Lucene jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-10-30, Lucene appears in 176 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Lucene.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-30
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Frequently asked questions about Lucene
+Is Lucene in demand in 2026?
Yes. Lucene appears in 176 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Lucene (60.8% of all postings mentioning Lucene).
+What jobs require Lucene?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Lucene are Search Engineer (27.3% of that role’s postings mention Lucene), C++ Developer (4.8% of that role’s postings mention Lucene), Computer Scientist (4.3% of that role’s postings mention Lucene).
+What skills are commonly paired with Lucene?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-30), Lucene most often appears alongside Elasticsearch, Java, Solr, Python, data structures.
+Where is Lucene most in demand?
As of 2026-10-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Lucene are McLean, San Francisco, Dublin, Austin, Greece, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Lucene content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning Lucene alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new Lucene content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after Lucene?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring Lucene — last 90 days
Career paths around Lucene
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before Lucene
Skills after Lucene
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.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: sql | 2 |
| Before: NLP | 1 |
| Before: Tomcat | 1 |
| Before: python | 1 |
| Before: PostgreSQL | 1 |
| Before: Salesforce | 1 |
| Before: Bootstrap | 1 |
| Before: EC2 | 1 |
| After: python | 3 |
| After: Java | 3 |
| After: C++ | 2 |
| After: Node.js | 2 |
| After: Spring Boot | 2 |
| After: Lambda | 2 |
| After: AWS | 2 |
| After: S3 | 2 |
Roles most likely to require Lucene
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Search Engineer | 6 | 27.3% |
| C++ Developer | 1 | 4.8% |
| Computer Scientist | 1 | 4.3% |
| Machine Learning Engineering Manager | 2 | 3.2% |
| Core Infrastructure Engineer | 1 | 2.2% |
| Principal Software Engineer | 2 | 1.4% |
| Cyber Systems Engineer | 1 | 0.9% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 1 | 0.9% |
| Principal Engineer | 1 | 0.6% |
| Consultant | 1 | 0.5% |
Roles with the most Lucene postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 107 | 60.8% |
| Search Engineer | 6 | 3.4% |
| Data Engineer | 5 | 2.8% |
| Solutions Architect | 5 | 2.8% |
| Backend Engineer | 4 | 2.3% |
| Consulting Architect | 4 | 2.3% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 4 | 2.3% |
| Software Developer | 4 | 2.3% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 3 | 1.7% |
| Detection Analyst | 2 | 1.1% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring Lucene
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Elastic | 70 |
| Steampunk | 6 |
| Autodesk | 5 |
| ServiceNow | 5 |
| Etsy | 4 |
| Uber | 3 |
| Black Canyon Consulting | 3 |
| CarOnSale | 3 |
| AlphaSense | 3 |
| GRVTY | 3 |
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 for Lucene
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| McLean | 7 | 4.0% |
| San Francisco | 6 | 3.4% |
| Dublin | 5 | 2.8% |
| Austin | 3 | 1.7% |
| Greece | 3 | 1.7% |
| Laurel | 3 | 1.7% |
| Mountain View | 3 | 1.7% |
| Pune | 3 | 1.7% |
| Sunnyvale | 3 | 1.7% |
Skills commonly paired with Lucene
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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 2026-10-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning Lucene by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Lucene postings by all Lucene postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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