Software engineer jobs in the United States

Find software engineer jobs across the United States. Choose a place, compare current openings and read the employer’s requirements.

Counted Nov 1, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 40,296
Employers: 7,686

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / year: $146,116Across 9,529 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $62.38Across 1,430 listings
Average starting payCAD / year: $131,572Across 38 listings
Average starting payUSD / month: $18,668Across 25 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote: 9%3,781 listings
Hybrid: 8%3,118 listings
On-site: 14%5,553 listings

Not specified: 69% (27,844 listings)

Employers hiring include Akamai Technologies, Inc. (666), Lockheed Martin (584), JPMC page (580).

Sources & calculation notes

These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad. How we count

Software engineer jobs in the United States

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Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Systems
True Talent Solutions Partners
Palo Alto, CA
- $145,000 to $275,000 USD / year
Join a customer-facing product engineering team building cloud and edge software for command and control of autonomous systems. Your work will connect sensors, robotic platforms, and…
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Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer
True Talent Solutions Partners
Redwood City, CA
- $215,000 to $290,000 USD / year
Join a team building AI-powered voice automation software. In this senior full-stack role, you will develop the backend systems and user-facing tools that support reliable conversations and…
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Senior Flight Software Engineer
Varda Space Industries
El Segundo, CA
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Yuzu
New York City, NY
- $140,000 to $260,000 USD / year
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Senior Embedded Software Engineer
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El Segundo, CA
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Campus Graduate Masters Summer Internship Program - 2027 Software Engineer, Enterprise Technology Services- Charlotte, NC
American Express
Charlotte, NC
- $24.05 to $63 USD / hour
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Campus Graduate Masters Full-Time Engineer - 2027 Software Engineer II, Enterprise Technology Services- Charlotte, NC
American Express
Charlotte, NC
- $89,250 to $150,250 USD / year
- Full-time
At American Express, we empower technologists to learn, innovate, and make an impact from day one. As a Software Engineer in the full-time Technology Graduate Program, you’ll join a…
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Campus Undergraduate Full-Time Engineer - 2027 Software Engineer I, Enterprise Technology Services- Charlotte, NC
American Express
Charlotte, NC
- $78,000 to $124,750 USD / year
- Full-time
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Clera
San Francisco, CA
- $150,000 to $300,000 USD / year
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Annapolis Junction, MD
Design, develop, integrate, and maintain Java-based applications and software solutions.
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LEHI, UT
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Steampunk
Remote, United States
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Backend Software Engineer
Steampunk
Remote, United States
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Remote, United States
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QuEra Computing, Inc.
Boston, MA
QuEra Computing is hiring a Senior Scientific Software Engineer to build systems that automate theoretical and computational research in quantum computing.
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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- $40,000 to $80,000 USD / year
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Foster City, CA
- $95 to $100 USD / hour
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Milpitas, CA
…high-fidelity network validation. Our team bridges the gap between software engineering and field deployment by automating CI/CD testing pipelines and providing robust virtualization tools…
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San Jose, CA · RTP, NC
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Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer
Oracle
United States
- $113,600 to $306,400 USD / year
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Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS Quick
Amazon
Bellevue, WA
…accomplish and figures out how to get it done. We are looking for a Software Development Engineer III to design and deliver the third-party integrations that connect Quick to the business…
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El Segundo, CA
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3Core Systems, Inc

Lead AI Software Engineer

Chicago, IL, United States

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Job details

Experience: experience and 2+ years in a technical leadership role.
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 30, 2026

Original job description

Role: Lead AI Software Engineer (507554)

Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid – 2 Days a week onsite)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Must Have Skills/Attributes: AI, API, AWS, Java, LLM (Large Language Model), Microservices, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)

Experience Desired:

· Java Backend Development

· Microservices & API Architecture (10+ Years)

· Software Architecture & Large-Scale Distributed Systems (8+ Years)

· AWS

Cloud, Docker & Kubernetes (Cloud-Native Development) (8+ Years)

· Generative AI, LLMs, AI Agents, Prompt Engineering & RAG (LangChain/LangGraph/AutoGen/CrewAI) (3+ Years)

· Technical Leadership, Engineering Governance & Mentoring Multiple Teams (2+ Years)

Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Job Description

Required

Education/Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer science or Electrical engineering or related field

Required Technical

Skills:

· 8+ years of professional software engineering experience and 2+ years in a technical leadership role.

· Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems.

· Strong expertise in software architecture, APIs, microservices, cloud-native applications, and modern engineering practices.

· Experience influencing multiple engineering teams and leading organization-wide technical initiatives.

· Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

· Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and drive technical excellence.

· Experience with Generative AI, AI agents, LLM-powered applications, or intelligent automation platforms.

· Experience with AI development tools, coding assistants, and modern developer productivity platforms.

· Knowledge of security architecture, application security, and cloud security best practices.

· Experience establishing technical governance and engineering standards across multiple teams.

Required Soft Skills:

· Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints

· Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment

· Lead architectural designs and able to work across teams to come up with solutions.

Summary of Role:

· Design and orchestrate multi-agent workflows and stateful AI systems using modern frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, or CrewAI.

· Integrate foundation models (e.g., Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini) via secure API gateways, managing token limits, costs, and rate-limiting.

· Architect data models optimized for AI-native structures, integrating relational databases with vector databases for semantic search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

· Implement robust white-box testing and continuous evaluation metrics to monitor AI outputs for factual correctness, hallucinations, and safety compliance.

· Champion secure, reliable, and scalable software solutions through architectural leadership, risk management, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.

Technical Leadership

& Workflow Optimization:

· Mentor and scale an engineering team, establishing engineering standards, best practices and architectural governance for secure coding, continuous integration, and cloud-native deployment.

· Drive AI-assisted engineering velocity by integrating next-gen development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf) into the team's daily Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

· Establish governance policies and coach developers on the responsible use of AI, focusing on input data sensitivity, license compliance, and security guardrails.

· Evaluate existing systems, services, APIs, and data models to identify opportunities for modernization, scalability, and performance improvements.

Influence Across Teams

& Champion Developer Experience:

· Facilitate technical leadership forums with Product Owners, Technical Leads, Architects, and Engineering Managers.

· Drive conversations around architecture, engineering health, technical debt, AI adoption, and continuous improvement.

· Mentor engineers and technical leaders on system design, software architecture, and engineering excellence.

· Foster collaborative decision-making through architecture reviews, RFCs, and technical discussions.

· Promote self-service engineering capabilities and platform enablement.

· Drive automation initiatives that improve productivity and software quality.

Interaction with team:

· Significant interaction required with Scrum team. Interaction during all scrum ceremonies such as Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Grooming, Retro, Demo etc

· Also need to interact with team for PR Reviews, also need to engage with other teams as needed.

Core Software

Engineering:

· Backend Systems: Deep proficiency in backend environments, microservices architectures, and API design using Java.

· Cloud & DevOps: Extensive experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and public cloud infrastructure like AWS AI & LLM Infrastructure

· Orchestration & Tooling: Hands-on experience with production-level AI agents, prompt engineering, and advanced Agentic PDLC patterns.

· Vector Databases: Practical knowledge of vector technologies such as Pinecone, Milvus, Chroma, or pgvector.

· AI Tool Fluency: Demonstrated mastery of AI coding assistants and a firm understanding of Model Context Protocol (MCP) to mediate agent connections with external databases.

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