- Location: San Carlos, CA
- Posted: Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Pay: $200k–$300k a year
- Experience: 10+ yrs
- Distributed systems
- AWS
- APIs
- +6
At 1X, software engineer roles are the largest group: 4 of 10 roles at tech companies in the 90 days to Oct 16, 2026, then research scientist (2) and security engineer (2). Python is required most often, in 7 of 10 roles whose requirements we read, then C++ (4) and Go (4).
Out of the 10 roles whose requirements we could read, of 10 in all. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Python | 7 of 10 |
| C++ | 4 of 10 |
| Go | 4 of 10 |
| AWS | 3 of 10 |
| CI/CD | 3 of 10 |
| Linux | 3 of 10 |
| TypeScript | 3 of 10 |
| AI | 2 of 10 |
| Azure | 2 of 10 |
| Bazel | 2 of 10 |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | 3 of 10 |
| AWS | 2 of 10 |
| Cloud Infrastructure | 2 of 10 |
| Distributed Systems | 2 of 10 |
| Monitoring | 2 of 10 |
| Zero Trust | 2 of 10 |
| ACME Protocol | 1 of 10 |
| AI | 1 of 10 |
| Artifact Management | 1 of 10 |
| Azure | 1 of 10 |
Asked most often: 5–7 years, 7 of 7.
Of the 7 roles that state years
3 of 10 require a degree, and 3 more accept experience instead.
Of the 10 roles we could read for it
Of the 10 roles we could read for it. A median needs at least 50 roles stating pay.
The 15 software and data postings first, then the newest of the rest: 20 of 70 open. Every one is on the jobs pages.
Source: 1X careers (Ashby). Each posting opens our summary, with a link to the original.
How we count: 10 roles in the 90 days to Oct 16, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology