Backend Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-11-02, Skillenai has indexed 2,741 job postings with the title “Backend Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-02
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Frequently asked questions about Backend Engineer jobs
+How many Backend Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 2,741 job postings with the title “Backend Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-11-02.
+What skills do Backend Engineer jobs require?
Across Backend Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-02, the skills mentioned most often are Python, AWS, Kubernetes, Java, Go.
+Which cities are hiring the most Backend Engineer?
As of 2026-11-02, Backend Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Berlin, San Francisco, New York City, London, Tel Aviv.
+Is Backend Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 2,741 Backend Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-11-02. The skill mentioned most often in Backend Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Backend Engineer?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Backend Engineer postings — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths through Backend Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
31 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Backend Engineer
Roles after Backend Engineer
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Software Engineer | 104 |
| Before: Backend Engineer (different employer) | 31 |
| Before: Full Stack Engineer | 6 |
| Before: Software Developer | 6 |
| Before: Software Architect | 5 |
| Before: Research Assistant | 4 |
| Before: Web Developer | 4 |
| Before: Application Developer | 3 |
| After: Software Engineer | 57 |
| After: Backend Engineer (different employer) | 31 |
| After: Software Developer | 4 |
| After: Frontend Engineer | 3 |
| After: Data Engineer | 3 |
| After: Founder | 2 |
| After: Data Scientist | 2 |
| After: Researcher | 2 |
Skills most often required for Backend Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 939 | 34.3% |
| AWS | 914 | 33.3% |
| Kubernetes | 851 | 31.0% |
| Java | 754 | 27.5% |
| Go | 726 | 26.5% |
| Distributed systems | 693 | 25.3% |
| PostgreSQL | 649 | 23.7% |
| Docker | 624 | 22.8% |
| CI/CD | 580 | 21.2% |
| TypeScript | 510 | 18.6% |
| Kafka | 507 | 18.5% |
| SQL | 481 | 17.5% |
| microservices | 457 | 16.7% |
| observability | 446 | 16.3% |
| Redis | 423 | 15.4% |
Top companies posting Backend Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Gitlab | 138 |
| Grafana Labs | 109 |
| Wise | 62 |
| Stripe | 59 |
| CLERA | 55 |
| ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG | 42 |
| Vinted | 38 |
| Verkada | 29 |
| Spotify | 25 |
| Coupang | 22 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Backend Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 114 | 4.2% |
| San Francisco | 82 | 3.0% |
| New York City | 78 | 2.8% |
| London | 76 | 2.8% |
| Tel Aviv | 63 | 2.3% |
| Bengaluru | 49 | 1.8% |
| Paris | 33 | 1.2% |
| Barcelona | 27 | 1.0% |
| San Mateo | 27 | 1.0% |
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-02, matching postings whose canonical role is “Backend Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Backend Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-11-02
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- 90