Who's hiring software engineers in the US this week

Netflix leads with 53 new roles, but 219 companies are hiring

In the 7 days to 30 October 2026, we recorded 423 new software engineering postings in the US from 219 companies. Netflix posted 53 of them, more than any other employer in the index. Clera and Walmart came next with 16 each.

Below that, the list flattens quickly. Tillster posted 7, 1Password and ClickUp posted 6 each, and Affirm, Anthropic, Bentley Systems and Honeycomb posted 5 each. The top 10 mixes a large streaming company, a large retailer, fintech, developer tools, security software and an AI lab.

For a job seeker, this means two things. First, a single employer with many open roles is worth a focused look: Netflix is hiring across enough positions this week that it makes sense to read its full careers page rather than one listing. Second, with 219 companies posting, most of the opportunity sits with employers posting only a handful of roles each. A search that only targets the biggest names will miss much of the market.

Treat the top 10 as a starting shortlist, then widen your search to smaller employers that match your stack and the level you are aiming for.

68.8% of these postings ask for senior level or above

Of the 423 postings, 68.8% were classified as senior level or above. The example roles reflect that: the Tillster listings are for Senior Software Engineer, Back End, and another example is an Engineering Manager role in Platform and Infrastructure at Tutorintelligence in Watertown, MA.

If you have several years of experience, this snapshot is in your favour. Make the case clearly in your CV: name the systems you owned, the scale you worked at and the decisions you made, because senior postings are usually screened on scope and ownership, not just tools.

If you are earlier in your career, the numbers suggest fewer openings at your level in this week's US postings. That does not mean there are none. It means you should filter carefully by level, read job descriptions rather than titles alone, and apply where the stated requirements are close to your experience.

Seniority here is classified automatically from each posting's text. A role labelled senior at one company may ask for less experience than a mid-level role elsewhere, so check the requirements before ruling a posting in or out.

42.3% are open to remote work, so location still shapes your options

42.3% of this week's US software engineering postings were marked remote by the employer. That is a meaningful share, but fewer than half, so most roles in this snapshot expect some connection to a specific place.

The Tillster examples show how this plays out. The same Senior Software Engineer, Back End title appears with separate listings for San Diego, Austin, Seattle, Las Vegas, Atlanta and Los Angeles. Employers sometimes post one role in several locations to reach more candidates, so you may be eligible for a role even if it first appears listed under a city you do not live in.

If you need remote work, filter for it explicitly and read the details: some remote postings are limited to certain US states or time zones. If you are open to relocating or a hybrid setup, include the cities you would consider. That widens the pool to postings that are not marked remote at all.

A posting counts as remote here only when the employer marks it that way, so some flexible roles may not be counted.

What this data can and cannot tell you

This report is a single snapshot: 423 software engineering postings in the US first seen in the last 7 days, as of 30 October 2026, drawn from employer career sites and job boards that Jobfinder AI tracks. It shows who is advertising roles right now. It does not show who is hiring successfully, how many people will be hired, or how competitive each role is.

A few limits are worth keeping in mind. Market is taken from each posting's location, and role group and seniority are classified automatically, so some postings may be grouped differently than a human would group them. One company posting the same role in several cities raises its count without necessarily meaning more hires. And because this is one week, it says nothing about whether hiring is rising or falling.

Use it as a guide to where to look this week, not a forecast. The practical takeaway is simple: postings are fresh, so applying while roles are new is reasonable, and checking the employer's own careers page confirms a role is still open.