MogiMassachusetts Software Engineer Job Postings Fall Seven Percent
Massachusetts saw a seven percent drop in software engineer job postings over the past week, while North Carolina and Colorado remained stable.
By Samuel Adeyemi, Mogi Research · Oct 14, 2026
Massachusetts experienced a fall of seven percent in software engineer job postings in the week ending October fourteenth. This change saw postings move from twenty nine to twenty seven. The overall number of new software engineer jobs posted across the US also saw a significant plunge of fifty seven percent during the same period.
This decrease in Massachusetts may be due to several factors. Employers like Formlabs, DraftKings Inc., and Johnson & Johnson MedTech posted fewer roles. The change could reflect a temporary pause in hiring or a shift in recruitment strategies within the state's tech sector.
In contrast, North Carolina saw a rise of five percent in software engineer postings, moving from twenty two to twenty three. Colorado maintained its previous number of twenty six postings, showing zero change. These contrasting movements suggest localized fluctuations rather than a widespread trend across all states.
The numbers
Which US state had the biggest growth in software engineer jobs?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 27 | 29 | -7% |
| North Carolina | 23 | 22 | +5% |
| Colorado | 26 | 26 | +0% |
| Arizona | 14 | 20 | -30% |
| Virginia | 38 | 61 | -38% |
Top roles: Software Engineer (27)
Top employers: Formlabs (4), DraftKings Inc. (2), Johnson & Johnson MedTech (2)
Massachusetts jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 7 days to 2026-10-14 with the 7 days before them. Covers US, all states, Software Engineer. Employers with fewer than five postings in the last eight weeks are grouped together and left out of the rankings. The company details come from the crawl's company profiles, where the crawl has one.
Written by Samuel Adeyemi of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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