Which roles ask for Query Optimization at tech companies · 157 roles · 90 days to Oct 16, 2026
Updated
157 roles counted that list Query Optimization, one per company, title and level; 359 postings in the window.
In short
Query Optimization: listed in 157 roles at tech companies whose requirements we read, in the 90 days to Oct 16, 2026. It was required in 130 and preferred in 27. The largest group is software engineer roles: 91 of 157 (58%).
- Required
- 130 of 157 (83%)
- Of the roles that list Query Optimization
- Preferred
- 27 of 157 (17%)
- Of the roles that list Query Optimization
- Largest group
- 91 of 157 (58%)
- Software engineer
Roles that ask for Query Optimization
Roles listing Query Optimization, 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 | 91 | 91 of 2,466 (4%) |
| Data engineer | 27 | 27 of 364 (7%) |
| Analytics engineer | 10 | 10 of 105 (10%) |
| Site reliability engineer | 9 | 9 of 219 (4%) |
| AI engineer | 3 | 3 of 218 (1%) |
| Data analyst | 3 | 3 of 215 (1%) |
| Platform engineer | 3 | 3 of 213 (1%) |
| Software architect | 3 | 3 of 87 (3%) |
| Data architect | 2 | 2 of 50 (4%) |
| Data scientist | 2 | 2 of 416 (0%) |
Companies that ask for it most
- Bright Vision Technologies5 roles
- Sigma Computing3 roles
- Alkami Technology, Inc.2 roles
- Amplitude2 roles
- ExactCare Pharmacy, LLC2 roles
- Grafana Labs2 roles
- Harness2 roles
- Rogo2 roles
- Vantor2 roles
- Zoox2 roles
Asked alongside
Out of the 157 Query Optimization roles whose requirements we read: the other skills they ask for. At most 10 per list, those asked for most.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| SQL | 82 of 157 (52%) |
| Data Modeling | 79 of 157 (50%) |
| Python | 75 of 157 (48%) |
| CI/CD | 66 of 157 (42%) |
| AWS | 51 of 157 (32%) |
| PostgreSQL | 49 of 157 (31%) |
| Git | 48 of 157 (31%) |
| Performance Optimization | 41 of 157 (26%) |
| Relational Databases | 39 of 157 (25%) |
| TypeScript | 36 of 157 (23%) |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Docker | 30 of 157 (19%) |
| Kubernetes | 29 of 157 (18%) |
| Infrastructure as Code | 27 of 157 (17%) |
| Terraform | 25 of 157 (16%) |
| CI/CD | 23 of 157 (15%) |
| AWS | 22 of 157 (14%) |
| Kafka | 19 of 157 (12%) |
| Azure | 17 of 157 (11%) |
| LLMs | 16 of 157 (10%) |
| Observability | 15 of 157 (10%) |
Experience
Asked most often: 5–7 years, 68 of 138 (49%).
Of the 138 roles that state years
- Under 2 years
- 0 of 138 (0%)
- 2 years
- 9 of 138 (7%)
- 3–4 years
- 27 of 138 (20%)
- 5–7 years
- 68 of 138 (49%)
- 8–9 years
- 17 of 138 (12%)
- 10+ years
- 17 of 138 (12%)
Degree
22 of 153 (14%) require a degree, and 40 more accept experience instead.
Of the 153 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 22 of 153 (14%)
- Required, or experience instead
- 40 of 153 (26%)
- Preferred
- 11 of 153 (7%)
- Not mentioned
- 80 of 153 (52%)
Pay and remote work
Of the 157 roles we could read for it. Pay these roles state, not what the skill pays.
- Median stated pay
- $170k a year
- Roles stating pay
- 69 of 157 (44%)
- Remote roles
- 123 of 157 (78%)
How we count: 157 roles from 140 employers in the 90 days to Oct 16, 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