Backend Software Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-28, Skillenai has indexed 594 job postings with the title “Backend Software Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 35% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+How many Backend Software Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 594 job postings with the title “Backend Software Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 35% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Backend Software Engineer jobs require?
Across Backend Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, the skills mentioned most often are Python, Java, AWS, Kubernetes, Distributed systems.
+Which cities are hiring the most Backend Software Engineer?
As of 2026-09-28, Backend Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, New York City, London, Singapore, Seattle.
+Is Backend Software Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 594 Backend Software Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 35% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Backend Software Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Backend Software Engineer postings — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Skills most often required for Backend Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 217 | 36.5% |
| Java | 205 | 34.5% |
| AWS | 201 | 33.8% |
| Kubernetes | 190 | 32.0% |
| Distributed systems | 169 | 28.5% |
| Docker | 144 | 24.2% |
| Go | 137 | 23.1% |
| observability | 133 | 22.4% |
| CI/CD | 118 | 19.9% |
| TypeScript | 118 | 19.9% |
| PostgreSQL | 112 | 18.9% |
| APIs | 100 | 16.8% |
| microservices | 99 | 16.7% |
| SQL | 90 | 15.2% |
| Redis | 89 | 15.0% |
Top metros hiring Backend Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 38 | 6.4% |
| New York City | 21 | 3.5% |
| London | 17 | 2.9% |
| Singapore | 11 | 1.9% |
| Seattle | 10 | 1.7% |
| Mountain View | 9 | 1.5% |
| Tel Aviv | 9 | 1.5% |
| Bengaluru | 8 | 1.3% |
| San Carlos | 8 | 1.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, matching postings whose canonical role is “Backend Software Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Backend Software Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-28
- window_days
- 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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