Top skills for Backend Software Engineer jobs
Based on 169 active Backend Software Engineer postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Backend Software Engineer postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Design79%
- Insurance39%
- Computer Science34%
- Kubernetes33%
- CI/CD31%
- Debugging28%
- Backend Systems28%
- Hiring27%
- Driven24%
- Software Development24%
- PostgreSQL20%
- Data Processing18%
- Finance17%
- Financial Services17%
- Banking15%
- Algorithms15%
- Programming Languages15%
- Data Quality14%
- Cloud Infrastructure14%
- Life Insurance14%
- TypeScript14%
- Data Structures12%
- Redis12%
- Analytics12%
- RabbitMQ12%
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