Top skills for Backend Developer jobs
Based on 201 active Backend Developer postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Backend Developer postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Design76%
- CI/CD31%
- Kubernetes29%
- PostgreSQL28%
- Insurance26%
- DevOps24%
- Driven24%
- Git24%
- Software Development24%
- Debugging23%
- TypeScript22%
- JavaScript22%
- Authentication20%
- Hiring20%
- Spring Boot19%
- Computer Science19%
- Node.js19%
- Innovation18%
- Redis18%
- Banking17%
- RESTful APIs16%
- Scrum16%
- MySQL15%
- MongoDB15%
- Onboarding15%
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