What C-level Software Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 981 open C-level Software Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, ai, java.
Updated October 17, 2026
1,056 open C-level Software Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 981 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 61% |
| ai | 59% |
| java | 54% |
| ci-cd | 40% |
| agile | 38% |
| api | 37% |
| automation | 36% |
| python | 35% |
| aws | 32% |
| sql | 31% |
| microservices | 26% |
| devops | 24% |
| spring | 24% |
| kubernetes | 22% |
| machine-learning | 22% |
| cloud-native | 20% |
| azure | 20% |
| analytics | 20% |
| distributed-systems | 19% |
| docker | 19% |
| kafka | 18% |
| accessibility | 18% |
| test-automation | 18% |
| react | 17% |
| rest | 17% |
| sdlc | 17% |
| observability | 17% |
| agentic-ai | 16% |
| design-patterns | 15% |
| event-driven-architecture | 15% |
| linux | 14% |
| llm | 14% |
| git | 14% |
| gcp | 14% |
| nosql | 13% |
| typescript | 12% |
| angular | 12% |
| javascript | 12% |
| github | 11% |
| oracle | 11% |
"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 1,056 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 60,212
- ai 55,569
- api 53,323
- python 51,243
- java 49,495
- ci-cd 42,128
- agile 39,633
- automation 36,601
- sql 35,906
- aws 34,812
- kubernetes 25,941
- azure 25,616