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 Oct 30, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 39,952
Employers: 7,678

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / year: $146,330Across 9,417 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $62.41Across 1,409 listings
Average starting payCAD / year: $137,028Across 41 listings
Average starting payUSD / month: $18,821Across 25 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 9%3,775 listings
Hybrid: 8%3,151 listings
On-site: 14%5,524 listings

Not specified: 69% (27,502 listings)

Employers hiring include Akamai Technologies, Inc. (626), JPMC page (586), Lockheed Martin (581).

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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Hartford, CT
- $95,000 to $171,000 USD / year
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Software Engineer, Systems ML
Meta
Madison, WI
Meta is seeking a principal-level Software Engineer to drive technical strategy and execution across our Systems ML Engineering organization. In this role, you will define the architectural…
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Software Engineer 1
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Madison, WI
- $83,100 USD / year
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Software Engineer II
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Madison, WI
- $95,000 to $171,000 USD / year
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Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
TEKsystems
Minneapolis, MN
- $80 to $110 USD / hour
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Charlotte, NC
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Remote, United States
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VeeFriends
New York, NY
- $100,000 to $130,000 USD / year
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- $56.26 to $66.26 USD / hour
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The Voleon Group
Remote, United States
- $325,000 to $410,000 USD / year
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UiPath
Bellevue, WA
- $218,000 to $275,000 USD / year
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Lead Principal Data Systems Software Engineer
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Principal AI & Lead Software Engineer
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Minnetonka, MN
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Cisco

Cloud Engineer

Research Triangle Park, NC, United States

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Job details

Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 30, 2026

Original job description

The application window is expected to close on: 11/01/2026NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

++This position will perform work that the U.S. government has specified can only be performed by a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil. ++

Meet the Team

Join Cisco's Cloud and Data Center Engineering team - a collaborative group of engineers, architects, and operations specialists dedicated to designing, implementing, and optimizing Cisco's cloud-based and hybrid infrastructure with a strong focus on kubernetes, terraform, network, cloud and data center operations. Our team partners with product managers, security, and IT operations to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable solutions, while staying aligned with Cisco's security standards and industry best practices. We thrive on cross-functional collaboration, continuous learning, and delivering high-impact solutions that power Cisco's business.

Your Impact

Design, develop, and implement cloud-based and data center network solutions, combining cutting-edge technologies to optimize architecture in line with Cisco's security standards and policies.
Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and security teams to develop detailed specifications for new cloud-based products, services, and applications, focusing on network security optimization, scalability, and performance.
Plan and implement infrastructure migration activities for cloud and data center relocation or consolidation projects, including assessing environments, creating migration strategies, and mitigating risks.
Deploy, configure, and maintain virtualization platforms (e.g., Kubernetes clusters, VMware, OpenStack), performing both live and cold infrastructure and services migrations and decommissioning with minimal service disruption.
Invent solutions using open source and commercial technologies to ensure service availability and quality against speed-to-market needs for rapid delivery of new features and releases.
Develop and lead tools, frameworks, infrastructure, templates, etc. for configuring, building and deploying platform and cloud applications in an automated manner.

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or Engineering, combined with 7 years of experience such as network engineering or data center operations, or a Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, combined with 4 years of experience or PhD, combined with 1 year of related experience.
Experience in deploying, administering, and operating virtualization platforms (VMware, OpenStack, Hyper-V).
Experience in building, operating, tuning, and debugging Linux and Windows Server environments for high availability and performance.
Experience in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, GitOps); cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, DC, etc.) as well as container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
Experience with IPv4/IPv6, or similar; and experience with cloud network architecture and automation.
Experience with scripting languages (Python, Go, Bash, PowerShell) for infrastructure automation.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with monitoring, observability, and incident response in Public/Private cloud or hybrid environments.
Validated drive for continuous learning, results-orientation, and teamwork. Ability and the passion to learn new technologies quickly.
Experience in working with global and multi-functional teams and departments.
Experience in automation and modern DevOps practices.
Experience with Source Code Control Management and CI/CD tools (Git, Jenkins, Argo, Harness, Atlantis, TFE, etc.).
Experience in development of next gen agentic AI ops agents.

Why Cisco? At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $128,600.00 to $184,900.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$155,000.00 - $256,000.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$138,100.00 - $227,900.00

For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined. ** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.

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