What C-level Software Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 116 open C-level Software Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are ai, api, cloud.
Updated November 1, 2026
120 open C-level Software Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 116 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| ai | 54% |
| api | 38% |
| cloud | 34% |
| automation | 22% |
| ci-cd | 21% |
| python | 21% |
| react | 21% |
| agentic-ai | 19% |
| agile | 17% |
| aws | 17% |
| typescript | 17% |
| sql | 16% |
| azure | 15% |
| java | 15% |
| machine-learning | 15% |
| llm | 14% |
| test-automation | 14% |
| navisworks | 13% |
| observability | 13% |
| postgresql | 13% |
| revit | 13% |
| siemens-nx | 13% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 12% |
| distributed-systems | 11% |
| cad | 9% |
| devops | 9% |
| kubernetes | 9% |
| android | 9% |
| git | 9% |
| nextjs | 9% |
| rest | 9% |
| stakeholder-management | 9% |
| github | 8% |
| linux | 8% |
| microservices | 8% |
| saas | 8% |
| terraform | 8% |
| claude-code | 7% |
| data-modeling | 7% |
| gcp | 7% |
"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 Software Engineering levels
Most Software Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 8,981
- cloud 7,622
- api 7,051
- python 6,262
- ci-cd 4,618
- aws 4,528
- java 4,527
- distributed-systems 3,754
- kubernetes 3,690
- automation 3,627
- sql 3,321
- typescript 3,228