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Software Engineer Market Gap Analysis
Market Intelligence Report
Software Engineer Market Gap Analysis
Based on 1500 real job postings · Generated on 2026-08-26
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OVERALL
Overall market competitiveness
Salary estimate
$376K
Range $353K – $398K
Confidence 87%
Market average: $408K
Opportunity index
100
Sponsor friendliness: 21
Job samples: 1500
Remote jobs: 62%
Experience match: 80
👤

Your current profile

Core skill tags:
pythonjavascripttypescriptreactnode.jsawss3lambdadockerkubernetesgitmicroservicessystem designnext.jsfastapipostgresqlmachine learning
🧬

Career tags

A lightweight Career Graph generated from your resume, real JD signals, and current market gaps.
Career headline
Software Engineer in Bern with python, javascript, typescript
Best-fit roles
Software Engineer
Skill signals
pythonjavascripttypescriptreactnode.jsawss3lambda
Market signals
Remote-readySponsor-awareUSA marketCANADA market
Growth gaps
securitygodistributed systemsanalyticsjavaroadmap
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Top 20 high-frequency skill analysis

Among the market's top 20 skills, you already cover 11 and are missing 15. Skill match score: 30/100
🟢 High-value skills you already have
python
38%
✓ Already have
aws
27%
✓ Already have
react
15%
✓ Already have
typescript
14%
✓ Already have
kubernetes
13%
✓ Already have
machine learning
8%
✓ Already have
postgresql
7%
✓ Already have
javascript
7%
✓ Already have
docker
5%
✓ Already have
node.js
5%
✓ Already have
next.js
4%
✓ Already have
🟠 Skills to close next
security
31%
✗ Missing
go
20%
✗ Missing
distributed systems
20%
✗ Missing
analytics
17%
✗ Missing
java
15%
✗ Missing
roadmap
14%
✗ Missing
spark
13%
✗ Missing
gcp
11%
✗ Missing
azure
10%
✗ Missing
sql
10%
✗ Missing
ci/cd
10%
✗ Missing
claude
9%
✗ Missing
databricks
8%
✗ Missing
mongodb
7%
✗ Missing
product management
7%
✗ Missing
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Market salary distribution

P25
$136K
P50
$178K
P75
$216K
P90
$250K
You
Your estimate: $376K
$376K
Your estimated salary maps to market 100 salary percentile · 314 samples

By experience level

0-2 years
$7463K
2-5 years
$168K
5-10 years
$183K
10+ years
$242K
Note: salary varies by location, company, sub-industry, negotiation leverage, and visa status. The chart shows the aggregate market distribution.
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Market opportunity radar

5-dimension visualization
Skill match · 30Salary potential (experience) · 80Remote opportunity · 100Sponsor friendliness · 21Job volume · 100
Dimension scores
Skill match
30
Salary potential (experience)
80
Remote opportunity
100
Sponsor friendliness
21
Job volume
100
Interpretation: each dimension shows your relative strength. Outer ring is 100, center is 0. Higher-scoring dimensions are your advantages.
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Competitor skill profile

Most common skills in similar roles (8 samples, average 2.8 skills per posting). your coverage of these skills drives market competitiveness.
aws
25%
github
25%
typescript
25%
go
25%
less
12%
system design
12%
python
12%
java
12%
postgresql
12%
docker
12%
💎

Skill ROI (salary premium)

Roles with these skills show a salary premium versus the market average. They are strong candidates for your learning priority.
python
+$680K
security
+$-283K
aws
+$-261K
go
+$-257K
distributed systems
+$-202K
analytics
+$2047K
react
+$-304K
java
+$-238K
Data note: compares the average salary of postings that include the skill against postings that do not. Use as directional guidance only.
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Market heat trend

Recent 14 day/week job activity distribution. Use peaks to time outreach and applications.
06-01
06-02
06-03
06-04
06-05
06-07
06-08
06-09
06-10
06-11
06-12
06-13
06-15
08-25
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Market diversity

Overall distribution
Companies covered:
486
Locations covered:
154
Top locations
🛂

Sponsor-friendly companies (Top 15)

164 jobs mention visa support (10.9%). Prioritize these companies to improve visa negotiation leverage.
Anthropic
Jobs: 80 · Sponsor
Reddit
Jobs: 37 · Sponsor
New Relic
Jobs: 7 · Sponsor
Pango
Jobs: 4 · Sponsor
Affirm
Jobs: 4 · Sponsor
Fusionbox
Jobs: 3 · Sponsor
Blackshark AI
Jobs: 2 · Sponsor
LiveMap
Jobs: 2 · Sponsor
Datadog
Jobs: 2 · Sponsor
CareMessage
Jobs: 1 · Sponsor
Solace Health
Jobs: 1 · Sponsor
CVector
Jobs: 1 · Sponsor
Stealth Startup
Jobs: 1 · Sponsor
Emergences Labs (emergences.ai)
Jobs: 1 · Sponsor
Latitude AI
Jobs: 1 · Sponsor
Tip: confirm each company's H-1B / OPT / O-1 policy before interviews. Large companies usually have mature processes; startups need direct confirmation.
💼

