API Developer

506 US job postings, 188 of them in the 30 days to 2026-10-28. Data as of 2026-10-29.

Skills employers ask for

REST API — 7% of postings
API — 5% of postings
Java — 5% of postings
SQL — 5% of postings
Amazon Web Services — 3% of postings
SOAP — 3% of postings
Kafka — 2% of postings
CI/CD — 2% of postings
Kubernetes — 2% of postings
Git — 2% of postings

Where the jobs are

California — 18%
Illinois — 18%
Texas — 17%
Washington — 14%
Massachusetts — 14%
New York — 11%

Advertised pay

Annual pay: median $125K/yr, middle half $100K/yr to $125K/yr (25 postings)

Remote, hybrid or onsite

Of 494 postings that state it: 41% remote, 30% hybrid, 30% onsite.

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