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Software Engineering jobs in St. Gallen

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Technical Lead Automation Engineer PLC - R&D Chocolate & Flavor Creation

Buhler Group · St. Gallen

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Apprenticeship as IT Specialist EFZ 2027

Stadler Rail · St. Gallen

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Senior Technical Support Engineer

Frontify · St. Gallen

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ICT Security Officer

Abraxas Informatik AG · St. Gallen

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Site Reliability Engineer

Raiffeisen · St. Gallen

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Research Associate / PhD Candidate in Building and Scaling Agentic AI in Organizations

University of St. Gallen · St. Gallen

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ICT System Engineer

esolva ag · St. Gallen

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Application Developer Java

Fust · St. Gallen

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IT Specialist in Platform Development Apprentice

ELESTA GmbH · St. Gallen

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AI Prototype Engineer

MS Direct AG · St. Gallen

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Market report

The takeaway: Employers here most often ask for Microsoft 365 and Project Management. German is the most-requested language (91% of postings). Hiring spans junior to lead levels.

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Live roles

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91%

Require German

Hiring momentum · 12 weeks

Postings per week, trailing 12 weeks.

4 May23 May11 Jun1 Jul20 Jul

Skills in demand

Microsoft 365
Project Management
PLC Programming
Requirements Engineering
Technical Documentation
PowerShell
Python
IT Infrastructure
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Languages required

German91%
English54%
French2%

Most common: German only (45%) · English + German (44%) · English only (9%)

Seniority mix

Junior18%
Mid49%
Senior22%
Lead11%

Top industries hiring

Technology93%
Manufacturing35%
Consulting23%
Finance20%
Public Sector13%

Who's hiring most

Abraxas Informatik AG
Buhler Group
Frontify
valantic
IQ Plus AG
IGS GmbH

Common questions

What skills are most in demand for software engineering jobs in St. Gallen?

The most-requested skills are Microsoft 365, Project Management, PLC Programming, Requirements Engineering, Technical Documentation, based on live St. Gallen software engineering postings.

Which languages do software engineering roles in St. Gallen require?

German is the most-requested language (91% of postings), followed by English (54%). Languages are reported by prevalence across postings.

What seniority levels are hiring for software engineering in St. Gallen?

The seniority mix is junior 18%, mid 49%, senior 22%, lead 11% across current St. Gallen software engineering postings.

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Methodology: compiled from the 32’052 live postings in JobLabrador's index, collected daily from public job postings. Percentages describe composition; month-over-month comparisons use only sources present in both periods.