Software Architect

659 US job postings, 287 of them in the 30 days to 2026-10-28. Data as of 2026-10-29.

Skills employers ask for

CI/CD — 13% of postings
Amazon Web Services — 10% of postings
Java — 10% of postings
Kubernetes — 9% of postings
API — 8% of postings
Microsoft Azure — 7% of postings
REST API — 7% of postings
Microservices — 7% of postings
Observability — 6% of postings
AI/ML — 5% of postings

Where the jobs are

California — 16%
Texas — 14%
Washington — 13%
New York — 12%
Illinois — 11%
Massachusetts — 9%
Virginia — 4%

Advertised pay

Annual pay: median $175K/yr, middle half $144K/yr to $204K/yr (104 postings)

Remote, hybrid or onsite

Of 604 postings that state it: 37% remote, 30% hybrid, 33% onsite.

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