# Market evidence report — application-engineer

Source: **69 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 69), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-08.
This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is
reproduced (copyright / platform terms).

## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 44 | 64 % |
| senior | 14 | 20 % |
| junior | 7 | 10 % |
| lead | 3 | 4 % |
| n/a | 1 | 1 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS | 9 | 13 % |
| 2 | JIRA | 8 | 12 % |
| 3 | Microsoft Excel | 8 | 12 % |
| 4 | Angular | 6 | 9 % |
| 5 | Docker | 6 | 9 % |
| 6 | Microsoft Office | 6 | 9 % |
| 7 | Python | 6 | 9 % |
| 8 | AutoCAD | 5 | 7 % |
| 9 | Kubernetes | 5 | 7 % |
| 10 | SQL | 5 | 7 % |
| 11 | Confluence | 4 | 6 % |
| 12 | Java | 4 | 6 % |
| 13 | GIT | 3 | 4 % |
| 14 | Javascript | 3 | 4 % |
| 15 | React | 3 | 4 % |
| 16 | TypeScript | 3 | 4 % |

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | troubleshooting | 12 | 17 % |
| 2 | software development | 9 | 13 % |
| 3 | data analysis | 7 | 10 % |
| 4 | debugging | 7 | 10 % |
| 5 | software design | 5 | 7 % |
| 6 | api design | 4 | 6 % |
| 7 | application development | 4 | 6 % |
| 8 | cost estimation | 4 | 6 % |
| 9 | equipment selection | 4 | 6 % |
| 10 | project management | 4 | 6 % |
| 11 | requirements analysis | 4 | 6 % |
| 12 | system integration | 4 | 6 % |
| 13 | technical documentation | 4 | 6 % |
| 14 | testing | 4 | 6 % |
| 15 | application design | 3 | 4 % |
| 16 | data modeling | 3 | 4 % |
| 17 | data visualization | 3 | 4 % |
| 18 | engineering drawing interpretation | 3 | 4 % |
| 19 | optimization | 3 | 4 % |
| 20 | performance optimization | 3 | 4 % |
| 21 | problem solving | 3 | 4 % |
| 22 | system architecture | 3 | 4 % |
| 23 | system configuration | 3 | 4 % |
| 24 | system testing | 3 | 4 % |
| 25 | web application development | 3 | 4 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agile development | 7 | 10 % |
| 2 | scrum | 5 | 7 % |
| 3 | agile methodologies | 3 | 4 % |
| 4 | devops | 3 | 4 % |

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | application development | 5 | 7 % |
| 2 | customer communication | 4 | 6 % |
| 3 | system integration | 4 | 6 % |
| 4 | documentation | 3 | 4 % |
| 5 | team leadership | 3 | 4 % |
| 6 | technical issue resolution | 3 | 4 % |

## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Implementation Engineer | 2 |
| 3rd Shift Test Technician | 1 |
| Angular/NodeJS Developer - II | 1 |
| Application Development Engineer (Junior) | 1 |
| Application Engineer | 1 |
| Application Engineer - II | 1 |
| Application Engineer - MV Drives | 1 |
| Application Engineer IV | 1 |
| Application Modernization Engineer (C++/Java) | 1 |
| Applications Engineer | 1 |
| Applications Engineer - Data Center-Electrical Power Solutions | 1 |
| Applications Engineer – Java Software Engineer | 1 |
| Applications Engineer (UI) | 1 |
| Applications Engineer II (REMOTE) | 1 |
| Cloud Application Engineer | 1 |
| Configuration Manager / Tools Engineer with Security Clearance | 1 |
| Controls & Integration Engineer II, Electrical | 1 |
| Data Center Controls Tech, Data Center Capacity Delivery - Controls | 1 |
| Data Engineer Senior Analyst | 1 |
| DSP Application Engineer | 1 |
| Engineering Specialist - CRO | 1 |
| Engineering Specialist - Customer Application Engineer | 1 |
| Engineering Specialist (Flex Staff) | 1 |
| ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN | 1 |
| Engineering Technician 3/4 | 1 |

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.