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We found 6,612 companies that use gdb. 2,908 of them name it in their own job posts, and the rest through employees' public profiles. Its share of job posts held steady in the three months to August 2026; 4,677 job posts named it from October 2025 to August 2026. Software Engineer is the role that names it most often.

Data as of November 9, 2026 · Markdown version

Which companies name gdb in the most job posts?

NVIDIA has posted more jobs naming gdb than any other company: 612. Of the five companies in the table, Qualcomm has the most employees who list it on their profiles: 199.
Company Posts People Recent job post
NVIDIA Scientific and Technical Services · first seen Aug 2022 612 159 "Strong debugging and analytical skills, with experience using tools such as GDB, KGDB, ftrace or perf to investigate complex kernel and system issues."Senior Software Engineer, Virtualization and Linux Kernel, Oct 27, 2026
Qualcomm Scientific and Technical Services · first seen Sep 2022 459 199 "Embedded FW and/or Kernel level development and debugging skills (C/C++, Makefile, gdb, uboot, uefi, kernel-mode drivers)"GPU Design Verification Engineer, Nov 7, 2026
Apple Scientific and Technical Services · first seen Sep 2022 405 137 "Hands-on experience in using debugging tools such as gdb, lldb, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers."Embedded Software Engineer - Biophotonics, Oct 16, 2026
Ciena Information · first seen Sep 2022 296 42 "Design and development tools such as Git, Eclipse, JIRA, Confluence, GDB, Yocto"WaveLogic Software Intern (Summer 2027), Oct 22, 2026
Cisco Scientific and Technical Services · first seen Sep 2022 294 187 "Proficiency with Linux kernel debugging tools (GDB, KGDB) and advanced software troubleshooting."Software Engineering Technical Leader - Embedded Systems, Nov 5, 2026
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What else do we know about gdb?

Is hiring for gdb growing?

Gdb's share of job posts is about the same as three months earlier: 2.3 in every 10,000 job posts from June to August 2026, against 2.5 from March to May. From October to December 2025 it was 2.3.
Share of job posts naming gdb by month, October 2025 to August 2026, in job posts in every 10,000 Moves from 1.8 in October 2025 to 2.1 in August 2026, in job posts in every 10,000. 3.4 2.5 1.7 0.84 0 2.1 Oct '25 Nov Dec Jan '26 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
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MonthJob posts naming gdbAll job postsPer 10,000
Oct 20252601,413,6731.8
Nov 20254631,822,1192.5
Dec 20252861,236,1032.3
Jan 20265361,828,0022.9
Feb 20264941,856,6472.7
Mar 20264461,850,7112.4
Apr 20264751,728,8862.7
May 20264441,821,5092.4
Jun 20264611,909,4962.4
Jul 20264211,815,1802.3
Aug 20263911,835,6982.1

How many companies named gdb in a job post for the first time in recent months?

Gdb showed up in job posts at 156 companies for the first time from June to August 2026, and 141 in the three months before. Of the 2,908 companies whose job posts name it, 5.4% first named it from June to August.
March to May 2026 141
June to August 2026 156
October 2025 to August 2026 514

Companies whose first job post naming it appeared in that period. Recruiters, staffing firms and job boards are left out.

How do we know which companies use gdb?

Employees' profiles add 3,704 companies to the 2,908 that name gdb in job posts. 737 show up in both job posts and employees' profiles.
How we know Companies Share
Job posts name gdb
2,908 44%
Employees' profiles list gdb
3,704 56%

6,612 companies. Each is counted once, under the strongest evidence we have for it.

What size are the companies that use gdb?

43% of gdb users are companies with 50 to 999 employees, the largest size group. 1,015 of its companies have more than 5,000 employees.

Share of its companies Typical tech page

ShareTypical
Under 50 employees
25% 22%
50 to 999
43% 38%
1,000 to 5,000
16% 17%
Over 5,000
15% 23%

Where are gdb companies based?

