Software development jobs in the United States

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Counted Nov 2, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 51,898
Employers: 9,823

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / year: $141,027Across 10,979 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $57.01Across 2,281 listings
Average starting payUSD / month: $13,523Across 52 listings
Average starting payCAD / year: $135,063Across 45 listings
Average starting payUSD / week: $2,136Across 10 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 9%4,457 listings
Hybrid: 7%3,633 listings
On-site: 15%7,834 listings

Not specified: 69% (35,974 listings)

Employers hiring include Akamai Technologies, Inc. (697), Lockheed Martin (676), Salesforce.com (608).

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

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Software Engineer Full Stack / Backend II (Full-Time) - United States

Research Triangle Park, NC, United States

Full-time

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Job type: Full-time
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 23, 2026

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Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.

Please note this posting is to advertise potential job opportunities. This exact role may not be open today but could open in the near future. When you apply, a Cisco representative may contact you directly if a relevant position opens.

Applications are accepted until further notice.

Meet the Team

Join Cisco's innovative engineering community, where you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with teams across Cisco IT, CPX (Customer & Partner Experience), Supply Chain, Cisco Networking (CPO) and Workplace Technology. You'll work alongside hardworking engineers, designers, and product managers who bring ideas to life and transform how the world connects, communicates, and collaborates. Our teams value creativity, continuous learning, and a culture of inclusion as we build the next generation of industry-leading products and platforms!

Your Impact

As a Software Engineer at Cisco, you will design and build software solutions that power Cisco's products and platforms. You will work end-to-end on everything from APIs and backend services to user interfaces and distributed systems. You'll solve real-world problems, ship impactful features, and help shape the future of connectivity and technology.

Minimum Qualifications

Meet one of the following (completed within the past 3 years or expected to be completed within the next 12 months ):
A Master's degree with 0 years of work experience ; or
A Bachelor's degree with 2 years of work experience ; or
An educational or workforce development program (e.g., Associate’s, Apprenticeship, Boot camp, or Certification) with 3 years of work experience ; or
A High school diploma (or equivalent) with 4 years of work experience.
Qualifying education and work experience should be in Computer Engineering, Technology, Software Development or a related field.
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go
Experience writing, debugging, and maintaining code
Experience building or supporting software applications or services, including APIs and familiarity with core software engineering workflows, tools, and development environments such as Git and Linux

Preferred Qualifications

Expertise in frontend development using JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and React, with a strong focus on UI/UX principles.
Proficiency in full-stack development, including experience with Python, Java, or JavaScript, and a solid understanding of RESTful APIs, Object-Oriented Programming, and version control via Git.
Strong background in building and managing scalable backend distributed systems and microservices using languages such as C/C++, Go, Python, or Java.
Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and robust CI/CD automation workflows.

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:

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:

$125,700.00 - $203,100.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$111,700.00 - $180,800.00

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.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Skills

Supply chain management
Computer engineering
Software development
Programming languages
Python
Oracle Java
Go
Debugging
Git
Linux
Front-end development
JavaScript
TypeScript
HTML
CSS
React
Full-stack development
API development
Object-oriented programming
Microservices
C
C++
AWS
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
Infrastructure as code
IBM Terraform
Ansible
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Create solutions to problems
Work as a team
Sales

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