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Software engineer: a person in this job writes and maintains the code a product is made of. SpaceX, Databricks, OpenAI, Palantir and Roblox have the most open roles with “Software engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.

4,881 open roles · 297 posted in the last 7 days · 20% remote · 469 companies hiring · $222K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay2,649 of them state a yearly range in US dollars. The green column holds the median, $222K.
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Skills asked for in software engineer roles

Python2,254 · 46%Go1,459 · 30%Kubernetes1,372 · 28%Java1,335 · 27%C++1,333 · 27%AWS1,286 · 26%TypeScript1,136 · 23%

Bars show the share of these 4,881 roles; one role can count in several rows.

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Where software engineer roles are

A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.

What software engineer roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
Junior$152K18
No level in the title$205K980
Senior$210K891
Lead$260K758

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Questions about software engineer jobs

What is a software engineer job?
In a software engineer job, a person writes and maintains the code a product is made of. 4,881 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many software engineer jobs are open right now?
There are 4,881 open software engineer jobs at 469 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 297 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most software engineer jobs?
Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (266), Databricks (168), OpenAI (156), Palantir (141) and Roblox (127). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote software engineer jobs?
952 of the 4,881 open software engineer jobs (20%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do software engineer jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $222K, based on 2,649 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $188K and $268K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for software engineer jobs?
Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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Tech lead and team leadPython, AWS, LLM, Kubernetes · $238K, $15K moreSolutions engineerPython, AWS, LLM, Kubernetes · $212K, $10K lessEngineering managerPython, AWS, LLM, Kubernetes · $260K, $38K moreDeveloper relations and experiencePython, AWS, LLM, Kubernetes · $225K, about the sameSecurity engineerPython, AWS, LLM, Kubernetes · $215K, $8K less

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