | 17% |
| microservices | 17% |
| azure | 17% |
| react | 17% |
| devops | 16% |
| csharp | 16% |
| linux | 15% |
| spring | 15% |
| cpp | 14% |
| test-automation | 14% |
| unit-testing | 13% |
| dotnet | 12% |
| scrum | 12% |
| postgresql | 12% |
| rdbms | 11% |
| version-control | 11% |
| observability | 11% |
| distributed-systems | 10% |
| angular | 10% |
| github | 10% |
| machine-learning | 9% |
| kafka | 9% |
| sql-server | 9% |
| analytics | 9% |
| html | 9% |
"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 65,764
- api 61,124
- ai 60,081
- python 56,467
- java 54,799
- ci-cd 46,892
- agile 43,066
- sql 42,899
- automation 39,995
- aws 39,356
- git 29,183
- javascript 29,115