MogiUS Backend Engineer job postings fell by nineteen percent
New job postings for Backend Engineers in the US dropped last week, while Frontend Engineer postings saw a small rise.
By Mateo Ruiz, Mogi Research · Oct 16, 2026
New job postings for Backend Engineers in the US fell by nineteen percent over the last week. There were seventy seven postings in the most recent period, compared to ninety five in the prior week.
This fall may be linked to fewer companies seeking new talent in this area. It could also reflect a shift in hiring priorities, with employers potentially focusing on other roles. The change in postings may also be a reflection of the crawl's findings rather than employer actions.
In contrast, Frontend Engineer postings rose by five percent, adding two new postings. Product Owner postings fell by six percent. The data covers the period from October tenth to October sixteenth, 2026.
The numbers
What role family saw the biggest growth in new postings in the US over the last week?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backend Engineer | 77 | 95 | -19% |
| Frontend Engineer | 42 | 40 | +5% |
| Product Owner | 101 | 108 | -6% |
| Analytics Engineer | 31 | 36 | -14% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 85 | 105 | -19% |
Top employers: Raydar (14), JPMorgan Chase (4), Jobgether (4)
Top states: California (18), New York (9), Texas (5)
Backend Engineer jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 7 days to 2026-10-16 with the 7 days before them. Covers US, all states, all roles. 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 Mateo Ruiz of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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