Back-end Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-04, Skillenai has indexed 56 job postings with the title “Back-end Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Java, with demand up 47% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-04
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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 56 job postings with the title “Back-end Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, with demand up 47% 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 2026-09-04, the skills mentioned most often are Java, Python, AWS, Docker, microservices.
+Which cities are hiring the most Back-end Engineer?
As of 2026-09-04, Back-end Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Seoul, Shanghai, São Paulo, Paris, Santo Domingo.
+Is Back-end Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 56 Back-end Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, with demand up 47% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Back-end Engineer postings is Java, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Java | 25 | 44.6% |
| Python | 24 | 42.9% |
| AWS | 19 | 33.9% |
| Docker | 16 | 28.6% |
| microservices | 15 | 26.8% |
| Redis | 13 | 23.2% |
| Terraform | 13 | 23.2% |
| Distributed systems | 12 | 21.4% |
| CI/CD | 11 | 19.6% |
| Kubernetes | 11 | 19.6% |
| Git | 11 | 19.6% |
| NoSQL | 9 | 16.1% |
| Kotlin | 9 | 16.1% |
| MySQL | 8 | 14.3% |
| PHPStan | 7 | 12.5% |
Top metros hiring Back-end Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Seoul | 13 | 23.2% |
| Shanghai | 8 | 14.3% |
| São Paulo | 4 | 7.1% |
| Paris | 3 | 5.4% |
| Santo Domingo | 3 | 5.4% |
| Beijing | 2 | 3.6% |
| Bogotá | 2 | 3.6% |
| Hyderabad | 2 | 3.6% |
| Algiers | 1 | 1.8% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, 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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- 2026-09-04
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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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