# WebSocket

Skill · Web Development

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

WebSocket is a communication protocol that provides full-duplex, persistent connections between a client and server over a single TCP connection, allowing real-time bidirectional data exchange without repeated HTTP requests. Developers use it to build live features like chat applications, multiplayer games, stock tickers, and collaborative tools.

## WebSocket in the job market

- Open roles: 5
- Employers hiring: 5
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Roles that use WebSocket

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 5

## Employers hiring for WebSocket

- [Blue Apron](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blue-apron) — 1 open role
- [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — 1 open role
- [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) — 1 open role
- [Supabase](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/supabase) — 1 open role
- [Unity](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/unity) — 1 open role

Related skills: [JavaScript](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/javascript), [Socket.IO](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/socket-io), [Node.js](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/node-js), [WebRTC](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/webrtc), [REST APIs](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/rest-apis)

## Open roles requiring WebSocket (5)

- [Sr. Software Engineer (Back End)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b80f2af0-2e79-4f3f-bc4d-c012da214824/sr-software-engineer-back-end-at-blue-apron) at [Blue Apron](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blue-apron) — Full-time, Spyce, $176,000 – $183,500
- [Senior Manager, PDS BI&T Architecture & Components](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f15d3760-949c-410e-a990-8df406e74394/senior-manager-pds-bi-t-architecture-components-at-bristol-myers-squibb) at [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — Full-time, New Brunswick, NJ, $134,980 – $163,564
- [Lead Software & Platform Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/663c4f45-2c2a-4e98-875c-0dd2bca9983e/lead-software-platform-engineer-at-lseg) at [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) — Full-time, New York, NY, $129,700 – $216,100
- [Principal Engineer, Unity Rewards](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c2c6f2a5-afb8-4e22-8eb6-dcfcebdff54b/principal-engineer-unity-rewards-at-unity) at [Unity](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/unity) — $179,500 – $341,900
- [SDK Engineer - JavaScript](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/supabase/f44742fb-18c6-478f-bf78-63707ed57db7/application) at [Supabase](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/supabase) — Full-time, Remote, Global (listed on Supabase's own careers site)