Which roles ask for WebSockets at tech companies · 63 roles · 90 days to Oct 16, 2026
Updated
63 roles counted that list WebSockets, one per company, title and level; 373 postings in the window.
In short
WebSockets: listed in 63 roles at tech companies whose requirements we read, in the 90 days to Oct 16, 2026. It was required in 27 and preferred in 36. The largest group is software engineer roles: 49 of 63 (78%).
- Required
- 27 of 63 (43%)
- Of the roles that list WebSockets
- Preferred
- 36 of 63 (57%)
- Of the roles that list WebSockets
- Largest group
- 49 of 63 (78%)
- Software engineer
Roles that ask for WebSockets
Roles listing WebSockets, 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 | 49 | 49 of 2,466 (2%) |
| Mobile engineer | 7 | 7 of 124 (6%) |
| AI engineer | 4 | 4 of 218 (2%) |
| Platform engineer | 2 | 2 of 213 (1%) |
| Machine learning engineer | 1 | 1 of 323 (0%) |
Companies that ask for it most
- 1X2 roles
- Bright Vision Technologies2 roles
- CHAOS Industries2 roles
- Polymarket2 roles
- iDelsoft2 roles
- FudMe1 role
- HR Ways1 role
- Okta1 role
- Rad AI1 role
- TransilvaniaHR1 role
Asked alongside
Out of the 63 WebSockets roles whose requirements we read: the other skills they ask for. At most 10 per list, those asked for most.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| TypeScript | 38 of 63 (60%) |
| React | 32 of 63 (51%) |
| REST | 26 of 63 (41%) |
| Git | 18 of 63 (29%) |
| JavaScript | 17 of 63 (27%) |
| PostgreSQL | 17 of 63 (27%) |
| Node.js | 16 of 63 (25%) |
| CI/CD | 14 of 63 (22%) |
| AWS | 13 of 63 (21%) |
| Python | 13 of 63 (21%) |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Kubernetes | 11 of 63 (17%) |
| AWS | 10 of 63 (16%) |
| CI/CD | 10 of 63 (16%) |
| Docker | 9 of 63 (14%) |
| GCP | 9 of 63 (14%) |
| AI | 8 of 63 (13%) |
| Azure | 7 of 63 (11%) |
| Observability | 7 of 63 (11%) |
| Open Source | 7 of 63 (11%) |
| Design Systems | 6 of 63 (10%) |
Experience
Asked most often: 5–7 years, 30 of 45.
Of the 45 roles that state years
- Under 2 years
- 0 of 45
- 2 years
- 4 of 45
- 3–4 years
- 7 of 45
- 5–7 years
- 30 of 45
- 8–9 years
- 4 of 45
- 10+ years
- 0 of 45
Degree
3 of 60 (5%) require a degree, and 12 more accept experience instead.
Of the 60 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 3 of 60 (5%)
- Required, or experience instead
- 12 of 60 (20%)
- Preferred
- 0 of 60 (0%)
- Not mentioned
- 45 of 60 (75%)
Pay and remote work
Of the 63 roles we could read for it. Pay these roles state, not what the skill pays.
- Roles stating pay
- 26 of 63 (41%)
- Remote roles
- 39 of 63 (62%)
How we count: 63 roles from 58 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