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Engineering · Synced from public postings
Software Engineer jobs.
2,365 roles open across 474 companies - closed listings pulled, and pay shown exactly as the employer posted it. Apply to any of them with one LandEarly profile, tailored per posting.
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- Base pay shown where stated
- Closed roles removed
Open software engineer roles
Live2,365
164 posted this week · 474 companies hiring
Posted todayOver 60 days old
How old the open roles are, not how many get posted - our board coverage has grown over the last year, so a week-by-week series would measure us rather than the market. Snapshot taken September 2026.
2365 open software engineer roles across 474 companies, with 164 posted this week. Posted base pay runs $184k–$260k across the middle half. Top hiring: Elastic, Databricks, OpenAI.
The board
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Level sets the scope and the pay band; work model decides whether you’re eligible at all. Both are on every card, so you can rule roles out before opening a single description.
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$205–231kbase postedSep 11
The board carries the 120 most recent of 2,365 open software engineer roles - the other 2,245 are in the full member search. The city chips read the employer’s own location line; a listing that names no city we can resolve stays searchable but sits out of them.
Open to remote only? 672 of the 1,076 software engineer listings that publish a work model came back remote-first, and 75 more are hybrid. The other 1,289 say nothing either way - that field is one only some boards publish.
Posted pay only - no estimates
What 663 of these listings actually printed.
Every figure here comes from a live posting with a stated annual base range. Nothing is modelled, inferred, or averaged in from a survey - which is also why the sample is smaller than the board.
Base salary distribution
Count of listings by posted base midpoint, on the same axis the rungs beside it are drawn against.
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$0k$94k$188k$281k$375k$469k$563k$656k
The $188k–$281k band alone holds 384 of the 663 priced listings.
What each rung pays
The middle 50% of posted base at each level, and how many listings that band is drawn from.
Junior18$104k–$142k
Mid-level106$154k–$210k
Senior270$183k–$230k
Staff240$222k–$291k
Principal26$206k–$297k
$184k
25th pct
$216k
Median
$260k
75th pct
1 of the 6 levels on this board sits out - fewer than 5 of their listings state a range, and a band drawn off two postings reads like the same fact as one drawn off forty.
By city
Where the openings actually are.
Every city with at least five open software engineer roles, each its own board. Counts are what that page holds right now.
By country
Hiring beyond the US.
Every country with at least five open software engineer roles, each its own board. Counts are what that page holds right now.
Same role, different question.
What it pays, where it's remote, and how the whole field is trending.
Software Engineer salary breakdown
Percentiles by level and metro, with the sample size behind every number and a note where it is thin.
Remote software engineer jobsThe 672 postings that came back remote-first, with the geography each employer will actually hire in kept on the card.
Engineering job marketHiring volume, top employers and pay direction across every role in the field.
Software Engineer application guideHow to frame software engineer experience, and what screeners look for first.
Questions
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About Software Engineer roles
The software engineer job market currently shows 2,365 open positions across 474 hiring companies, according to available data. This week alone, 164 new roles were posted, indicating ongoing hiring activity in the field. Compensation data drawn from current postings shows a median salary of $216,000, with a 25th percentile of $183,550 and a 75th percentile of $260,000. This spread suggests a wide range of compensation depending on factors such as experience, specialization, and employer, though the specific drivers of this variation are not detailed in the available data. Among the companies actively hiring, Elastic, Databricks, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Snowflake appear as top employers based on current postings. These companies represent a mix of established data and search infrastructure firms alongside AI-focused organizations, reflecting the range of employers seeking software engineering talent. With 474 companies posting roles, the market appears to have a reasonably broad base of employers rather than concentration in a single organization. The volume of 164 roles posted in a single week relative to the 2,365 total open positions suggests a consistent rate of new postings entering the market. Job seekers evaluating opportunities in this space can reference the salary percentiles to benchmark expectations, keeping in mind that individual offers will vary based on the specific role, company, and candidate qualifications. Overall, the data points to an active hiring environment for software engineers, with meaningful compensation variation and participation from a notable number of employers, including several prominent names in AI and data infrastructure.
What skills are most in demand for software engineers right now?
The available data does not break down specific technical skills requested in postings, so a definitive list cannot be provided based on current postings. However, given that companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks, and Snowflake are among the top hirers, candidates may want to review individual job listings from these companies for skill requirements relevant to AI and data infrastructure work.
What salary range can software engineers expect?
Based on current postings, the median salary for software engineer roles is $216,000, with a 25th percentile of $183,550 and a 75th percentile of $260,000. This indicates that half of reported salaries fall between roughly $183,550 and $260,000, though actual compensation will vary by company and role.
Which companies are hiring the most software engineers?
According to available data, the top hiring companies include Elastic, Databricks, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Snowflake. These five companies are noted as leading employers among the 474 companies currently posting software engineer roles.
How competitive is the software engineer job market currently?
With 2,365 open positions across 474 companies and 164 new roles posted in the past week, the data suggests a reasonably active hiring market based on current postings. However, the available data does not include applicant volume or acceptance rates, so overall competitiveness for individual roles cannot be precisely determined from these figures alone.
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