Load Balancers
Which roles require it and how much it matters — mapped across real job-role profiles.
Short answer: Load Balancers is asked for by 1 of the 103 job-role profiles Skilture maps, and is a core requirement in 1 — only by Cloud Engineer.
Source: Skilture's 103 job-role profiles · Updated
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- Roles that list it
- 1 of 103
- Core requirement
- 1 rolenon-negotiable there
- Skill type
- Technicalhard, teachable
Who hires for Load Balancers?
The roles in Skilture's catalogue that list Load Balancers, and how heavily each one weights it.
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How interviewers test Load Balancers
Real questions from Skilture's interview banks, with what the interviewer is listening for.
Cloud Engineer · intermediate
How do you ensure high availability and scalability for a web application using AWS Load Balancers?
Listen for: The candidate should discuss different types of load balancers (ALB, NLB), health checks, target groups, and auto-scaling integration. A red flag is not differentiating between load balancer types or not mentioning health checks.
What roles that use Load Balancers pay in the US
Annual wages in US dollars for the roles above: median, and the 10th–90th percentile range.
| Role | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Engineer | $116,580 | $55,940 – $188,470 |
United States, USD. Source: O*NET OnLine (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), 2025; each median links to its occupation. India (INR): no sourced figure for these roles yet, so none is shown.
Skills that pair with Load Balancers
Employers hiring for Load Balancers most often ask for these alongside it.
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Load Balancers: common questions
- Is Load Balancers worth learning in 2026?
- Load Balancers is listed in 1 of the 103 job-role profiles Skilture maps, and it is a core requirement in 1 of them. Explore the roles above to see where it matters most, then run a free skill gap analysis to see if you already have it.
- Which jobs require Load Balancers?
- Roles that ask for Load Balancers include Cloud Engineer. You can check how your own skills match any of these roles with Skilture's free skill gap analysis — no signup required.
- How do interviewers test Load Balancers?
- A typical question, from Cloud Engineer interviews: "How do you ensure high availability and scalability for a web application using AWS Load Balancers?" What the interviewer listens for: The candidate should discuss different types of load balancers (ALB, NLB), health checks, target groups, and auto-scaling integration. A red flag is not differentiating between load balancer types or not mentioning health checks.