Recommended top jobs for you

Matched automatically based on your skill keywords. Higher scores mean stronger fit. Sponsor and remote roles are highlighted.
OJ
Product Engineer
Ojin
RemoteSponsor📍 HYBRID (Berlin) or REMOTE (CET ±2h)📍 Berlin · about 752km from Bern
Why recommended
Why recommended: matched 5 resume skills, source HN Who is Hiring, match score 92.
Source: HN Who is Hiring · hn-49184927 · Quality: 66
Matched skills
typescriptreactnode.jspythonaws
View job →
92
OR
Product Engineer
Orbit
Remote📍 Full-time📍 Hamburg · about 756km from Bern
Why recommended
Why recommended: matched 5 resume skills, source HN Who is Hiring, match score 83.
Source: HN Who is Hiring · hn-48904087 · Quality: 64
Matched skills
typescriptnode.jsawslambdareact
View job →
83
LL
Simulation/RL Integration Engineer
Lumen Labs
Remote$130K-$200K📍 REMOTE (US/Canada), then ONSITE SF from fall 2026📍 Perth · about 13868km from Bern
Why recommended
Why recommended: matched 1 resume skills, source HN Who is Hiring, match score 83.
Source: HN Who is Hiring · hn-48897221 · Quality: 82
Matched skills
python
View job →
83
LI
Forward Deployed Software Engineer (multiple levels)
LightSight
Remote📍 REMOTE (US)🌐 Remote role
Why recommended
Why recommended: matched 1 resume skills, source HN Who is Hiring, match score 83.
Source: HN Who is Hiring · hn-48838599 · Quality: 43
Matched skills
typescript
View job →
83
OP
Principal Software Engineer & Product Reliability Engineer
OpsMill
Remote📍 Europe/US🌐 Remote role
Why recommended
Why recommended: matched 2 resume skills, source HN Who is Hiring, match score 83.
Source: HN Who is Hiring · hn-48829225 · Quality: 58
Matched skills
pythonkubernetes
View job →
83
VC
AI Product Engineer
Vertex Inc https://www.vertexinc.com/
Remote📍 Full-time🌐 Remote role
Why recommended
Why recommended: matched 1 resume skills, source HN Who is Hiring, match score 83.
Source: HN Who is Hiring · hn-48762195 · Quality: 47
Matched skills
react
View job →
83
BA
Founding Software Engineer
Bactrix
Remote📍 REMOTE🌐 Remote role
Why recommended
Why recommended: matched 1 resume skills, source HN Who is Hiring, match score 83.
Source: HN Who is Hiring · hn-49260542 · Quality: 22
Matched skills
python
83
OH
Software Engineers
One Way Tech Hubs
Remote📍 Fully Remote (US-Based Candidates)🌐 Remote role
Why recommended
Why recommended: matched 1 resume skills, source HN Who is Hiring, match score 83.
Source: HN Who is Hiring · hn-49177149 · Quality: 32
Matched skills
python
83
AS
Solutions Demo Engineer
Asana
Remote$56K-$63K📍 Dublin🌐 Remote role
Why recommended
Why recommended: matched 3 resume skills, source Greenhouse (asana), match score 83.
Source: Greenhouse (asana) · greenhouse-asana-7386483 · Quality: 73
Matched skills
pythonjavascriptnode.js
View job →
83
AS
Software Engineer
Asana
Remote$171K-$180K📍 New York City🌐 Remote role
Why recommended
Why recommended: matched 2 resume skills, source Greenhouse (asana), match score 83.
Source: Greenhouse (asana) · greenhouse-asana-7961475 · Quality: 71
Matched skills
typescriptreact
View job →
83
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3-month growth path

