Java Backend Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-17, Skillenai has indexed 31 job postings with the title “Java Backend Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Java, with demand flat vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-17
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+How many Java Backend Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 31 job postings with the title “Java Backend Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand flat vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Java Backend Engineer jobs require?
Across Java Backend Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, the skills mentioned most often are Java, Spring Boot, AWS, REST APIs, Docker.
+Which cities are hiring the most Java Backend Engineer?
As of 2026-09-17, Java Backend Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Hong Kong, Cluj-Napoca, Lakes by the Bay, Atlanta, Basingstoke.
+Is Java Backend Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 31 Java Backend Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand flat vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Java Backend Engineer postings is Java, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Java Backend Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Java Backend Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Java | 28 | 90.3% |
| Spring Boot | 14 | 45.2% |
| AWS | 11 | 35.5% |
| REST APIs | 10 | 32.3% |
| Docker | 9 | 29.0% |
| Kubernetes | 9 | 29.0% |
| microservices | 8 | 25.8% |
| Kafka | 8 | 25.8% |
| CI/CD | 7 | 22.6% |
| PostgreSQL | 6 | 19.4% |
| SQL | 6 | 19.4% |
| Spring Cloud | 5 | 16.1% |
| MySQL | 5 | 16.1% |
| Azure | 5 | 16.1% |
| Git | 5 | 16.1% |
Top metros hiring Java Backend Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 5 | 16.1% |
| Cluj-Napoca | 2 | 6.5% |
| Lakes by the Bay | 2 | 6.5% |
| Atlanta | 1 | 3.2% |
| Basingstoke | 1 | 3.2% |
| Berlin | 1 | 3.2% |
| Bucharest | 1 | 3.2% |
| Buenos Aires | 1 | 3.2% |
| Dearborn | 1 | 3.2% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Java Backend Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Java Backend Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-17
- window_days
- 90
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