Who's hiring software engineers this week
We track 2,325 open software engineer roles at 177 companies. This week's 139 newest came mostly from NVIDIA, Nebius, ElevenLabs, and 29% of all open roles are remote-friendly. Posted salaries put the median at $240K (p25 $205K, p75 $300K) across 1,369 listings that publish pay. 59% have been open 60+ days.
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Who is hiring this week
Signals
- LALangChainHiring surge · today
LangChain is on a hiring surge: 36 roles opened this week (vs 8 the week before)
AI infraSee the 36 roles → - INIntelNew function · today
Intel just started hiring for inference and GPU performance: 13 new roles
AI hardwareSee the 13 roles → - SASardineHiring surge · today
Sardine is on a hiring surge: 11 roles opened this week (vs 1 the week before)
AI × fintechSee the 11 roles → - NUNuroHiring surge · today
Nuro is on a hiring surge: 10 roles opened this week (vs 5 the week before)
RoboticsSee the 10 roles → - COCohereHiring surge · 1d ago
Cohere is on a hiring surge: 11 roles opened this week (vs 5 the week before)
AI labSee the 11 roles → - WAWayveNew team · today
Wayve opened a new Robot Software team: 7 roles
RoboticsSee the 7 roles →
Salary benchmark
| Segment | p25 | Median | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| All software engineer roles | $205K | $240K | $300K |
| NVIDIA | $197K | $236K | $236K |
| Databricks | $196K | $221K | $226K |
| OpenAI | $326K | $356K | $366K |
| Anthropic | $402K | $402K | $445K |
| Waymo | $238K | $238K | $280K |
| Anduril | $193K | $222K | $256K |
USD, annual base. Midpoint of each posted range; p25/p75 = 25th/75th percentile.
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Always hiring · 1365 evergreen roles
Open 60+ days. Often standing roles companies keep open year-round.
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FAQ
How many software engineer roles are open right now?
2,325 open roles at 177 companies as of Oct 16, 2026, with 139 posted in the last 7 days.
What do software engineer roles pay?
The median posted salary midpoint is $240K, with the middle half between $205K and $300K (USD, annual base, 1,369 postings that list pay).
Which companies are hiring the most software engineer roles?
NVIDIA, Databricks, OpenAI have the most open roles; the table above shows who added the most this week.
Are software engineer roles remote?
29% of open software engineer roles mention remote work. The main hubs are San Francisco, New York, Silicon Valley (South Bay).
How is this data collected?
Every day Hiring Heat reads the public job boards (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby) of 220 AI labs, infra, app, chip and robotics companies. Salaries are only shown when the company publishes them.