The United States and India have the most gdb companies, at 46% and 9%. Its companies are based in 96 countries and territories.
ShareTypical
United States
46% 43%
India
9% 6.9%
France
5.1% 4.6%
United Kingdom
4.5% 6.4%
Germany
4.2% 4.4%
Canada
3.5% 3.6%

Companies in 96 countries and territories. Shares are of companies with a known headquarters country.

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CountryCompaniesShareTypical tech page
United States2,88346%43%
India5629%6.9%
France3195.1%4.6%
United Kingdom2824.5%6.4%
Germany2654.2%4.4%
Canada2183.5%3.6%

Which teams work with gdb?

Job posts most often place gdb with R&D, engineering and software teams. Software engineering teams come fourth, at 19 companies.
Team Companies
R&D
53
Engineering
43
Software
21
Software engineering
19
Firmware
14
Development
13

What else do gdb companies use?

5.6% of gdb companies also use lldb, against 0.04% of similar companies. Among the tools listed here, Buildroot is the most widely used, at 15% of gdb companies.

Share of the 1,821 gdb companies counted here whose job posts also name the tool Typical for companies the same size

Tool Also name it Typical Times as common
lldb 102 companies
5.6% 0.04% 128x
WinDbg 198 companies
11% 0.11% 97x
Ghidra 209 companies
11% 0.16% 70x
IDA Pro 180 companies
9.9% 0.15% 64x
Tool Also name it Typical Times as common
Buildroot 275 companies
15% 0.24% 64x
MIPS 116 companies
6.4% 0.13% 51x
VxWorks 199 companies
11% 0.22% 50x
RISC-V 175 companies
9.6% 0.19% 50x

Which companies started naming gdb in job posts recently?

Between April and August 2026, gdb appeared for the first time in job posts at 165 companies: 111 commercial, 33 mid-market and 21 enterprise. Among the new mid-market companies, WNC Corporation posted the most jobs naming it: 13.
AI native any size · 5 new
Company Posts
OpenAI 1
Sanctuary AI 1
Foundation 1
Tycho.AI 1
Hire22.ai 1
Commercial 50 to 999 employees · 111 new
Company Posts
SARACA 5
Canaan Inc. 5
Beijing Venustech Inc. 4
Viettel High Tech 3
Swasti 3
Mid-market 1,000 to 5,000 employees · 33 new
Company Posts
WNC Corporation 13
MED-EL 4
Georgia Tech Research Institute 3
NETGEAR 3
Zayo Group 2
Enterprise over 5,000 employees · 21 new
Company Posts
GlobalFoundries 5
L'Oréal 2
Baker Hughes 2
LG Electronics 2
Penn State University 2

Companies that named gdb in a job post for the first time between April and August 2026, ranked by their job posts in those months. AI-native companies get a group of their own, whatever their size. Recruiters and job boards are left out.

Which roles mention gdb most?

Software Engineer is the most common role, in 35% of job posts naming gdb. Software Engineer posts naming it numbered 428 from March to May 2026 and 419 from June to August.
Role Share Posts
Software Engineer
35% 1,617
Embedded Engineer
12% 555
Firmware Engineer
9.6% 451
Hardware Engineer
2.6% 122
Compliance
2.5% 119
Software Development Engineer in Test
2.3% 108
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RoleShareOct 2025 to Aug 2026Mar to May 2026Jun to Aug 2026
Software Engineer35%1,617428419
Embedded Engineer12%555173150
Firmware Engineer9.6%451131135
Hardware Engineer2.6%1222828
Compliance2.5%1193826
Software Development Engineer in Test2.3%1082917

Which project themes come up in gdb job posts?

After broad digital transformation work, teams hiring for gdb most often mention Microservices Migration, in 63 job posts. Data Infrastructure Migration is next, in 34 job posts.
Project theme Job posts
Digital Transformation 556
Microservices Migration 63
Data Infrastructure Migration 34
Cloud Migration 14
About this data

Sumble built this page. Sumble gives sales, marketing and other GTM teams technographics and hiring signals for the companies they sell to: the technologies each company uses, which teams are hiring and for what, and who reports to whom. That helps a team know who to contact, why now, and what to say.

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