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

Counted across the open postings, the most requested are python (1321), distributed systems (876), c++ (818), java (684), kubernetes (655) and aws (581).

Can software engineering jobs in United States be done remotely?

By workplace: 2,531 on-site, 370 hybrid and 504 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

3,405 software engineering jobs are open in United States from 345 employers. Most are in San Francisco, New York and Hawthorne. Employers with the most openings: SpaceX (565), Walmart (202) and OpenAI (139). Among the 2,552 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: 2,531 on-site, 370 hybrid and 504 remote. The skills asked for most are python, distributed systems, c++, java and kubernetes. 2,971 come straight from employers' own hiring systems and 434 from public job boards, which are labelled as such on each card.

Counted from live job postings on 24 Oct 2026; newest posted 24 Oct 2026.

3,405

open jobs

345

employers

$203K

median advertised pay (2552 ranges)

504

remote

Advertised pay

Middle half $150K – $251K a year, median $203K (≈ $97.36 an hour). From 2,552 of these 3,405 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 2,531 (74%)
Hybrid 370 (11%)
Remote 504 (15%)

Skills asked for most

python 1,321 distributed systems 876 c++ 818 java 684 kubernetes 655 aws 581 go 544 typescript 537 react 537 recruiting 462

Questions people ask

How many software engineering jobs are open in United States?

3,405 as of today, from 345 employers. 244 are entry level.

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

By open jobs: San Francisco 578; New York 191; Hawthorne 166; Bastrop 147; San Mateo 139; Mountain View 136.

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

345 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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