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Overview
Cloud software developers design, code, deploy and improve cloud applications so they can scale, stay available and be diagnosed when failures occur.
In job descriptions, look for cloud architecture, microservices, containers, serverless services, logging, monitoring, root-cause analysis, cloud security, automation and database or storage work.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Cloud software developers work inside software teams that build for cloud hosting from the start or move existing applications into cloud services. The work can include service design, deployment, monitoring and failure analysis.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include cloud architecture, Java or JavaScript development, container and serverless patterns, cloud databases, security controls, automation and reading performance signals from logs and monitoring.
Salary context
Salary context depends on the cloud platform scope, production responsibility, architecture ownership, security exposure, on-call expectations and how much the role covers deployment and operations. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior cloud developer, cloud architect, DevOps engineering, platform engineering, site reliability work or technical leadership for distributed applications.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name the cloud services, deployment model, monitoring tools, security duties and expected programming languages. Those details show whether the role is mostly application coding, platform work or production support.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Computer programming activities
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include cloud DevOps engineer, cloud engineer and cloud architect.
Explore this activityComputer consultancy and computer facilities management activities
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include cloud DevOps engineer, cloud engineer and cloud architect.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
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The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
62.1Computer programming activities62.2Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities
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Occupation group
Software developers (2512)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/781a6350-e686-45b9-b075-e4c8d5a05ff7 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2512.8 |
| ISCO group | 2512 |
| Concept type | Occupation |