What Middle Backend Jobs Ask For
Across 155 open Middle Backend postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are api, aws, cloud.
Updated October 28, 2026
159 open Middle Backend postings. The percentages below are measured over the 155 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| api | 61% |
| aws | 57% |
| cloud | 50% |
| ai | 46% |
| java | 45% |
| python | 45% |
| docker | 36% |
| kubernetes | 36% |
| ci-cd | 32% |
| rest | 32% |
| microservices | 30% |
| distributed-systems | 29% |
| kafka | 29% |
| postgresql | 28% |
| event-driven-architecture | 25% |
| kotlin | 24% |
| sql | 24% |
| agile | 23% |
| mysql | 23% |
| analytics | 21% |
| observability | 21% |
| rdbms | 21% |
| git | 20% |
| azure | 19% |
| automation | 17% |
| gcp | 17% |
| github | 17% |
| typescript | 16% |
| devops | 15% |
| test-automation | 15% |
| spring | 15% |
| api-design | 14% |
| authentication | 14% |
| cloud-native | 12% |
| llm | 12% |
| nodejs | 12% |
| redis | 12% |
| nosql | 10% |
| oop | 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 159 open Middle 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