Top skills for Lead Software Engineer jobs
Based on 641 active Lead Software Engineer postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Lead Software Engineer postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Design90%
- Computer Science48%
- CI/CD41%
- Software Development39%
- Technical Leadership29%
- Debugging28%
- Automation28%
- Kubernetes22%
- DevOps21%
- Innovation17%
- Linux14%
- Algorithms14%
- Driven14%
- Git14%
- Cloud Infrastructure13%
- Shipping13%
- TypeScript13%
- Data Structures12%
- Mentorship12%
- Analytics12%
- JavaScript12%
- Automated Testing11%
- Angular10%
- Spring Boot10%
- PostgreSQL9%
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