What Lead Software Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 9,602 open Lead Software Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, agile, ai.
Updated October 17, 2026
10,392 open Lead Software Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 9,602 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 60% |
| agile | 50% |
| ai | 47% |
| ci-cd | 47% |
| java | 45% |
| api | 42% |
| automation | 40% |
| python | 38% |
| aws | 38% |
| sql | 26% |
| kubernetes | 23% |
| cloud-native | 23% |
| spring | 22% |
| test-automation | 22% |
| microservices | 22% |
| azure | 21% |
| react | 20% |
| machine-learning | 19% |
| devops | 19% |
| rest | 18% |
| docker | 17% |
| root-cause-analysis | 17% |
| observability | 17% |
| secure-coding | 15% |
| typescript | 15% |
| javascript | 15% |
| kafka | 15% |
| distributed-systems | 14% |
| git | 14% |
| analytics | 13% |
| sdlc | 13% |
| gcp | 12% |
| agentic-ai | 12% |
| terraform | 11% |
| postgresql | 11% |
| github | 11% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 11% |
| csharp | 11% |
| linux | 11% |
| event-driven-architecture | 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 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