What Staff Backend Jobs Ask For
Across 131 open Staff Backend postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are distributed-systems, ai, aws.
Updated October 27, 2026
131 open Staff Backend postings. The percentages below are measured over the 131 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| distributed-systems | 69% |
| ai | 69% |
| aws | 58% |
| kubernetes | 53% |
| cloud | 52% |
| python | 52% |
| api | 47% |
| observability | 40% |
| java | 38% |
| analytics | 32% |
| gcp | 26% |
| postgresql | 26% |
| kafka | 25% |
| docker | 24% |
| azure | 24% |
| agentic-ai | 22% |
| machine-learning | 21% |
| automation | 20% |
| ci-cd | 20% |
| microservices | 20% |
| rust | 20% |
| cpp | 18% |
| sql | 18% |
| kotlin | 18% |
| redis | 18% |
| scala | 18% |
| spark | 17% |
| mysql | 16% |
| databricks | 15% |
| saas | 15% |
| typescript | 15% |
| api-design | 14% |
| cloud-native | 14% |
| rest | 14% |
| unity | 14% |
| lakehouse | 13% |
| unity-catalog | 13% |
| grafana | 12% |
| nodejs | 12% |
| data-pipelines | 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 131 open Staff Backend jobs →
Across all Backend levels
Most Backend postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 458
- api 452
- aws 376
- distributed-systems 364
- python 363
- cloud 362
- kubernetes 326
- java 241
- postgresql 234
- observability 228
- docker 189
- ci-cd 187