What Principal Architecture Jobs Ask For
Across 430 open Principal Architecture postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, ai, aws.
Updated November 1, 2026
430 open Principal Architecture postings. The percentages below are measured over the 430 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 76% |
| ai | 54% |
| aws | 45% |
| api | 38% |
| azure | 36% |
| gcp | 35% |
| machine-learning | 25% |
| erp | 23% |
| automation | 23% |
| agentic-ai | 21% |
| llm | 21% |
| data-engineering | 19% |
| python | 18% |
| oracle | 17% |
| agile | 17% |
| stakeholder-management | 17% |
| microservices | 16% |
| networking | 16% |
| ci-cd | 16% |
| cloud-native | 16% |
| event-driven-architecture | 16% |
| pre-sales | 15% |
| kubernetes | 14% |
| solution-design | 13% |
| sql | 13% |
| analytics | 13% |
| generative-ai | 12% |
| java | 12% |
| saas | 11% |
| rest | 11% |
| etl | 11% |
| data-science | 11% |
| sap | 11% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 10% |
| fintech | 10% |
| observability | 10% |
| postgresql | 10% |
| crm | 9% |
| devops | 9% |
| databricks | 9% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
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Across all Architecture levels
Most Architecture postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 2,992
- ai 2,343
- aws 1,576
- azure 1,543
- api 1,407
- automation 976
- ci-cd 919
- gcp 876
- analytics 817
- devops 799
- agentic-ai 798
- python 795