# Microservices

Skill · Software Development and Engineering Practices

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

Microservices is a software architectural style in which an application is built as a collection of small, independently deployable services, each responsible for a specific business capability and communicating over lightweight protocols like HTTP or messaging queues. It is used by backend engineers and architects at companies like Netflix and Amazon to improve scalability, enable independent deployment, and allow teams to work autonomously on different parts of a system. It contrasts with monolithic architecture, trading some operational complexity for flexibility and fault isolation.

## Microservices in the job market

- Open roles: 130
- Employers hiring: 57
- Median stated pay: $201,000 (middle half $170,000 – $239,000), from 91 of 130 open roles — the 70% 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 12, 2026

## Asked for alongside Microservices

Measured from the 130 open roles that name Microservices, not from a curated list.

- [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes) — 63 roles (48.5%)
- [Java](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/java) — 60 roles (46.2%)
- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 52 roles (40.0%)
- [CI/CD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ci-cd) — 48 roles (36.9%)
- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 46 roles (35.4%)
- [Docker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/docker) — 40 roles (30.8%)
- [Microsoft Azure](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-azure) — 28 roles (21.5%)
- [Go](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/go) — 22 roles (16.9%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Entry: 1 (1%)
- Mid: 9 (7%)
- Senior: 72 (58%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 32 (26%)
- Management: 6 (5%)
- Executive: 4 (3%)

From 124 roles whose posting states a level.

## Where Microservices roles are

- [San Francisco, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-francisco-ca) — 13
- [New York, NY](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/new-york-ny) — 12
- [Austin, TX](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/austin-tx) — 5
- [Chicago, IL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/chicago-il) — 4
- [Seattle, WA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/seattle-wa) — 4
- [Atlanta, GA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/atlanta-ga) — 3

Among the 73 of 130 open roles we could place on a map.

## Roles that use Microservices

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 86
- [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager) — 7
- [Solutions Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/solutions-architect) — 7
- [Software Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-architect) — 6
- [Enterprise Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/enterprise-architect) — 5
- [Director of Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-engineering) — 2

## Employers hiring for Microservices

- [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture) — 11 open roles
- [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — 11 open roles
- [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc) — 10 open roles
- [Crusoe](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crusoe) — 8 open roles
- [Expedia Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/expedia-group) — 6 open roles
- [Intuit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intuit) — 6 open roles

Related skills: [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes), [Docker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/docker), [REST APIs](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/rest-apis), [Spring Boot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/spring-boot), [API Gateway](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/api-gateway), [Containerization](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/containerization), [Serverless Computing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/serverless-computing), [Quarkus](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/quarkus), [Container Orchestration](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/container-orchestration), [Web Services](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/web-services), [Cloud-Native Computing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cloud-native-computing), [Software Architecture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/software-architecture)

## Open roles requiring Microservices (130)

- [Engineering Manager, Crusoe Container Registry](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Crusoe/119cc876-7e00-4ea3-8c93-e9dad7a43487/application) at [Crusoe](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crusoe) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA, $215,000 – $260,000 (listed on Crusoe's own careers site)
- [Senior SAP Digital Manufacturing Technical Consultant (m/f/d)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/79695bd7-de5b-46bd-ba90-bcc115373f3f/senior-sap-digital-manufacturing-technical-consultant-m-f-d-at-dxc-technology) at [DXC Technology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dxc-technology) — Full-time
- [Manager - Enterprise Architecture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4a85d0a3-de6f-4c07-ac8d-1649f248e1aa/manager-enterprise-architecture-at-cigna) at [Cigna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cigna) — HKGN 348 Kwun Tong Road
- [Senior AI Engineer - Java](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/fe6fcd91-5651-4e4b-bbfa-f34c25b85516/senior-ai-engineer-java-at-cna-financial) at [CNA Financial](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cna-financial) — Chicago, IL, $72,000 – $141,000
- [Senior AI/ML Solutions Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/8d880b64-7c12-47ef-9d83-8f7c96227f46/senior-ai-ml-solutions-architect-at-cambia-health-solutions) at [Cambia Health Solutions](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cambia-health-solutions) — Full-time, $153,000 – $192,000
- [Director, Martech Platform (Adobe) - Hybrid AZ](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/248f9c3c-be73-45d8-8ab5-0aeae83fe00c/director-martech-platform-adobe-hybrid-az-at-best-western) at [Best Western](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/best-western) — Full-time, Remote-AZ
- [Principal Solutions Architect, GenAI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d97ef59b-7186-4320-b27b-ad3e28df2ba8/principal-solutions-architect-genai-at-american-international-group) at [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group) — Atlanta, GA
- [Credit Lead Developer, Investment Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/801b85f4-72ea-46ec-9805-0c96473eaa65/credit-lead-developer-investment-engineering-at-apollo-management) at [Apollo Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/apollo-management) — Full-time, New York, NY, $190,000 – $250,000
- [IT Solution Architect (954)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f1335f04-ca0c-4672-9814-163ee7e5724f/it-solution-architect-954-at-abc-supply) at [ABC Supply](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/abc-supply) — $126,200 – $158,700
- [SAP AI Engineering Architect (f/m/d)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/be479da9-782a-49b4-905f-dffeadfcbdab/sap-ai-engineering-architect-f-m-d-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Full-time, YY

All 130 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=33413ca6-81f9-4d60-8b70-9441db0e35a7