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
- 1,292 of the 3,370 software engineering jobs we read name Python.
- 5 to 7 years is the most common ask: 749 of the 1,817 jobs that state a number.
- 2,106 of the 3,397 software engineering jobs are senior, lead or principal.
Most list at least one language#
2,365 of the 3,370 we read list at least one programming language. 1,681 list two or more.
Languages they name
Share of the 3,370 jobs read, by language3,370 jobs
View as table
| Language | Jobs | Share | Employers | senior software engineering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Python | 1,292/3,370 | 38% | 447 | 36% |
| Go | 702/3,370 | 21% | 225 | 24% |
| TypeScript | 651/3,370 | 19% | 326 | 20% |
| C++ | 616/3,370 | 18% | 191 | 15% |
| Java | 573/3,370 | 17% | 215 | 18% |
| SQL | 416/3,370 | 12% | 242 | 11% |
| Rust | 338/3,370 | 10% | 130 | 10% |
3 of these 7 languages come up more often here than in senior software engineering jobs.
Beyond the languages, DevOps and backend systems come up most#
1,626 of the 3,370 jobs read list a DevOps skill. 1,395 list one in backend systems.
Beyond the languages
Share of the 3,370 jobs read that mention each skill3,370 jobs
DevOps and operations · 1,626 jobs
Backend and systems · 1,395 jobs
AI and machine learning · 1,068 jobs
Cloud · 881 jobs
5 to 7 years is the most common ask#
software engineering jobs that state a number ask for 5 to 7 years.
1,817 of the 3,397 jobs state a number of years. The other 1,580 don't say.
Most software engineering jobs are senior#
Senior here means a senior, lead or principal level. Of the 3,397 jobs, 483 read as intern, entry level or junior, 275 as mid level and 533 don't say.
Of 3,397 software engineering jobs. Hatched: no level stated.
Who is hiring, and where#
983 employers posted these jobs. No single one dominates: Rocket Lab Corporation has the most, 77 of the 3,397.
Where the 3,397 jobs are
The 3,397 jobs, by the country each one names3,397 jobs
Internships
Remote
Questions this page answers#
Answers from the week of 19 October 2026.
- What skills do software engineering jobs ask for most?
- 1,292 of the 3,370 software engineering jobs we read name Python, 776 name distributed systems and 724 name AWS.
- How many years of experience do software engineering jobs ask for?
- 749 of the 1,817 software engineering jobs that state a number ask for 5 to 7 years. The other 1,580 don't say.
- How many software engineering jobs name more than one programming language?
- 1,681 of the 3,370 software engineering jobs we read name two or more languages.
- How many software engineering jobs are remote?
- 984 of the 3,397 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 3,370 ads long enough to read. The other 27 were too short. How Glassbox counts.
The 3,397 jobs we counted
30 of the 3,397, one employer at a time. Titles and employers only, never the ads.
- Coding Validation Coder ICotivitiJunior
- ServiceNow Developer PrincipalGeneral Dynamics Information TechnologyAsks 5 years
- Software Engineer, C++ - 6 Month Internship OpportunityTower Research CapitalInternship
- Performance EngineerSourcedev
- Software Engineer, Agent Optimization & EvaluationRedditAsks 5 years
- Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise Agent Evals & Efficiency)PerplexityAsks 5 years
- Principal Engineer Capacity/ComputeAnthropic
- Software Engineer (.NET)CCS Connects
- Lead .Net Software Developer, JR786EleksAsks 8 years
- Software Engineer - B2B Lending & PaymentsInfinit
- Data Programmer (UK - Hybrid)CelerionJunior
- Staff Software EngineerAircallAsks 10 years
- Enterprise IT Architect (m/w/d) – Industrie & FertigungStrategy & Transformation Consulting GmbH
- Chief Engineer Operations H/FIs@talent
- Engineer Systems Integration / Avaloqconi+partner AG
- Senior Java/Angular Entwickler (m/w/d) - Zahlungsverkehr (Ref.Nr.: 48009)Wavestone Germany AG
- Senior SAP ABAP DeveloperPertemps ERP
- Workplace Operations Engineer (22182)IQ Plus AG
- Automation Engineer / Elektrotechniker Anlagenbau (100%) Nr. MWExcellent Go4
- Ingénieur Sécurité des Procédés - Process Safety Engineer (H/F)Enova Consulting
- Technical LeadPuls-Lagebild
- Security Software DeveloperSofttest pays pty ltd
- Senior Managing Director, Health Care and Life Sciences, Clinical CoderAnkura ConsultingAsks 10 years
- System & Application Engineer 80–100% (w/m/d)p4b
- Working Student Software EngineeringNAIRONInternship
- Senior Network & Firewall Engineer (Check Point)Coopers Group AG
- Professional Software Engineer C#/.NET (m/w/d)two.jobs
- Software Architect (Java / Spring Boot & Microservices)Joyful Craftsmen AGAsks 5 years
- Senior Softwareentwickler .NET / SQL ServerPROSTAFF Schweiz GmbH
- Senior Softwareentwickler/-in .NET/C# (80-100%)M&S Software Engineering
Glassbox. "Python leads software engineering jobs, named in 1,292 of 3,370" Counted in the week of 19 October 2026. seeglassbox.com/market/software-engineering/week/2026-10-19
Past weeks
Every Monday's count of software engineering jobs, kept as it was published.