Back-end Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 34 job postings with the title “Back-end Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is AWS, with demand down 52% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about Back-end Engineer jobs
+How many Back-end Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 34 job postings with the title “Back-end Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 52% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Back-end Engineer jobs require?
Across Back-end Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are AWS, Java, Docker, CI/CD, PostgreSQL.
+Which cities are hiring the most Back-end Engineer?
As of 2026-05-17, Back-end Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Seoul, Seattle, Brasil Novo, Latham, Auckland.
+Is Back-end Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 34 Back-end Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 52% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Back-end Engineer postings is AWS, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Back-end Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Back-end Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | 15 | 12.1% |
| Java | 13 | 10.5% |
| Docker | 12 | 9.7% |
| CI/CD | 10 | 8.1% |
| PostgreSQL | 9 | 7.3% |
| MySQL | 8 | 6.5% |
| SQL | 8 | 6.5% |
| Python | 7 | 5.6% |
| Kafka | 7 | 5.6% |
| infrastructure as code | 6 | 4.8% |
| Kubernetes | 6 | 4.8% |
| microservices architecture | 6 | 4.8% |
| microservices | 6 | 4.8% |
| Jenkins | 6 | 4.8% |
| REST API design | 5 | 4.0% |
Top metros hiring Back-end Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Seoul | 12 | 50.0% |
| Seattle | 3 | 12.5% |
| Brasil Novo | 2 | 8.3% |
| Latham | 2 | 8.3% |
| Auckland | 1 | 4.2% |
| Bogotá | 1 | 4.2% |
| Boston | 1 | 4.2% |
| London | 1 | 4.2% |
| Lviv | 1 | 4.2% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Back-end Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Back-end Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-05-17
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- 90
The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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