What skills do employers ask for in software engineering jobs in United States?

Counted across the open postings, the most requested are python (1320), distributed systems (873), c++ (818), java (682), kubernetes (656) and aws (576).

Can software engineering jobs in United States be done remotely?

By workplace: 2,558 on-site, 371 hybrid and 502 remote. Remote roles often still require you to live in a given country or time zone; each posting says where.

Software Engineering jobs in United States

3,431 software engineering jobs are open in United States from 375 employers. Most are in San Francisco, New York and Hawthorne. Employers with the most openings: SpaceX (565), Walmart (202) and OpenAI (139). Among the 2,542 postings that publish a pay range, the median for software engineering jobs in United States is $202K a year (middle half $150K to $251K). By workplace: 2,558 on-site, 371 hybrid and 502 remote. The skills asked for most are python, distributed systems, c++, java and kubernetes. 2,971 come straight from employers' own hiring systems and 460 from public job boards, which are labelled as such on each card.

Counted from live job postings on 25 Oct 2026; newest posted 25 Oct 2026.

3,431

open jobs

375

employers

$203K

median advertised pay (2542 ranges)

502

remote

Advertised pay

Middle half $150K – $251K a year, median $203K (≈ $97.36 an hour). From 2,542 of these 3,431 postings that publish a pay range; estimates are never counted.

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Software Engineering jobs by city

Top employers

Remote, hybrid or on-site

On-site 2,558 (75%)
Hybrid 371 (11%)
Remote 502 (15%)

Skills asked for most

python 1,320 distributed systems 873 c++ 818 java 682 kubernetes 656 aws 576 go 545 typescript 541 react 541 recruiting 461

Questions people ask

How many software engineering jobs are open in United States?

3,431 as of today, from 375 employers. 249 are entry level.

Which cities in United States have the most software engineering jobs?

By open jobs: San Francisco 580; New York 192; Hawthorne 166; Bastrop 147; San Mateo 139; Mountain View 136.

Which companies are hiring for software engineering roles in United States?

375 employers have open roles. The most active are SpaceX (565 openings), Walmart (202 openings), OpenAI (139 openings), Roblox (102 openings) and Databricks (88 openings).

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