Glassbox reads the jobs open on public job boards every six hours and counts the skills each one names. This page counts the software engineering jobs: titles like software engineer, developer or programmer. Backend, frontend, full stack and mobile jobs are job types of their own.
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At a glance
- 1,092 of the 2,757 software engineering jobs we read name Python.
- C++ is named in 19% of software engineering jobs and 16% of senior software engineering jobs.
- 5 to 7 years is the most common ask: 644 of the 1,574 jobs that state a number.
Most list more than one language#
1,942 of the 2,757 we read list at least one programming language. 1,421 list two or more.
Languages they name
Share of the 2,757 jobs read, by language2,757 jobs
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| Language | Jobs | Share | Employers | senior software engineering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 1,092/2,757 | 40% | 331 | 37% |
| Go | 621/2,757 | 23% | 179 | 25% |
| TypeScript | 557/2,757 | 20% | 243 | 21% |
| C++ | 533/2,757 | 19% | 154 | 16% |
| Java | 482/2,757 | 17% | 160 | 19% |
| SQL | 337/2,757 | 12% | 178 | 11% |
| Rust | 297/2,757 | 11% | 105 | 11% |
3 of these 7 languages come up more often here than in senior software engineering jobs.
Senior software engineering jobs name Distributed systems more often. C++ less.#
Put the same skills side by side, and two groups appear. The top rows lean to software engineering jobs. The bottom rows lean to senior software engineering jobs.
All jobs vs senior
Share of each set that mentions the skill2,757 software engineering · 1,715 senior software engineering
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| Skill | Software engineering | Senior software engineering |
|---|---|---|
| C++ | 533/2,757 · 19% | 268/1,715 · 16% |
| Distributed systems | 694/2,757 · 25% | 511/1,715 · 30% |
| AWS | 622/2,757 · 23% | 449/1,715 · 26% |
| Incident response | 272/2,757 · 10% | 224/1,715 · 13% |
C++ appears in 533 software engineering jobs at 154 employers: 19% of them, against 16% of senior software engineering jobs. Distributed systems goes the other way: 25% here, 30% in senior software engineering jobs.
Beyond the languages, DevOps and backend systems come up most#
1,370 of the 2,757 jobs read list a DevOps skill. 1,174 list one in backend systems.
Beyond the languages
Share of the 2,757 jobs read that mention each skill2,757 jobs
DevOps and operations · 1,370 jobs
Backend and systems · 1,174 jobs
AI and machine learning · 901 jobs
Cloud · 715 jobs
5 to 7 years is the most common ask#
software engineering jobs that state a number ask for 5 to 7 years.
1,574 of the 2,781 jobs state a number of years. The other 1,207 don't say.
Most software engineering jobs are senior#
Senior here means a senior, lead or principal level. Of the 2,781 jobs, 424 read as intern, entry level or junior, 240 as mid level and 389 don't say.
Of 2,781 software engineering jobs. Hatched: no level stated.
Who is hiring, and where#
660 employers posted these jobs. No single one dominates: Rocket Lab Corporation has the most, 74 of the 2,781.
Where the 2,781 jobs are
The 2,781 jobs, by the country each one names2,781 jobs
Internships
Remote
Questions this page answers#
Answers from the week of 12 October 2026.
- What skills do software engineering jobs ask for most?
- 1,092 of the 2,757 software engineering jobs we read name Python, 694 name distributed systems and 622 name AWS.
- How many years of experience do software engineering jobs ask for?
- 644 of the 1,574 software engineering jobs that state a number ask for 5 to 7 years. The other 1,207 don't say.
- How many software engineering jobs name more than one programming language?
- 1,421 of the 2,757 software engineering jobs we read name two or more languages.
- How many software engineering jobs are remote?
- 861 of the 2,781 software engineering jobs are marked remote by their job board.
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How we counted
This page counts the software engineering jobs: titles like software engineer, developer or programmer. Backend, frontend, full stack and mobile jobs are job types of their own.
The job type comes from the title. Senior means a senior, lead or principal level in the same job type.
We look for about 250 named skills, by fixed rules, in the 2,757 ads long enough to read. The other 24 were too short. How Glassbox counts.
The 2,781 jobs we counted
30 of the 2,781, one employer at a time. Titles and employers only, never the ads.
- Freelance Translators - Japanese to English - EngineeringUlatusAsks 5 years
- Senior Software Engineer (m/f/x)AppliedaiAsks 8 years
- Software Engineer (all genders)Raysono
- Staff Software Engineer (1-year contract)CorityAsks 8 years
- Senior Systems & Application Engineeriwell
- Software Developer (all genders)Meteocontrol
- Engineering Manager (m/w/d)Xempus AG
- Senior Mission Software EngineerVarda Space IndustriesAsks 5 years
- Developer (Graduate)Native DesignEntry level
- Data Collection Engineer ADAS (m/w/d)Ceis Gmbh
- AI & Automation Engineer (m/w/d)Yoursquares
- Image Processing EngineerAftershoot
- Spares Engineer (Composite Specialist)ATEXIS
- Telemetry EngineerBright Vision TechnologiesAsks 5 years
- Engineering Manager, Buildgitlab
- Principal Algorithm Engineer (EO/IR Image Analysis)Rocket Lab CorporationAsks 12 years
- Staff/Senior Software Engineer - Hydris - Golang (d/f/m)Project Q
- Senior Software Engineer, Support & Integration (C++) – Digital Patient ModelSnke
- SAP FIORI DeveloperPontoonglobalAsks 5 years
- Senior IC PDK Development EngineerQuantum Motion Technologies - PersonioAsks 5 years
- Engineering Manager - Cloud Platform & Operations (f/m/d)SonarsourceAsks 8 years
- Engineering Manager - Alma WalletAlma31Asks 3 years
- Senior Software Engineer AI & Automation (d/m/w)Listan Gmbh
- Automation Engineer (m/w/d), n8n und IntegrationenJH Automations
- Automation EngineerGymshark
- Software Engineer Talent Pool (all grades)Infinitesima
- Lead Software Engineer (All Gender)Skdse
- Payload Flight Software EngineerConstellrgmbhAsks 4 years
- Senior Project EngineerMenhir PhotonicsAsks 10 years
- Azure Engineerisolutions
Glassbox. "Python leads software engineering jobs, named in 1,092 of 2,757" Counted in the week of 12 October 2026. seeglassbox.com/market/software-engineering/week/2026-10-12
Past weeks
Every Monday's count of software engineering jobs, kept as it was published.