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java backend developer

Learned from 15 real résumés for this role.

Across 15 real U.S. résumés for a java backend developer, the most distinctive skills are Jdom, Hibernate 3.1 and Gatling — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Jdom
20% have it · 6486.3× vs average
Hibernate 3.1
20% have it · 6486.3× vs average
Gatling
20% have it · 3243.2× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

jdom
6486.3×
20% · N=3
hibernate 3.1
6486.3×
20% · N=3
gatling
3243.2×
20% · N=3
struts 1.3
1621.6×
20% · N=3
spring 3.1
1621.6×
20% · N=3
custom tag libraries
1297.3×
20% · N=3
mq series
864.8×
40% · N=6
rest web service
926.6×
20% · N=3
xamarin
572.3×
20% · N=3
spring data
540.5×
20% · N=3
spring data jpa
540.5×
20% · N=3
activemq
498.9×
20% · N=3
jaxp
381.6×
20% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

Not enough dated career history yet to show feeder roles.

We show honest gaps instead of guessing.

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Java Backend Developer need?

In 15 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Jdom (20% have it), Hibernate 3.1 (20% have it), Gatling (20% have it), Struts 1.3 (20% have it), Spring 3.1 (20% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Java Backend Developer roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Java (33% of moves, N=3), Full-Stack Javadeveloper (33% of moves, N=3), Java Full Stack Developer (33% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Java Backend Developer?

Not enough dated career history exists yet to show which roles feed into this one, so we show an honest empty state.

Does this page show Java Backend Developer salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 15 of them are Java Backend Developer résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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