# Git

Skill · Software Development and Engineering Practices

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/git

Git is a free, open-source distributed version control system created by Linus Torvalds in 2005 to track changes in source code during software development. It allows multiple developers to work on the same codebase simultaneously by managing branches, merges, and commit histories locally and across remote repositories. It is the foundation for hosting platforms like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket and is a core skill for virtually all professional software developers.

## Git in the job market

- Open roles: 278
- Employers hiring: 97
- Median stated pay: $175,000 (middle half $146,000 – $194,000), from 192 of 278 open roles — the 69% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside Git

Measured from the 278 open roles that name Git, not from a curated list.

- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 173 roles (62.2%)
- [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes) — 87 roles (31.3%)
- [Linux](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/linux) — 87 roles (31.3%)
- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 81 roles (29.1%)
- [Docker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/docker) — 81 roles (29.1%)
- [CI/CD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ci-cd) — 80 roles (28.8%)
- [C++](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/c-2) — 64 roles (23.0%)
- [SQL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sql) — 53 roles (19.1%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Entry: 17 (7%)
- Mid: 55 (22%)
- Senior: 159 (63%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 18 (7%)
- Management: 3 (1%)

From 252 roles whose posting states a level.

## Where Git roles are

- [San Francisco, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-francisco-ca) — 21
- [New York, NY](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/new-york-ny) — 17
- [Reston, VA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/reston-va) — 9
- [Lanham, MD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/lanham-md) — 8
- [Santa Clara, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/santa-clara-ca) — 7
- [Boston, MA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/boston-ma) — 5

Among the 164 of 278 open roles we could place on a map.

## Roles that use Git

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 137
- [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager) — 10
- [Data Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-engineer) — 8
- [DevOps Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/devops-engineer) — 7
- [Solutions Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/solutions-architect) — 7
- [Data Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-scientist) — 6

## Employers hiring for Git

- [Boeing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/boeing) — 17 open roles
- [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — 14 open roles
- [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — 13 open roles
- [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — 12 open roles
- [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) — 11 open roles
- [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture) — 10 open roles

Related skills: [GitHub](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/github), [Version Control](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/version-control), [GitLab](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/gitlab), [Bitbucket](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/bitbucket), [Visual Studio Code](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/visual-studio-code), [Gogs](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/gogs), [Azure DevOps](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/azure-devops), [Gitea](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/gitea), [Git Version Control Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/git-version-control-systems), [SourceTree](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sourcetree), [Markdown](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/markdown), [Microsoft Visual Studio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-visual-studio)

## Open roles requiring Git (278)

- [Deployed Architect, Professional Services (Austin)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/langchain/da7cbabd-ceed-4d7d-ae25-f226cac0c1c1/application) at [LangChain](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/langchain) — Full-time, Austin, TX · Remote, $170,000 – $190,000 (listed on LangChain's own careers site)
- [Hardware Prototype & Test Engineer](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/eightsleep/04a37ce9-ff55-4b51-b3d2-f145734eb188/application) at [Eight Sleep](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/eight-sleep) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA, $90,000 – $120,000 (listed on Eight Sleep's own careers site)
- [Builder, Instructure Foundry](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/instructure/610803aa-4723-431e-9124-2c4aa340ca62/application) at [Instructure](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/instructure) — Full-time, US-REMOTE, $150,000 – $230,000 (listed on Instructure's own careers site)
- [Systems Infrastructure Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d4f463b7-4325-445b-b343-507b63de90f1/systems-infrastructure-engineer-at-dxc-technology) at [DXC Technology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dxc-technology)
- [Senior Data Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/339a57c0-864d-4dfe-9fa6-e2f0b83dcd28/senior-data-engineer-at-drivetime) at [DriveTime](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/drivetime) — Full-time
- [Software Engineering Advisors- Hybrid](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3a1d7884-b547-401e-a463-0d8cba35f394/software-engineering-advisors-hybrid-at-cigna) at [Cigna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cigna) — Full-time, Plano, TX
- [Software Dev II](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a79a537f-f418-4991-8906-3953eaad8edc/software-dev-ii-at-csg-international) at [CSG International](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/csg-international)
- [Software Development Consultant (Azure)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8a20185a-c786-45c1-a6c7-df2d2413c703/software-development-consultant-azure-at-country-financial) at [Country Financial](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/country-financial) — Full-time, Bloomington, IL, $113,200 – $155,650
- [Senior Data Solutions & Engineering Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9c441a37-2332-49df-a7b0-f748ed4fc67b/senior-data-solutions-engineering-architect-at-century-theatres) at [Century Theatres](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/century-theatres) — Plano, TX
- [Senior Software Engineer, Test Automation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/02d2c0a5-da3b-4b21-ad14-25ed701e276a/senior-software-engineer-test-automation-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, Downingtown, PA, $110,000 – $125,000

All 278 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=d0ad544a-22b7-49ae-8442-f465d1b338ca