Who's hiring software engineers this week
We track 2,381 open software engineer roles at 192 companies. This week's 150 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 1,408 listings that publish pay. 58% have been open 60+ days.
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Who is hiring this week
Signals
- NENebiusHiring surge · today
Nebius is on a hiring surge: 50 roles opened this week (vs 25 the week before)
- INIntelNew function · 1d ago
Intel just started hiring for inference and GPU performance: 16 new roles
- BRBedrock RoboticsHiring surge · today
Bedrock Robotics is on a hiring surge: 13 roles opened this week (vs 1 the week before)
- UPUpstartHiring surge · today
Upstart is on a hiring surge: 11 roles opened this week (vs 4 the week before)
- SASardineHiring surge · today
Sardine is on a hiring surge: 11 roles opened this week (vs 1 the week before)
- NUNuroHiring surge · today
Nuro is on a hiring surge: 10 roles opened this week (vs 4 the week before)
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.
The roles behind the numbers
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FAQ
How many software engineer roles are open right now?
2,381 open roles at 192 companies as of Oct 17, 2026, with 150 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, 1,408 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 235 AI labs, infra, app, chip and robotics companies. Salaries are only shown when the company publishes them.