Top skills for System Software Engineer jobs
Based on 119 active System Software Engineer postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of System Software Engineer postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Computer Science78%
- Design69%
- Debugging66%
- Computing59%
- Hiring54%
- Recruiting48%
- Linux45%
- Software Development41%
- Computer Engineering39%
- Firmware32%
- Kernel31%
- Computer Graphics28%
- Innovation27%
- PC Gaming26%
- Automation21%
- Systems Software21%
- Deep Learning19%
- Algorithms18%
- Robotics17%
- Autonomous Vehicles16%
- Telemetry15%
- Kubernetes13%
- Scripting13%
- Verification13%
- Open-Source12%
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