Software development jobs in the United States

Explore software development jobs in the United States. Choose a role or place to find work that fits.

Counted Nov 3, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 52,187
Employers: 9,840

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / year: $140,779Across 11,087 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $56.99Across 2,302 listings
Average starting payUSD / month: $13,248Across 54 listings
Average starting payCAD / year: $135,566Across 45 listings
Average starting payUSD / week: $2,051Across 11 listings

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

Where work happens

Remote: 8%4,419 listings
Hybrid: 7%3,618 listings
On-site: 15%7,826 listings

Not specified: 70% (36,324 listings)

Employers hiring include Akamai Technologies, Inc. (779), Lockheed Martin (692), 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

Software development jobs in the United States

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Sr. Software Engineer
Microsoft
WA · VA · GA · Redmond, WA · Reston, VA · Atlanta, GA · Redmond · Reston · Atlanta
- $119,800 to $261,000 USD / year
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WA · Redmond, WA · Redmond
- $5,690 to $12,250 USD / month
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WA · Redmond, WA · Redmond
- $85,400 to $183,700 USD / year
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- $5,690 to $12,250 USD / month
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- $85,400 to $183,700 USD / year
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WA · Redmond, WA · Redmond
- $119,800 to $261,000 USD / year
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WA · Redmond, WA · Redmond
- $102,100 to $219,200 USD / year
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- $142,800 to $304,200 USD / year
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- $67,700 to $133,600 CAD / year
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- $172,500 to $285,800 USD / year
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SailPoint Technologies, Inc.

Staff Java Software Engineer

United States

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Job details

Experience: 8+ years of professional software development experience
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 3, 2026

Original job description

About SailPoint SailPoint is the leader in identity security for the cloud enterprise. Our identity security solutions secure and enable thousands of companies worldwide, giving our customers unmatched visibility into the entirety of their digital workforce, ensuring workers have the right access to do their job – no more, no less. Built on a foundation of AI and ML, our Identity Security Cloud Platform delivers the right level of access to the right identities and resources at the right time - matching the scale, velocity, and changing needs of today’s cloud-oriented, modern enterprise.

About the role As a Staff Software Engineer at SailPoint, you will dive into a highly technical, fast-paced role where you drive engineering excellence and architectural direction. Your days will be spent designing, building, and deploying highly scalable, reliable micro services. You will write clean, robust Java code, build advanced prototypes to gather user feedback, and manage high-throughput data transformations. Additionally, you will integrate advanced AI tools such as Claude and Cursor into your daily workflow to accelerate high-quality software delivery.

About the team The SailPoint Engineering Organization is a results-driven environment where high-quality professional engineering meets individual impact. Our team builds and maintains products on a mature, cloud-native event-driven microservices architecture hosted in AWS. We are passionate about developer autonomy, technical innovation, and delivering state-of-the-art SaaS platform solutions.

Responsibilities

Produce designs and rough estimates, and implement features based on product requirements.
Partner with cross-functional teams to design, build, and deliver high-quality software.
Provide hands-on technical leadership, ensuring the team focuses on the right problems and builds practical, right-sized solutions without adding unnecessary complexity.
Review code and offer constructive, actionable feedback to maintain high engineering standards.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across the stack.
Lead POCs, research new tools, frameworks, and methodologies to enhance team efficiency.
Thrive in a dynamic environment, staying effective while juggling multiple concurrent priorities
Share support of critical team systems by participating in on-call rotation.

Requirements

8+ years of professional software development experience
Strong Java experience
Deep Experience working with one or more from the following: Cloud/AWS, IAM/IGA, Compliance, Security and Privacy
Advanced experience with large scale databases, and related technologies.
Expertise with messaging, queues, and events, such as Redis or Kafka
Deep understanding of modern architectural patterns for SaaS systems (e.g., microservices, event-driven architecture, distributed systems).
Strong communications skills, including the ability to understand requirements and persuasively articulate technical solutions at the appropriate level of technical depth.
Excellent interpersonal skills and a positive, "can-do" attitude.
Independent, highly motivated engineer who drives work forward with minimal oversight
Advanced experience with an object-oriented programming language and techniques
BS in Computer Science, or a related field

The Tech Stack

Java
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
Big Data and Machine Learning technologies
AI Tools (Claude, Cursor)
Automated testing frameworks

Preferred

Familiarity with big data ecosystems, including Airflow-based ETL workflows, data lake architectures, or platforms like Snowflake, Databricks, or cloud-native data-lake services
Experience with Continuous Delivery
Hands-on experience building and tracking service-level objectives (SLOs) with contemporary monitoring/observability platforms (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog)
Familiarity with AI/Machine Learning
Experience instrumenting code for gathering production performance metrics

Roadmap for success

Day 30 (Onboarding & Integration): Successfully merge your first code to production. Map out the technical architecture of your primary domain and establish relationships with key engineering, product, and business stakeholders.
Day 60 (Ownership & AI Impact): Take full end-to-end ownership of a critical backend feature design. Author your first major architectural design document and implement an AI-assisted development workflow for your immediate team.
Day 90 (Delivery & Leadership): Successfully deploy your first major scalable system to production, meeting all observability and reliability metrics. Establish active mentorship with at least two mid/senior engineers and present a roadmap for technical simplification to leadership.

Benefits and Compensation listed vary based on the location of your employment and the nature of your employment with SailPoint.

As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the SailPoint Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission, along with potential eligibility for equity participation. SailPoint maintains broad salary ranges for its roles to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect SailPoint’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. We estimate the base salary, for US-based employees, will be in this range from (min-max, USD): $133,100 - $224,436.00Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employee’s home location.

Benefits Overview

Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability
Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account
Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy
Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually
Sick leave
Parental support: Paid parental leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options
Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution

SailPoint is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome all qualified candidates to apply to join our team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to submit an application through this site because of a disability. Contact applicationassistance@sailpoint.com or mail to 11120 Four Points Dr, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78726, to discuss reasonable accommodations. NOTE: Any unsolicited resumes sent by candidates or agencies to this email will not be considered for current openings at SailPoint.

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