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 31, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 40,193
Employers: 7,682

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / year: $146,106Across 9,516 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $62.38Across 1,424 listings
Average starting payCAD / year: $131,572Across 38 listings
Average starting payUSD / month: $19,209Across 24 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 9%3,782 listings
Hybrid: 8%3,134 listings
On-site: 14%5,561 listings

Not specified: 69% (27,716 listings)

Employers hiring include Akamai Technologies, Inc. (671), Lockheed Martin (583), JPMC page (580).

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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Microsoft

Senior Software Engineer

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

$142,800 to $304,200 USD / year

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Job details

Pay: $142,800 to $304,200 USD / year
Apply by: Apr 28, 2027
Experience: 10+ years industry experience in fullstack or backend development shipping services through multiple releases.
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 30, 2026

Original job description

Overview

At Microsoft, passionate innovators come together to envision what’s next and take their careers further in a world of more possibilities. Innovation, openness, and collaboration drive our success in a cloud-enabled world. The Business & Industry Copilots group is responsible for Copilot Studio, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, AI Builder, and Microsoft Industry Solutions. The Managed Apps team is building the next generation of AI-powered application development experiences that enable customers, makers, and professional developers to build, deploy, govern, and operate applications at enterprise scale. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the team and help design, build, and operate core platform capabilities that power Power Apps Code Apps and future AI-driven application experiences. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will contribute to the development of platform services including runtime components, SDKs, CLI tooling, governance systems, security capabilities, lifecycle management features, and AI-enabled development experiences. You will work closely with engineers, product managers, and partner teams across Power Apps, Copilot Studio, and Dataverse to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable platform capabilities used by customers worldwide. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees, we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, collaborate to realize shared goals, and build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders to understand customer and business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
Design, implement, test, debug, and maintain software services, APIs, tools, and platform components.
Drive feature development from design through deployment, ensuring quality, maintainability, scalability, and reliability.
Create and execute experimentation plans, analyze results, and use data to drive product and engineering improvements.
Participate in architecture and design discussions, contributing technical expertise and proposing solutions to complex engineering problems.
Partner with engineers, product managers, and adjacent teams to deliver end-to-end customer scenarios.
Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) for owned components and participate in live-site operations, incident response, and root cause analysis.
Improve service health through investments in reliability, observability, automation, performance, and operational excellence.
Conduct code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices, quality standards, and development processes.
Mentor engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, knowledge sharing, and day-to-day collaboration.
Continuously learn and apply emerging technologies, AI capabilities, software development practices, and engineering tools.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
OR equivalent experience.

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.
Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python
OR equivalent experience.
Experience building generative AI applications or services.
Experience with the Power Platform or M365 Enterprise development.
10+ years industry experience in fullstack or backend development shipping services through multiple releases.

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Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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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