Based on gaps between your skills and high-frequency market skills, the plan prioritizes what to learn each month. Complete at least one portfolio-ready project per skill and add it to your resume/GitHub.
1
Month 1: Core languages and frameworks
About 30 hours
securitygodistributed systemsanalyticsjavaroadmapspark
Action steps
  • Study 'security' systematically using official docs plus one structured course
  • Build one complete project with security: Build a working security project, publish it on GitHub, and document the architecture, tests, and deployment steps
  • Build a second project with go: Build a working go project, publish it on GitHub, and document the architecture, tests, and deployment steps
  • Write 1-2 technical posts about what you learned in 'security', including code snippets and conclusions
  • Join a Software Engineer community event or share your project results on LinkedIn
Project ideas
  • [security] Build a working security project, publish it on GitHub, and document the architecture, tests, and deployment steps
  • [go] Build a working go project, publish it on GitHub, and document the architecture, tests, and deployment steps
  • [distributed systems] Build a working distributed systems project, publish it on GitHub, and document the architecture, tests, and deployment steps
Learning resources
  • Official documentation for security
  • Search YouTube for high-quality 'security tutorial' long-form courses
  • Practice through a real project and publish the results on GitHub
  • Official documentation for go
  • Search YouTube for high-quality 'go tutorial' long-form courses
2
Month 2: System design and architecture
About 50 hours
gcpazuresqlci/cdclaudedatabricksmongodb
Action steps
  • Study 'gcp' systematically using official docs plus one structured course
  • Build one complete project with gcp: Build a working gcp project, publish it on GitHub, and document the architecture, tests, and deployment steps
  • Build a second project with azure: Build a working azure project, publish it on GitHub, and document the architecture, tests, and deployment steps
  • Write 1-2 technical posts about what you learned in 'gcp', including code snippets and conclusions
  • Join a Software Engineer community event or share your project results on LinkedIn
Project ideas
  • [gcp] Build a working gcp project, publish it on GitHub, and document the architecture, tests, and deployment steps
  • [azure] Build a working azure project, publish it on GitHub, and document the architecture, tests, and deployment steps
  • [sql] Build a working sql project, publish it on GitHub, and document the architecture, tests, and deployment steps
Learning resources
  • Official documentation for gcp
  • Search YouTube for high-quality 'gcp tutorial' long-form courses
  • Practice through a real project and publish the results on GitHub
  • Official documentation for azure
  • Search YouTube for high-quality 'azure tutorial' long-form courses
3
Month 3: Engineering practice and deployment
About 70 hours
product managementllmrustdatadogterraformdevops
Action steps
  • Study 'product management' systematically using official docs plus one structured course
  • Build one complete project with product management: Build a working product management project, publish it on GitHub, and document the architecture, tests, and deployment steps
  • Build a second project with llm: Build a working llm project, publish it on GitHub, and document the architecture, tests, and deployment steps
  • Write 1-2 technical posts about what you learned in 'product management', including code snippets and conclusions
  • Join a Software Engineer community event or share your project results on LinkedIn
Project ideas
  • [product management] Build a working product management project, publish it on GitHub, and document the architecture, tests, and deployment steps
  • [llm] Build a working llm project, publish it on GitHub, and document the architecture, tests, and deployment steps
  • [rust] Build a working rust project, publish it on GitHub, and document the architecture, tests, and deployment steps
Learning resources
  • Official documentation for product management
  • Search YouTube for high-quality 'product management tutorial' long-form courses
  • Practice through a real project and publish the results on GitHub
  • Official documentation for llm
  • Search YouTube for high-quality 'llm tutorial' long-form courses
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Market insights

📊
We analyzed 1500 real job postings. The Software Engineer market is active with stable opportunities.
💰
Average market salary is about $408K based on 314 salary samples.
📈
Salary by experience: 2-5 years is about $168K, while 5-10 years is about $183K.
🛂
10% of postings mention visa sponsorship. Prioritize companies that explicitly state sponsorship support.
🏠
62% of postings are remote, so remote opportunities are relatively available.
🎯
High-premium skills: python(+$680K), analytics(+$2047K), spark(+$3652K). These skills can significantly improve salary upside.
🔥
Top 5 market skill keywords: python, security, aws, go, distributed systems.
🏢
Companies hiring most recently: Databricks, MongoDB, Datadog, Anthropic, Cloudflare.
🌍
The dataset covers 486 companies across 154 locations, showing broad market distribution.
📅
There were 536.0 new or updated postings in the latest 7-day window, indicating visible market activity.
🎯

Action recommendations (by priority)

🚀
You cover about 6 of the top 20 high-frequency skills. Prioritize closing these gaps: security, go, distributed systems, analytics, java.
💎
Prioritize high-premium skills: python(+$680K), analytics(+$2047K), spark(+$3652K).
🏠
This role category has a high remote-job share. Apply through both LinkedIn and remote-first job boards.
🛂
There are enough sponsorship opportunities, but confirm visa handling before the interview process goes too far.
✍️
For every new skill, turn it into a small project or technical post before adding it to your resume.
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Scan your target market every 2 weeks to stay aligned with current hiring trends.
Review market trends every 2 weeks and adjust learning and application strategy.
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