Python
named in
Which side names it more? Tap one.
of 559 entry level software jobs
of 2,237 senior software jobs
named by jobs at 114 employers
Pick a side
Eleven skills, one per card. Guess whether entry level or senior software jobs name it more, then scratch the foil.
By the Glassbox team · the week of 12 October 2026 · a four minute play
This story keeps to one week, 12 October 2026. The entry level software page starts a new count every Monday.
People assume the entry level list is the senior list with the hard parts taken out. We counted. The two lists lean different ways.
In the week of 12 October 2026 we counted 561 entry level software jobs at 196 employers, and read 559 of them for the skills each one names. The senior side of every card is 2,237 senior software jobs, counted the same way.
A guess is about the jobs, not about you. Nothing is stored and nothing is ranked.
every card at once, if you would rather read than play
The first card.
Tap the side you think names it more. Then rub the foil off with a finger or the mouse, and both numbers show.
Python: 276 of the 559 entry level software jobs we read, and 803 of the 2,237 senior ones. Mentioned by jobs at 114 employers.
Source: Glassbox count, week of 12 October 2026 · how we count
The lime card.
C++ has a reputation as the hard one. Pick a side anyway.
C++
named in
Which side names it more? Tap one.
of 559 entry level software jobs
of 2,237 senior software jobs
named by jobs at 65 employers
C++: 164 of the 559 entry level software jobs we read, and 306 of the 2,237 senior ones: 29% against 14%, about twice the share. The senior count is the bigger number. The share is what leans.
Source: Glassbox count, week of 12 October 2026 · how we count
Git leans the same way.
Git
named in
Which side names it more? Tap one.
of 559 entry level software jobs
of 2,237 senior software jobs
named by jobs at 10 or more employers
Git: 117 of the 559 entry level software jobs we read, and 259 of the 2,237 senior ones.
Source: Glassbox count, week of 12 October 2026 · how we count
Then the turn.
Three cards dealt together. All three lean the other way.
Distributed systems
named in
Which side names it more? Tap one.
of 559 entry level software jobs
of 2,237 senior software jobs
named by jobs at 10 or more employers
Kubernetes
named in
Which side names it more? Tap one.
of 559 entry level software jobs
of 2,237 senior software jobs
named by jobs at 10 or more employers
AWS
named in
Which side names it more? Tap one.
of 559 entry level software jobs
of 2,237 senior software jobs
named by jobs at 10 or more employers
Distributed systems: 84 of the 559 entry level software jobs we read, and 639 of the 2,237 senior ones. Kubernetes: 69 and 559, which happens to match the entry level total. AWS: 88 and 602.
Source: Glassbox count, week of 12 October 2026 · how we count
Five more languages.
For these the weekly page gives the senior side as a share only, so the senior slot shows the share and no count.
TypeScript
named in
Which side names it more? Tap one.
of 559 entry level software jobs
of 2,237 senior software jobs
named by jobs at 71 employers
Java
named in
Which side names it more? Tap one.
of 559 entry level software jobs
of 2,237 senior software jobs
named by jobs at 59 employers
Go
named in
Which side names it more? Tap one.
of 559 entry level software jobs
of 2,237 senior software jobs
named by jobs at 51 employers
JavaScript
named in
Which side names it more? Tap one.
of 559 entry level software jobs
of 2,237 senior software jobs
named by jobs at 52 employers
C
named in
Which side names it more? Tap one.
of 559 entry level software jobs
of 2,237 senior software jobs
named by jobs at 32 employers
Of the 559 entry level software jobs we could read: TypeScript 114, Java 100, Go 97, JavaScript 82, C 80. Of the 2,237 senior software jobs, as shares: 24%, 19%, 24%, 11%, 6%. Jobs at 71, 59, 51, 52 and 32 employers name them.
Source: Glassbox count, week of 12 October 2026 · how we count
The whole hand, face up.
