Which roles ask for C at tech companies · 20 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026
Updated
20 roles counted that list C, one per company, title and level; 164 postings in the window.
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In short
C: listed in 20 roles at tech companies whose requirements we read, in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026. It was required in 18 and preferred in 2. The largest group is software engineer roles: 12 of 20. Each role counts once, however many job boards post it.
- Required
- 18 of 20
- Of the roles that list C
- Preferred
- 2 of 20
- Of the roles that list C
- Largest group
- 12 of 20
- Software engineer
Roles that ask for C
Roles listing C, by title family. Where the role has a page, the count is also out of that role's roles whose requirements we read.
| Role | Roles | Of the role's roles we read |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineer | 12 | 12 of 719 |
| Site reliability engineer | 3 | 3 of 70 |
| Security engineer | 2 | 2 of 126 |
| Software architect | 2 | 2 of 32 |
| Machine learning engineer | 1 | 1 of 79 |
Companies that ask for it most
- OpenAI3 roles
- Crusoe2 roles
- AI2CYBER1 role
- HRTx, Inc.1 role
- NTT DATA Romania SA1 role
- Netskope1 role
- OnHires1 role
- Positron.ai1 role
- SpaceXAI1 role
- Typeface1 role
Asked alongside
Out of the 20 C roles whose requirements we read: the other skills they ask for. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| C++ | 15 of 20 |
| Debugging | 10 of 20 |
| Linux | 9 of 20 |
| Python | 9 of 20 |
| Go | 6 of 20 |
| Networking | 5 of 20 |
| Rust | 5 of 20 |
| Firmware | 4 of 20 |
| Kubernetes | 4 of 20 |
| Operating Systems | 4 of 20 |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Agile | 3 of 20 |
| GPU Computing | 3 of 20 |
| Open Source | 3 of 20 |
| AI Infrastructure | 2 of 20 |
| Build Systems | 2 of 20 |
| C++ | 2 of 20 |
| Code Signing | 2 of 20 |
| Distributed Systems | 2 of 20 |
| Rust | 2 of 20 |
| TCP/IP | 2 of 20 |
Experience
Of the 12 roles that state years
Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.
- 1+ year
- 12 of 12
- 2+ years
- 11 of 12
- 3+ years
- 11 of 12
- 5+ years
- 9 of 12
- 8+ years
- 2 of 12
- 10+ years
- 2 of 12
Degree
Of the 15 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 3 of 15
- Required, or experience instead
- 3 of 15
- Preferred
- 0 of 15
- Not mentioned
- 9 of 15
Pay and remote work
Of the 20 roles we could read for it. Pay these roles state, not what the skill pays.
- Roles stating pay
- 8 of 20
- Remote roles
- 10 of 20
How we count: 20 roles from 17 employers in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Skills are counted out of the roles whose requirements we read. Roles are not filtered by country. Methodology