Software engineer jobs in the United States (42,087 jobs)

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Counted Nov 6, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 42,087
Employers: 7,934

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / year: $145,036Across 9,896 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $61.19Across 1,519 listings
Average starting payCAD / year: $130,692Across 42 listings
Average starting payUSD / month: $15,545Across 33 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 9%3,853 listings
Hybrid: 8%3,173 listings
On-site: 14%6,059 listings

Not specified: 69% (29,002 listings)

Employers hiring include Akamai Technologies, Inc. (777), Lockheed Martin (606), JPMC page (597).

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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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Cloud Engineer
Robert Half
Memphis, TN
- $70 to $85 USD / hour
Job Summary We are seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer to design, implement, manage, and optimize cloud-based infrastructure and services across enterprise environments. The ideal candidate…
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Software Engineer
Robert Half
Memphis, TN
- $70 to $85 USD / hour
Software Engineer - .NET Developer Job Summary We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer (.NET Developer) to design, develop, test, and maintain scalable enterprise applications…
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Front End Software Engineer
HIGH BRIDGE CONSULTING LLC
Vienna, VA
- $100,000 to $140,000 USD / year
They are now looking to add to their team and are looking to hire a "Software Engineer / Technical Delivery Lead”. This role will be based out of Tysons, VA, and is Hybrid
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Full Stack Software Engineer
System One
Cape Canaveral, FL
Experience with Oracle software development including developing packages, stored procedures, triggers, functions, and indexes
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Sr. Software Engineer
Insight Global
Stonewall, WV
- From $50 USD / hour
Insight Global is looking for a Senior Software Developer who will be working on the Digital team supporting customer-facing applications, with the majority of the role focused on frontend…
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Cape Canaveral, FL · Brownsville, TX
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Amazon.com Services LLC
Seattle, WA
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Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Systems
NVIDIA USA
Remote, United States
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build NeMo Platform, NVIDIA’s product for developing, evaluating, deploying, and operating AI systems at scale. This role will focus on…
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Cloud Engineer
EPC POWER CORP.
Remote, United States
EPC Power is looking for a Cloud Engineer to help design, build, and maintain the cloud infrastructure that powers our software products and data platforms. You will work closely with other…
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Cloud Engineer III
McDonald's Corporation
Chicago, IL
- $141,662 to $177,077 USD / year
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Software Engineer - Behaviors & Planning
Overland AI
Seattle, WA
- $160,000 to $190,000 USD / year
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Staff Software Development Engineer, Marine & RV/Camping
Storable
Seattle, WA
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Sr. Cloud Engineer (Remote)
Inspira Financial
Oak Brook, IL
The Sr. Cloud Engineer will report to the Cloud Engineering Manager in the Technology Department. This role is responsible for the design, administration, maintenance, and support of the…
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Software Engineer II (.Net Developer)
Paychex
Chicago, IL · Irving, TX · Tempe, AZ · Cincinnati, OH · Salt Lake City, UT · Rochester, NY · Saint Petersburg, FL
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Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud Platform
Teleport
Remote, United States
- $222,000 to $342,000 USD / year
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Sr Product Software Engineer
Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC
Glendale, CA
- $144,100 to $193,200 USD / year
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Cloud Architect-Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Oracle
St. Louis, MO
Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence has an exciting opportunity for a Principal / Master Principal Cloud Architect-Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
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Senior Software Engineer
Raydar
Remote, United States
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Build and own backend features for a software product used by a company's customers, working end-to-end in a high-autonomy…
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NBCUniversal
Miami, FL
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Archer
San Jose, CA
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ewminds consulting Services
Jersey City, NJ
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Lead Software Engineer - ServiceNow
JPMC page
San Francisco, CA
As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Infrastructure Platform ServiceNow IT Service Management , you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build,…
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Site Reliability Engineer (Associate - Senior Level/Multiple Positions)
Mile Two, LLC
DAYTON, OH
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Software Engineer
Versant
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
- $120,000 to $150,000 USD / year
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Software Engineer - AI & Workflow Automation
Elevation Autism Center
Atlanta, GA
- $40 to $60 USD / hour
Software Engineer – AI & Workflow Automation | $40–$60/hour | Hybrid – Alpharetta, GA

Microsoft

Principal Software Engineer

WA, United States
Redmond, WA, United States
Redmond, United States

$165,600 to $331,200 USD / year

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Job details

Pay: $165,600 to $331,200 USD / year
Apply by: May 2, 2027
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 3, 2026

Original job description

Overview

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

Microsoft’s Azure Data engineering team is leading the transformation of analytics in the world of data with products like databases, data integration, big data analytics, messaging & real-time analytics, and business intelligence. The products our portfolio include Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL DB, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, and Power BI. Our mission is to build the data platform for the age of AI, powering a new class of data-first applications and driving a data culture.

The Databases organization delivers trusted, scalable operational AI ready databases that power application development across cloud, hybrid, and on premises environments. Our portfolio includes SQL, Azure Cosmos DB, DocumentDB, PostgreSQL, and MySQL, supporting developers as they build AI native applications and run critical workloads at global scale.

We are hiring a Principal Software Development Engineer to join the Azure PostgreSQL team, where you will work on and drive innovations in one or more areas of a relational database engine such as Query processing, Transaction logging and recovery, Versioning, IO subsystems, Scale-out and Distributed systems. You will have the opportunity to contribute to open-source PostgreSQL and Linux, and\or develop extensions.

The group fosters a diverse and inclusive work culture that prioritizes people at all times. We spend our days collaborating with, teaching, and learning from a diverse set of world class engineers. We develop, test, and check code in every day. We do not just value differences or different perspectives, we seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

Responsibilities

Oversees overall system architecture for a critically important and high-impact space such as a connection with deep technical domains or a broad set of products or services at critical junctures (e.g., early in development, urgent time horizon).
Creates a strategic roadmap for the system architecture by considering how related systems will evolve in the near future. Ensures architecture design is appropriately authored, documented, and reviewed.
Establishes, influences, and ensures policies and procedures for developing extensible, reusable, and maintainable code, identifying and addressing coding issues, and conducting effective code reviews for a critically important and high-impact space such as those with deep technical domains connections or a broad set of products or services at critical junctures (e.g., early in development, urgent time horizon). Writes proof of concept code as needed and may develop code directly as needed.
Maintain operations of live service as issues arise on a rotational, on-call basis.

Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 10+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
OR equivalent experience.

Job Requirements: Other & Additional Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check:

This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred/Additional Qualifications

8+ years of experience in developing and shipping system level features in an enterprise production backend server system.
4+ years of experience building and supporting distributed cloud services with production grade.
Experience with internals of PostgreSQL or similar Enterprise Database Management system, including Query Processing, Storage Engine and High Availability.
Experience building Distributed Systems with strong guarantees.
Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
Solve problems by always leading with deep passion and empathy for customers.
Have a deep desire to work collaboratively, solve problems with groups, find win/win solutions and celebrate successes.

#azdat #azuredata

#postgres #databases #queryprocessing

Software Engineering IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $165,600 - $296,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $220,800 - $331,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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Skills

Data engineering
Microsoft Azure
SQL
PostgreSQL
Microsoft Azure Data Factory
Google Analytics
Microsoft Power BI
Linux
Architectural design
Computer science
C
C++
C#
Oracle Java
JavaScript
Python

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