5 of the 11 cards lean to entry level: Python, C++, Git, JavaScript and C. 5 lean to senior: TypeScript, Go, distributed systems, Kubernetes and AWS. Java is a point apart.
The weekly page charts 7 languages. 4 of them are named more often in entry level software jobs than in senior software jobs. The beginner list is not the senior list made smaller. It is a different list.
Lean to entry level · 5
Python49%36%
C++29%14%
Git21%12%
JavaScript15%11%
C14%6%
A point apart · 1
Java18%19%
Lean to senior · 5
Distributed systems15%29%
AWS16%27%
Kubernetes12%25%
TypeScript20%24%
Go17%24%
Each small card: the share of the 559 entry level software jobs we could read in ink, the share of 2,237 senior software jobs in grey. Sorted by the way they lean.
Source: Glassbox count, week of 12 October 2026 · how we count
No sides picked yet. Tap a side on a card and scratch it, and the count of your picks appears here. It counts the way the jobs lean, not you.
turns every card over
View as table
| Skill | Entry level software | Senior software | Employers | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 276/559 · 49% | 803/2,237 · 36% | 114 | entry level |
| C++ | 164/559 · 29% | 306/2,237 · 14% | 65 | entry level |
| Git | 117/559 · 21% | 259/2,237 · 12% | 10 or more | entry level |
| Distributed systems | 84/559 · 15% | 639/2,237 · 29% | 10 or more | senior |
| Kubernetes | 69/559 · 12% | 559/2,237 · 25% | 10 or more | senior |
| AWS | 88/559 · 16% | 602/2,237 · 27% | 10 or more | senior |
| TypeScript | 114/559 · 20% | 24% (share only) | 71 | senior |
| Java | 100/559 · 18% | 19% (share only) | 59 | a point apart |
| Go | 97/559 · 17% | 24% (share only) | 51 | senior |
| JavaScript | 82/559 · 15% | 11% (share only) | 52 | entry level |
| C | 80/559 · 14% | 6% (share only) | 32 | entry level |
The back of the box.
Small print for collectors: what else the count says about these 561 jobs.
Entry level software · week of 12 October 2026
- In the box
- 561 jobs at 196 employers. 559 long enough to read.
- Languages
- 440 of the 559 name at least one language. 339 name two or more.
- Internships
- 238 of the 561, 42%.
- Remote
- 82 of the 561, 15%.
- Where
- US · 314elsewhere · 158no country we can read · 89
- Largest employer
- Astera Labs Early Career - North America 2027, with 24 of the 561. No single employer dominates.
- The other side
- 2,237 senior software jobs, counted the same way in the same week.
The back of the deck box. Hatched: the job names no country we can read. Countries one by one are too few to show.
Source: Glassbox count, week of 12 October 2026 · how we count
So which list is it?
Not a shorter senior list. Of the eleven skills on these cards, five are named more often in entry level software jobs and five in senior ones. One is a point apart. This is one week's count. We deal again every Monday.
Curious how many of these skills are already on your CV?
One week, 12 October 2026. The entry level software page counts again on Monday.
How we counted
Entry level means one of three things. The job's level reads as intern, entry level or junior. Or its title says intern, graduate, new grad, entry level, early career or junior. Or it requires 2 years of experience or less and its level isn't senior.
Software means five job types: software engineering, backend, frontend, full stack and mobile.
We look for about 250 named skills, by fixed rules, in the 559 ads long enough to read. The other 2 were too short. The senior side is 2,237 senior software jobs, counted the same way in the same week. Only skills named by jobs at 10 or more employers are shown, so one company's hiring can't make a pattern.
The jobs come from public job boards, read every six hours: employers' own boards on Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever and Workable, and job sites such as Remote OK, Remotive, Arbeitnow, Jobicy, Himalayas and We Work Remotely. Each job counts once, however many boards or cities list it.
What we can't see: jobs on boards we don't read, and jobs never posted in public; skills a job names in words that aren't on our list; whether a job is filled, how many people apply, or who gets hired.