Java Backend Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-07-06, Skillenai has indexed 29 job postings with the title “Java Backend Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Java, with demand up 83% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-06
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+How many Java Backend Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 29 job postings with the title “Java Backend Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-07-06, with demand up 83% 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 2026-07-06, the skills mentioned most often are Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, AWS, MySQL.
+Which cities are hiring the most Java Backend Engineer?
As of 2026-07-06, Java Backend Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Berlin, Bengaluru, Munich, Cairo, Miami.
+Is Java Backend Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 29 Java Backend Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-07-06, with demand up 83% 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 | 24 | 82.8% |
| Spring Boot | 19 | 65.5% |
| Kubernetes | 17 | 58.6% |
| AWS | 17 | 58.6% |
| MySQL | 12 | 41.4% |
| Azure | 10 | 34.5% |
| MongoDB | 10 | 34.5% |
| CI/CD | 9 | 31.0% |
| Python | 9 | 31.0% |
| Docker | 9 | 31.0% |
| GCP | 9 | 31.0% |
| Java 17 | 9 | 31.0% |
| DynamoDB | 8 | 27.6% |
| event-driven systems | 8 | 27.6% |
| GraphQL | 8 | 27.6% |
Top metros hiring Java Backend Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 3 | 10.3% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 6.9% |
| Munich | 2 | 6.9% |
| Cairo | 1 | 3.4% |
| Miami | 1 | 3.4% |
| Ottawa | 1 | 3.4% |
| Shenzhen | 1 | 3.4% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-06, 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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- 2026-07-06
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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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