Java Software Engineer

576 US job postings, 217 of them in the 30 days to 2026-10-28. Data as of 2026-10-29.

Skills employers ask for

Java — 23% of postings
Spring — 13% of postings
Agile — 12% of postings
CI/CD — 12% of postings
Spring Boot — 11% of postings
SQL — 11% of postings
REST API — 11% of postings
Kafka — 9% of postings
Microservices — 8% of postings
Code Review — 7% of postings

Where the jobs are

Texas — 17%
New York — 16%
California — 14%
Illinois — 12%
Washington — 10%
Massachusetts — 9%
New Jersey — 4%
Georgia — 3%
Maryland — 3%
Virginia — 3%

Advertised pay

Annual pay: median $146K/yr, middle half $130K/yr to $186K/yr (46 postings)

Remote, hybrid or onsite

Of 508 postings that state it: 35% remote, 30% hybrid, 35% onsite.

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