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

Counted across the open postings, the most requested are python (1331), distributed systems (876), c++ (820), java (682), kubernetes (660) and aws (577).

Can software engineering jobs in United States be done remotely?

By workplace: 2,502 on-site, 370 hybrid and 519 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

3,391 software engineering jobs are open in United States from 330 employers. Most are in San Francisco, New York and Hawthorne. Employers with the most openings: SpaceX (565), Walmart (201) and OpenAI (139). Among the 2,569 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: 2,502 on-site, 370 hybrid and 519 remote. The skills asked for most are python, distributed systems, c++, java and kubernetes. 2,969 come straight from employers' own hiring systems and 422 from public job boards, which are labelled as such on each card.

Counted from live job postings on 23 Oct 2026; newest posted 23 Oct 2026.

3,391

open jobs

330

employers

$202K

median advertised pay (2569 ranges)

519

remote

Advertised pay

Middle half $150K – $251K a year, median $202K (≈ $97.35 an hour). From 2,569 of these 3,391 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 2,502 (74%)
Hybrid 370 (11%)
Remote 519 (15%)

Skills asked for most

python 1,331 distributed systems 876 c++ 820 java 682 kubernetes 660 aws 577 go 548 typescript 538 react 533 recruiting 461

Questions people ask

How many software engineering jobs are open in United States?

3,391 as of today, from 330 employers. 245 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 135.

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

330 employers have open roles. The most active are SpaceX (565 openings), Walmart (201 openings), OpenAI (139 openings), Roblox (102 openings) and Databricks (88 openings).

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