What Principal Architecture Jobs Ask For
Across 2,918 open Principal Architecture postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, ai, api.
Updated October 17, 2026
3,146 open Principal Architecture postings. The percentages below are measured over the 2,918 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 71% |
| ai | 65% |
| api | 36% |
| aws | 34% |
| azure | 34% |
| automation | 32% |
| machine-learning | 28% |
| analytics | 24% |
| agentic-ai | 23% |
| python | 22% |
| cloud-native | 21% |
| ci-cd | 21% |
| gcp | 21% |
| observability | 19% |
| networking | 17% |
| llm | 16% |
| event-driven-architecture | 15% |
| generative-ai | 15% |
| kubernetes | 14% |
| pre-sales | 14% |
| microservices | 14% |
| agile | 14% |
| solution-design | 14% |
| devops | 13% |
| saas | 13% |
| distributed-systems | 13% |
| sql | 13% |
| cybersecurity | 12% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 11% |
| stakeholder-management | 11% |
| data-governance | 10% |
| java | 10% |
| data-engineering | 9% |
| erp | 9% |
| data-modeling | 8% |
| terraform | 8% |
| design-patterns | 8% |
| oracle | 8% |
| accessibility | 7% |
| business-development | 7% |
"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 Architecture levels
Most Architecture postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 23,504
- ai 17,723
- azure 12,331
- api 11,778
- aws 10,687
- automation 9,447
- analytics 7,773
- ci-cd 7,308
- agile 6,767
- python 6,748
- devops 6,641
- solution-design 6,474