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Backend Skills
Python is the most in-demand skill for Backend roles, asked for in 62% of 326 live Backend listings. The most-requested skills are Python, Distributed Systems, AWS, Kubernetes, and Machine Learning.
Ranked by live-role demand across active Backend listings. Updated 5 hours ago.
Most-requested skills
| Skill | Share of roles | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 62% | 201 |
| Distributed Systems | 50% | 162 |
| AWS | 43% | 139 |
| Kubernetes | 41% | 134 |
| Machine Learning | 35% | 115 |
| PostgreSQL | 35% | 113 |
| LLMs | 31% | 100 |
| GCP | 30% | 99 |
| Agentic AI | 30% | 98 |
| Docker | 26% | 85 |
| Kafka | 22% | 73 |
| TypeScript | 22% | 73 |
| CI/CD | 22% | 72 |
| Data Engineering | 21% | 68 |
| Java | 20% | 66 |
| Azure | 20% | 65 |
| Redis | 19% | 62 |
| SQL | 17% | 54 |
| C++ | 16% | 53 |
| Rust | 16% | 52 |
| Node.js | 14% | 47 |
| Go | 13% | 44 |
| React | 13% | 44 |
| Terraform | 13% | 42 |
| Elasticsearch | 12% | 38 |
| FastAPI | 11% | 37 |
| Generative AI | 10% | 31 |
| Spark | 9% | 29 |
| JavaScript | 7% | 23 |
| Django | 6% | 21 |
| RAG | 6% | 19 |
| Data Science | 6% | 18 |
| GPU | 5% | 16 |
| MongoDB | 5% | 15 |
| Snowflake | 4% | 14 |
| GraphQL | 4% | 13 |
| Flask | 4% | 13 |
| Vector Databases | 4% | 13 |
| Fine-tuning | 3% | 11 |
| Scala | 3% | 11 |
| BigQuery | 3% | 10 |
| Kotlin | 3% | 9 |
| LangGraph | 3% | 9 |
| Multimodal | 3% | 9 |
| Robotics | 3% | 9 |
| Speech Recognition | 3% | 9 |
| PyTorch | 2% | 8 |
| Airflow | 2% | 8 |
| C# | 2% | 8 |
| Prompt Engineering | 2% | 8 |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 2% | 7 |
| LangChain | 2% | 7 |
| LangSmith | 2% | 6 |
| Model Context Protocol | 2% | 6 |
| Time Series | 2% | 6 |
| Embeddings | 2% | 6 |
| Computer Vision | 2% | 6 |
| Databricks | 2% | 6 |
| CUDA | 2% | 5 |
| MLOps | 1% | 4 |
| dbt | 1% | 4 |
| vLLM | 1% | 4 |
| Deep Learning | 1% | 4 |
| Foundation Models | 1% | 4 |
| Mistral | 1% | 4 |
| Vertex AI | 1% | 4 |
| iOS | 1% | 3 |
| CrewAI | 1% | 3 |
| Triton | 1% | 3 |
| Android | 1% | 3 |
| TensorRT | 1% | 3 |
| NLP | 1% | 3 |
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About this data
- What skills do Backend roles need?
- Python is the most in-demand skill for Backend roles, asked for in 62% of 326 live Backend listings. The most-requested skills are Python, Distributed Systems, AWS, Kubernetes, and Machine Learning.
- How is demand measured?
- We scan the title and description of every active Backend listing for a curated vocabulary of skills, then rank each by the number of distinct live roles that mention it. Share is that count divided by all active Backend roles.
- How current is it?
- It reflects live listings and updates as new roles are posted and old ones close.