Junior software engineer jobs in the United States
134 open roles for junior software engineers in the United States as of Nov 15, 2026. Palantir, Captivation Software, Twitch, True Anomaly and Affirm have the most. 7 are remote and the median advertised salary is $146K.
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Skills asked for in junior software engineer roles in the United States
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- Software Engineer I, PaymentsTwitch · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA · +1 more location$127K - $185KGoJavaC++
- Software Engineer I, Data PlatformsAbnormal Security · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$122K - $176KRemoteGoPythonPostgreSQL
- Software Engineer I, Backend (Continuous Delivery)Affirm · 🇺🇸Remote US$130K - $180KRemotePythonKotlinMySQL
- Software Engineer IEdmentum · 🇺🇸Bloomington, Minnesota, United States$80K - $100KC#.NETAngular
- Associate Software EngineerSelf Financial · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—JuniorPythonSQLCI/CD
- Software Engineer I, CommerceTwitch · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$110K - $185KGoTypeScriptReact
- Software Engineer I (Backend, Growth)Whoop · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$105K - $145KJavaSQLPostgreSQL
- Software Engineer I - Internal Tools (New Grad) - R6052Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US—JuniorRustReactC++
- Software Engineer 1/2/3 - Grafana/Bash/Python/JavaScript/React/TypeScriptCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Software Engineer 1 - Python/PySpark/AWSCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonSparkAWS
- Software Engineer 1 - Python/Kotlin/Java/Terraform/Elasticsearch/Opensearch/AWSCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonJavaKotlin
- Software Engineer 1 - Java/Confluence/Jira/AWS/Maven/MapReduceCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonJavaLinux
- Associate Software Developer (AI)Precisely US Jobs · 🇺🇸United States—JuniorPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Software Engineer 1 - MongoDB/Scala/Java/AWSCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KJavaScalaMongoDB
- Software Engineer 1/2/3 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/LinuxCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD - Hybrid$130K - $270KHybridJavaScriptReactJava
- Software Engineer I (Remote Eligible)Smartsheet · 🇺🇸-REMOTE, USA-$108K - $148KRemotePythonTypeScriptReact
- Backend Software Engineer - University Graduate 2027Verkada · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA United States$120K - $140KJuniorPythonPostgreSQLTerraform
- Software Engineer I, PromotionsHandshake · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$140K - $170KGoPythonRuby
- Innovation Software Engineer 1Built Technologies · 🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, United States$80K - $110KPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Radio Frequency Software Engineer 1 - C++/Linux/Python/DSPCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonC++Linux
- Software Engineer- Early Career (Platform)NorthwoodSpace · 🇺🇸Torrance, CA$123K - $140KJuniorRustGoPython
- Software Engineer, Real-Time Systems (Early Career)Swarmaero · 🇺🇸San Francisco$170K - $220KJuniorRustGoC++
- Software Engineer I - Engagement GrowthTwitch · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA · +1 more location$127K - $185KGoTypeScriptReact
- Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Warp SpeedPalantir · 🇺🇸New York, NY—JuniorPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Software Engineer I, QA (New Grad)True Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA—JuniorJavaCI/CDJira
- Software Engineer, New Grad - Query EnginesPalantir · 🇺🇸New York, NY—JuniorRustPythonJava
- Software Engineer 1 - Cloud InfrastructureAbnormal Security · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$122K - $176KRemoteGoPythonTerraform
- Software Engineer I, Fullstack (Search)Affirm · 🇺🇸Remote US$130K - $180KRemotePythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Software Engineer (Early Career) – C++ & SystemsSirenOpt · 🇺🇸San Leandro, California, United States$120K - $160KJuniorPythonC++Machine Learning
- Software Engineer (New Grad)Aurelian · 🇺🇸Seattle$100K - $130KJunior
- Software Engineer I - Community GrowthTwitch · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$127K - $185KGoReactReact Native
- Software Engineer, New GradIXL Learning · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA$110K - $135KJuniorPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Software Engineer I, Build Review & TestHandshake · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$136K - $170KTypeScriptJavaScriptNode.js
- Full-Stack Software Engineer (New Grad) – RemoteSpruceid · 🇺🇸United States$110K - $140KRemoteJuniorRustGoTypeScript
- Software Engineer, Front-End (New Grad)Otter.ai · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$135K - $164KJuniorTypeScriptJavaScriptLinux
