Which roles ask for C++ at tech companies · 112 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026
Updated
112 roles counted that list C++, one per company, title and level; 561 postings in the window.
In short
C++: listed in 112 roles at tech companies whose requirements we read, in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026. It was required in 91 and preferred in 21. The largest group is software engineer roles: 63 of 112 (56%).
- Required
- 91 of 112 (81%)
- Of the roles that list C++
- Preferred
- 21 of 112 (19%)
- Of the roles that list C++
- Largest group
- 63 of 112 (56%)
- 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 | 63 | 63 of 719 (9%) |
| Machine learning engineer | 12 | 12 of 79 (15%) |
| Security engineer | 8 | 8 of 126 (6%) |
| Site reliability engineer | 7 | 7 of 70 (10%) |
| Research scientist | 4 | 4 of 39 |
| AI engineer | 3 | 3 of 70 (4%) |
| Data scientist | 3 | 3 of 112 (3%) |
| Mobile engineer | 3 | 3 of 38 |
| Software architect | 3 | 3 of 32 |
| Forward deployed engineer | 2 | 2 of 63 (3%) |
Companies that ask for it most
- Palantir6 roles
- OpenAI5 roles
- Xperteez Technology4 roles
- Cohere3 roles
- Crusoe3 roles
- Databricks3 roles
- Figma3 roles
- Glean3 roles
- SpaceXAI3 roles
- AF Group2 roles
Asked alongside
Out of the 112 C++ roles whose requirements we read: the other skills they ask for. At most 10 per list, those asked for most.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Python | 62 of 112 (55%) |
| Java | 44 of 112 (39%) |
| Go | 39 of 112 (35%) |
| Distributed Systems | 32 of 112 (29%) |
| Rust | 29 of 112 (26%) |
| Kubernetes | 23 of 112 (21%) |
| Debugging | 21 of 112 (19%) |
| Linux | 20 of 112 (18%) |
| Machine Learning | 18 of 112 (16%) |
| AWS | 17 of 112 (15%) |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| CI/CD | 12 of 112 (11%) |
| Python | 12 of 112 (11%) |
| Open Source | 10 of 112 (9%) |
| Kubernetes | 9 of 112 (8%) |
| Observability | 8 of 112 (7%) |
| Ansible | 7 of 112 (6%) |
| Azure | 7 of 112 (6%) |
| Docker | 7 of 112 (6%) |
| GPU Computing | 7 of 112 (6%) |
| Git | 7 of 112 (6%) |
Experience
Of the 54 roles that state years
Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.
- 1+ year
- 54 of 54 (100%)
- 2+ years
- 52 of 54 (96%)
- 3+ years
- 45 of 54 (83%)
- 5+ years
- 38 of 54 (70%)
- 8+ years
- 11 of 54 (20%)
- 10+ years
- 8 of 54 (15%)
Degree
Of the 80 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 12 of 80 (15%)
- Required, or experience instead
- 18 of 80 (23%)
- Preferred
- 2 of 80 (3%)
- Not mentioned
- 48 of 80 (60%)
Pay and remote work
Of the 112 roles we could read for it. Pay these roles state, not what the skill pays.
- Roles stating pay
- 46 of 112 (41%)
- Remote roles
- 63 of 112 (56%)
How we count: 112 roles from 76 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