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Systems software engineer: a person in this job writes the deep layers other software stands on: databases, operating systems, compilers, networks. Elastic, OpenAI, SpaceX, Pure Storage and Cerebras have the most open roles with “Systems software engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.

251 open roles · 26 posted in the last 7 days · 9% remote · 76 companies hiring · $238K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

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Skills asked for in systems software engineer roles

C++110 · 44%Python100 · 40%Linux75 · 30%Kubernetes57 · 23%Rust52 · 21%Go50 · 20%Machine Learning49 · 20%

Bars show the share of these 251 roles; one role can count in several rows.

Newest systems software engineer jobs

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Where systems software engineer roles are

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What systems software engineer roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$248K65
Senior$215K32
Lead$258K35

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Questions about systems software engineer jobs

What is a systems software engineer job?
In a systems software engineer job, a person writes the deep layers other software stands on: databases, operating systems, compilers, networks. 251 such roles are open on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many systems software engineer jobs are open right now?
There are 251 open systems software engineer jobs at 76 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 26 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 systems software engineer jobs?
Right now the most openings are at Elastic (25), OpenAI (21), SpaceX (17), Pure Storage (15) and Cerebras (13). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote systems software engineer jobs?
23 of the 251 open systems software engineer jobs (9%) 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 systems software engineer jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $238K, based on 135 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $198K and $310K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for systems software engineer jobs?
Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

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Roles where employers ask for the same skills. The bar shows how much the skill lists overlap; the text names the shared skills and, where 30 postings state pay, the median advertised pay there.

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