What Principal Backend Jobs Ask For
Across 81 open Principal Backend postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, ai, api.
Updated October 28, 2026
82 open Principal Backend postings. The percentages below are measured over the 81 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 79% |
| ai | 73% |
| api | 65% |
| aws | 54% |
| ci-cd | 54% |
| distributed-systems | 52% |
| python | 51% |
| java | 49% |
| observability | 49% |
| kubernetes | 42% |
| gcp | 38% |
| microservices | 38% |
| event-driven-architecture | 35% |
| cloud-native | 33% |
| kafka | 33% |
| azure | 31% |
| docker | 30% |
| postgresql | 30% |
| machine-learning | 27% |
| agile | 23% |
| devops | 23% |
| github | 20% |
| nosql | 20% |
| analytics | 19% |
| automation | 17% |
| csharp | 17% |
| agentic-ai | 16% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 16% |
| rest | 16% |
| spring | 16% |
| sql | 16% |
| containerization | 15% |
| cpp | 15% |
| github-copilot | 15% |
| graphql | 15% |
| llm | 15% |
| sqs | 15% |
| typescript | 15% |
| go | 14% |
| rabbitmq | 14% |
"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 82 open Principal Backend jobs →
Across all Backend levels
Most Backend postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- api 3,651
- aws 3,014
- ai 3,009
- cloud 2,993
- python 2,331
- java 2,258
- ci-cd 2,171
- kubernetes 2,088
- postgresql 1,966
- docker 1,947
- distributed-systems 1,719
- typescript 1,507