- Full Stack Developer (Entry Level)ASSYST, Inc. · 🇺🇸Sterling, VA—JuniorPythonJavaScriptNode.js
- Software Engineer, Early Career (SF)Affirm · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$130K - $180KJuniorGo
- Software Engineer, Early Career (NYC)Affirm · 🇺🇸New York, New York, United States$130K - $180KJuniorGo
- Software Engineer I to III, Digital EngineeringTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; Long Beach, CA$70K - $160KGoTypeScriptReact
- Jr. Full Stack DeveloperSparksoft Corporation · 🇺🇸Remote/Hybrid if local to Maryland—RemoteJuniorTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Robotics Software Engineer I/IIAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Onsite- Salem, OR$114K - $148KPythonLinuxCI/CD
- Robotics Software Engineer - New GradRelling · 🇺🇸San Francisco—JuniorPythonC++ROS
- Software Engineer, New Grad (2027)Harvey · 🇺🇸New York · +1 more location$165K - $182KJuniorGoPythonTypeScript
- Associate Backend EngineerEulerity · 🇺🇸New York, New York$95K - $125KJuniorJavaLLM
- Software Engineer I/II - Scientific ComputingIambic Therapeutics · 🇺🇸Boston Office$129K - $190KHybridPythonMachine LearningAWS
- Software Engineer - New GradSeatGeek · 🇺🇸New York, New York$120K - $150KJuniorGoPythonTypeScript
- Software Engineer, Public Sector - New GradScale AI · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$124K - $162KJuniorPythonTypeScriptReact
- Software Engineer I (Factory Platform)Relativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$115K - $173KReactAgile
- Software Engineer, Early Career — Immediate StartStripe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, Seattle, New York—JuniorJavaScriptJavaRuby
- Software Engineer-Engine-New Grad 2027SingleStore · 🇺🇸United States—JuniorC++SQLLLM
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Who is hiring for junior software engineer roles in the United States
Where junior software engineer roles in the United States are
- 🇺🇸United States134
- 🇺🇸California65
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area47
- 🇺🇸New York, NY25
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA9
- 🇺🇸Washington, DC8
- 🇺🇸Denver, CO7
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA7
- 🇺🇸Boston, MA5
- 🇺🇸Texas3
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What junior software engineer roles in the United States pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Junior | $142K | 50 |
| No level in the title | $155K | 35 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about junior software engineer jobs in the United States
- How many junior software engineer jobs in the United States are open right now?
- There are 134 open junior software engineer jobs in the United States at 77 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 7 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most junior software engineer jobs in the United States?
- Right now the most openings are at Palantir (17), Captivation Software (7), Twitch (6), True Anomaly (6) and Affirm (4). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote junior software engineer jobs in the United States?
- 7 of the 134 open junior software engineer jobs in the United States (5%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do junior software engineer jobs in the United States pay?
- The median advertised salary is $146K, based on 85 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $132K and $160K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the junior software engineer jobs in the United States?
- 98 of the 134 open junior software engineer jobs in the United States (73%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 27 postings that state experience, the median asks for 1 year. 77 companies are hiring and 7 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing junior software engineer jobs in the United States?
- 30 of the 134 open junior software engineer jobs in the United States (22%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, Computer Vision. Employers still list 134 such roles today at 77 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do junior software engineer jobs in the United States ask for?
- Most often Python (64%), TypeScript (45%), React (43%), Java (40%), C++ (36%) of the 134 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in junior software engineer jobs in the United States?
- Software Engineer (51), Software Engineer I (25), Associate Software Engineer (10), Software Engineer 1 (6), Forward Deployed Software Engineer (6): the most common titles among the 134 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are junior software engineer jobs in the United States in demand in 2026?
- 134 junior software engineer jobs in the United States are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 77 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 7 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $146K. 7 (5%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for junior software engineer jobs in the United States?
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