Software development jobs in the United States

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Counted Oct 30, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 51,319
Employers: 9,815

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / year: $141,632Across 10,835 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $57.06Across 2,214 listings
Average starting payUSD / month: $13,454Across 53 listings
Average starting payCAD / year: $138,053Across 46 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 9%4,495 listings
Hybrid: 7%3,646 listings
On-site: 15%7,780 listings

Not specified: 69% (35,398 listings)

Employers hiring include Lockheed Martin (670), Akamai Technologies, Inc. (625), 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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Software Engineer Intern
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Irving, TX
- $60 to $70 USD / hour
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JPMorgan Chase
Plano, TX
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Cognizant
Plano, TX
- $75,000 to $123,500 USD / year
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Systems Architect Supervisor
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Fort Worth, TX
- $133,952 to $200,928 USD / year
…overseeing the comprehensive enterprise architecture design, development, and deployment of TRWDs IT systems and infrastructure. This includes managing disaster recovery, cloud…
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Austin, TX
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Austin, TX
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[Remote] Principal Software Developer - Oracle Health
Oracle
Austin, TX
- $114,600 to $234,600 USD / year
…team (Oracle Health Data Services - OHDS) is foundational to software products being built and serves the critical role of…
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Robert Half
Austin, TX
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Charles Schwab
Austin, TX
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Deloitte
Austin, TX
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ManpowerGroup
Austin, TX
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Senior Full Stack Developer (.NET)
ManpowerGroup
Austin, TX
- $65 to $69 USD / hour
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Senior Software Engineer
Eliassen Group
Westlake, TX
- $60 to $70 USD / hour
Our client seeks a Senior Software Engineer to build customer-facing brokerage research and product discovery experiences. This full-stack TypeScript role emphasizes server-side development…
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Full Stack Developer (Java & React), Risk and Compliance AI Platform
Eliassen Group
Austin, TX
- $75 to $80 USD / hour
We are seeking a highly motivated full stack developer to join a focused remote software development team. The team turns complex software requi

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Lumen

Lead Software Developer

Raleigh, NC, United States

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Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 11, 2026

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Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.

Lumen is the trusted network for the AI‑powered world, connecting people, data, and applications through our expansive fiber network and connected ecosystem. We enable secure, high‑performance connectivity across cloud, edge, and AI workloads for enterprises, governments, and communities.

At Lumen, you’ll work on infrastructure customers rely on today and build for what’s next, where performance, security, and resilience matter.

This is a high accountability environment where bold ideas drive real innovation for our customers, partners, and industry. The work is challenging, expectations are clear, and trust is built into how we operate. If you’re ready to take ownership, deliver meaningful impact, and help shape the future of AI‑ready connectivity, join us today.

The Role

In this role, the successful candidate joins a high-accountability environment where bold thinking, ownership, and innovation shape the future of AI-ready connectivity. They become part of a team that tackles meaningful challenges, earns trust through execution, and delivers solutions that create lasting value for customers, partners, and the industry.

As a Lead Software Developer, they design, develop, test, debug, and enhance software solutions of moderate complexity while collaborating across disciplines to bring ideas to life. They translate technical concepts into clear, actionable approaches, partner closely with stakeholders and release teams, and help deliver reliable, high-quality outcomes. Leveraging modern engineering practices, AI-enabled development tools, and rigorous testing methodologies, they contribute to software projects that drive innovation, strengthen connectivity, and advance the organization's vision for the future.

Location

This is a work from home position from within the US.

The Main Responsibilities

•Tasks may include designing, coding programs, testing and documenting changes and enhancements

•Write testable and scalable code for programs

•Design and maintain unit, system, integration, and regression tests to validate code quality, reduce defect escape, and improve release readiness

•Use approved AI tools and AI-assisted development practices to improve productivity, code quality, documentation, test coverage, and problem analysis while applying sound engineering judgment

•Analyzes programming requests for the purpose of assisting integration with current applications

•Tasks may include project implementation, researching, evaluating problems, and recommending and implementing decisions

•Conducts training for the purpose of providing technical expertise to end users

•Estimates timeline for assigned projects and ensures that work is completed with the estimate given

•Work closely with team members, product owners, QA, operations, and release teams to ensure code alignment with standards, sprint commitments, release trains, and production-readiness expectations

•Enable code in hosted environments

What We Look For in a Candidate

•6+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree

•4+ years of experience with a master’s degree

•Strong AI proficiency, including practical use of approved AI-assisted development tools for requirements analysis, coding, documentation, code review, test generation, and productivity improvement

•Must demonstrate a strong unit and system testing mindset, including test planning, automated test development, regression validation, defect prevention, and production-quality release discipline

•Demonstrated ability to collaborate in Agile team environments, communicate technical tradeoffs clearly, participate in code reviews, and support shared ownership of delivery outcomes

•Proficient in Java, Rest API, API management, MySQL, Python, GIT Hub/Actions, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Kafka, and working within hosted environments (AWS, Azure, Google)

•Preferred Knowledge: Optical DWDM, Ruby on Rails

Compensation

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

Location Based Pay Ranges

$105,786 - $141,047 in these states: AL AR AZ FL GA IA ID IN KS KY LA ME MO MS MT ND NE NM OH OK PA SC SD TN UT VT WI WV WY

$111,074 - $148,099 in these states: CO HI MI MN NC NH NV OR RI

$116,364 - $155,152 in these states: AK CA CT DC DE IL MA MD NJ NY TX VA WA

Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives and/or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.

Learn more about Lumen's:

Benefits (https://jobs.lumen.com/global/en/benefits-statement)

Bonus Structure

Requisition #: 342900

Life at Lumen

Life at Lumen is human and connected, even in a fast moving, AI‑focused organization. We set clear expectations and trust people to meet them. With real support and shared accountability, teams collaborate better, move faster, and deliver meaningful outcomes.

Our Lumen 8 behaviors guide how we interact, make decisions, and work together, shaping a culture built to perform and win.

To learn more about Life at Lumen and how we live the Lumen 8, please visit:

https://jobs.lumen.com/global/en/life-at-lumen

Background Screening

If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. For more information on these checks, please refer to the Post Offer section of our FAQ page (https://jobs.lumen.com/global/en/faq) . Job-related concerns identified during the background screening may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Equal Employment Opportunities

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status (collectively, “protected statuses”). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.

Privacy Notice

Lumen is committed to protecting the privacy and security of personal information collected during the recruitment and hiring process. Our Applicant Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect applicant information, as well as how individuals may request access to or deletion of their personal data.

To review Lumen’s Global Employment Applicant and Talent Community Privacy Notice, please visit:

https://jobs.lumen.com/global/en/privacy-notice

Disclaimer

The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.

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Please be advised that Lumen does not require any form of payment from job applicants during the recruitment process. All legitimate job openings will be posted on our official website or communicated through official company email addresses. If you encounter any job offers that request payment in exchange for employment at Lumen, they are not for employment with us, but may relate to another company with a similar name.

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Documentation
Oracle Java
MySQL
Python
GitHub
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Apache Kafka
AWS
Microsoft Azure
Ruby on Rails

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