# Python

Skill · Programming Languages

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

Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language known for its readable syntax and versatility, widely used in web development, data science, machine learning, automation, and scientific computing. It is one of the most popular languages among software engineers, data analysts, and researchers due to its extensive libraries and supportive community.

## Python in the job market

- Open roles: 1,984
- Employers hiring: 244
- Median stated pay: $192,000 (middle half $160,000 – $238,000), from 1,514 of 1,984 open roles — the 76% 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 Python

Measured from the 1,984 open roles that name Python, not from a curated list.

- [SQL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sql) — 544 roles (27.4%)
- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 538 roles (27.1%)
- [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes) — 440 roles (22.2%)
- [C++](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/c-2) — 324 roles (16.3%)
- [Go](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/go) — 289 roles (14.6%)
- [Docker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/docker) — 279 roles (14.1%)
- [Java](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/java) — 276 roles (13.9%)
- [Microsoft Azure](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-azure) — 274 roles (13.8%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Entry: 96 (5%)
- Mid: 328 (18%)
- Senior: 1,054 (59%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 266 (15%)
- Management: 41 (2%)
- Executive: 5 (<1%)

From 1,790 roles whose posting states a level.

## Where Python roles are

- [New York, NY](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/new-york-ny) — 246
- [San Francisco, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-francisco-ca) — 199
- [Santa Clara, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/santa-clara-ca) — 61
- [Atlanta, GA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/atlanta-ga) — 46
- [Long Beach, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/long-beach-ca) — 40
- [San Jose, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-jose-ca) — 31

Among the 1,248 of 1,984 open roles we could place on a map.

## Roles that use Python

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 604
- [Data Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-scientist) — 103
- [Machine Learning Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/machine-learning-engineer) — 97
- [Data Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-engineer) — 69
- [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager) — 57
- [Solutions Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/solutions-architect) — 39

## Employers hiring for Python

- [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio) — 107 open roles
- [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — 102 open roles
- [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture) — 59 open roles
- [CrowdStrike](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crowdstrike) — 58 open roles
- [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) — 48 open roles
- [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — 45 open roles

Related skills: [Machine Learning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/machine-learning), [R](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/r), [scikit-learn](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/scikit-learn), [TensorFlow](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/tensorflow), [NumPy](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/numpy), [Pandas](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/pandas), [Statistical Analysis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/statistical-analysis), [Data Mining](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/data-mining), [Matplotlib](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/matplotlib), [Jupyter Notebook](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/jupyter-notebook), [R Programming](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/r-programming-2), [Statistical Modeling](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/statistical-modeling)

## Open roles requiring Python (1,983)

- [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)
- [Research Associate](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b3e3523f-9355-46cf-8e92-ee7563112dcf/research-associate-at-eight-sleep) at [Eight Sleep](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/eight-sleep) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA
- [Senior Software Engineer, GPU Infrastructure (HPC)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/51d9d309-29a1-4f12-94b1-c43dd27daf6e/senior-software-engineer-gpu-infrastructure-hpc-at-cohere) at [Cohere](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cohere) — Full-time, Canada, United States · Remote, CA$285,000 – CA$340,000
- [Principal Data Engineer](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hims-and-hers/a321e167-59ab-46cc-9b50-75154f122bdb/application) at [Hims and Hers](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hims-and-hers) — Full-time, US Remote, $220,000 – $260,000 (listed on Hims and Hers's own careers site)
- [Partner Operations & Systems Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7bb6e856-583b-4abc-a589-01fa90a50214/partner-operations-systems-lead-at-supabase) at [Supabase](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/supabase) — Full-time, Remote, US West
- [Business Operations & Strategy Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/6bd1750c-8592-400b-a4ca-4ef7276fb057/business-operations-strategy-lead-at-notion) at [Notion](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/notion) — San Francisco, CA, $230,000 – $260,000
- [Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/patreon/c277b009-0c9c-4ae7-a72b-56aaad0d985c/application) at [Patreon](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/patreon) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA · Remote, $257,500 – $386,000 (listed on Patreon's own careers site)
- [Software Development Engineer II, Search](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Mapbox/cdc7cf98-5ec0-4a0b-a78f-bb3eb0e8b40f/application) at [Mapbox](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mapbox) — Mapbox US, $160,650 – $217,350 (listed on Mapbox's own careers site)
- [Engineering Manager, Billing Platform](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sentry/9b7ba790-75d1-404c-bf9f-c3776179f7f2/application) at [Sentry](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sentry) — San Francisco, CA · Remote, $220,000 – $450,000 (listed on Sentry's own careers site)
- [Site Reliability Engineer, Platform Infrastructure (Foundations)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/anyscale/23733eb9-f839-4209-b191-36cb0ff5b973/application) at [Anyscale](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/anyscale) — San Francisco, CA · Remote, $200,000 – $240,000 (listed on Anyscale's own careers site)

All 1,983 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=aa7ddcb8-2ee2-4620-9da5-d84e9eb5c603