What Principal Architecture Jobs Ask For
Across 78 open Principal Architecture postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, cloud, automation.
Updated October 27, 2026
79 open Principal Architecture postings. The percentages below are measured over the 78 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 79% |
| cloud | 65% |
| automation | 45% |
| agentic-ai | 44% |
| aws | 41% |
| pre-sales | 40% |
| api | 38% |
| python | 37% |
| azure | 33% |
| gcp | 32% |
| saas | 32% |
| cloud-native | 31% |
| salesforce | 28% |
| sap | 27% |
| crm | 26% |
| machine-learning | 26% |
| cybersecurity | 21% |
| sql | 21% |
| accessibility | 19% |
| etl | 19% |
| observability | 19% |
| oracle | 19% |
| data-pipelines | 17% |
| erp | 17% |
| go-to-market | 17% |
| llm | 17% |
| mulesoft | 17% |
| networking | 17% |
| servicenow | 17% |
| talend | 15% |
| analytics | 14% |
| ci-cd | 14% |
| distributed-systems | 14% |
| event-driven-architecture | 14% |
| kubernetes | 14% |
| togaf | 14% |
| agile | 12% |
| microservices | 12% |
| stakeholder-management | 12% |
| cpp | 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.
Browse 79 open Principal Architecture jobs →
Across all Architecture levels
Most Architecture postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 717
- cloud 591
- python 390
- aws 353
- pre-sales 345
- azure 338
- analytics 286
- gcp 274
- sql 273
- machine-learning 273
- api 260
- agentic-ai 226