What Junior Backend Jobs Ask For
Across 52 open Junior Backend postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are python, api, aws.
Updated October 28, 2026
55 open Junior Backend postings. The percentages below are measured over the 52 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| python | 54% |
| api | 44% |
| aws | 42% |
| java | 42% |
| git | 38% |
| cloud | 35% |
| sql | 35% |
| ai | 33% |
| agile | 31% |
| ci-cd | 27% |
| nodejs | 23% |
| docker | 21% |
| version-control | 21% |
| kubernetes | 19% |
| typescript | 19% |
| devops | 17% |
| distributed-systems | 17% |
| linux | 17% |
| postgresql | 17% |
| rest | 17% |
| azure | 15% |
| jenkins | 15% |
| mysql | 15% |
| gcp | 13% |
| javascript | 13% |
| cpp | 12% |
| machine-learning | 12% |
| spring | 12% |
| csharp | 10% |
| github | 10% |
| go | 10% |
| kotlin | 10% |
| llm | 10% |
| microservices | 10% |
| mongodb | 10% |
| react | 10% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 55 open Junior Backend jobs →
Across all Backend levels
Most Backend postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- api 3,655
- aws 3,012
- ai 3,002
- cloud 2,989
- python 2,331
- java 2,255
- ci-cd 2,170
- kubernetes 2,091
- postgresql 1,965
- docker 1,948
- distributed-systems 1,717
- typescript 1,509