Software development jobs in the United States

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Counted Oct 31, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 51,380
Employers: 9,805

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / year: $141,382Across 10,872 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $57.42Across 2,242 listings
Average starting payUSD / month: $13,529Across 52 listings
Average starting payCAD / year: $133,360Across 44 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 9%4,480 listings
Hybrid: 7%3,622 listings
On-site: 15%7,806 listings

Not specified: 69% (35,472 listings)

Employers hiring include Lockheed Martin (676), Akamai Technologies, Inc. (671), Salesforce.com (606).

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 development jobs in the United States

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Eliassen Group

Software Engineer

Concord, NH, United States

$70 to $75 USD / hour

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Pay: $70 to $75 USD / hour
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 27, 2026

Original job description

Software Engineer

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Development

Industry: Government

Workplace Type: Remote

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -102026-109207

Date Posted: 10/26/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/ABApBJ

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Onsite/Hybrid in Gaithersburg, MD or Ashburn, VA

Our client seeks Software Engineers at all levels to design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug Java-based microservices and platform capabilities. The role includes cloud system ownership in AWS GovCloud, DevSecOps engineering across CI/CD and security gates, AI-driven automated test generation, and migration engineering across container platforms. T3 operates independently and mentors junior staff. T4 owns key objectives across multiple technical areas. T5 influences strategic goals and leads technical staff.

Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen with an active Public Trust clearance. Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $70.00 to $75.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug Java services using Spring and Spring Boot in a microservices architecture.
Own containerized services end to end in AWS GovCloud, including deployment, observability, autoscaling, and incident response.
Build and operate DevSecOps pipelines with CI/CD, embedding security gates and scanning into Java build and deploy processes.
Use AI tools for automated test-script generation, maintenance, and integration into prompts and pipelines.
Execute migration engineering across ECS, EKS, and OpenShift, including task definition and Kubernetes manifest conversions, registry moves, and ingress remapping.
Support on-prem to AWS migrations for containerized workloads with cutover planning, parallel runs, connectivity, and rollback strategies.
Contribute to secure SDLC practices, including SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning, SBOM, image signing and scanning, secrets management, and policy as code.
Collaborate within SAFe Agile teams and communicate technical decisions, requirements, and issues clearly.

Experience Requirements:

5+ years of Recent, hands-on Java development with Spring/Spring Boot and microservices.
Cloud-based Java development in AWS, preferably AWS GovCloud.
Linux proficiency for development and operations.
Cloud system ownership with container platforms such as Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, and Red Hat OpenShift.
DevSecOps engineering experience with CI/CD platforms and security integrations.
AI-assisted software development used throughout coding, engineering, requirements, testing, debugging, and analysis. Experience with Anthropic models such as Claude, Sonnet, Opus, and Haiku is relevant.
Knowledge of observability tooling including CloudWatch, Prometheus, and EFK.
Experience with FISMA High or FedRAMP High environments, including STIG hardening, NIST 800-53 controls, SSP/ATO support, continuous monitoring, and POA&M.
Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts including Helm, operators, NetworkPolicies, and Ingress.

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( noreply@eliassen.com , 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following:

· When you work with Eliassen Group, all email communication will come from an Eliassen.com address, never Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

· Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group.

If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact fraud@eliassen.com .

About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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Skills

Oracle Java
AWS
CI/CD
Troubleshoot
Spring Boot
Microservices Architecture
Incident response
Red Hat OpenShift
Kubernetes
Infrastructure as code
Microservices
Linux
Software development
Debugging
Prometheus
SSP
Recruitment
Communication skills
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