MogiCalifornia and New York See Surge in Software Engineer Job Postings
California and New York saw significant increases in software engineer job postings over the last 28 days, while Texas experienced a notable rise.
By Freya Nilsen, Mogi Research · Oct 17, 2026
California added six hundred thirty-three new software engineer job postings in the last 28 days, a fifty-three percent rise from the previous period. New York saw three hundred thirty new postings, a fifty-three percent increase. Texas added seven hundred nine postings, a forty-nine percent rise.
Overall, US software engineer job postings increased by thirty-one percent to four thousand six hundred thirty-five in the last 28 days, up from three thousand five hundred thirty-five. New Jersey postings fell by forty-one percent.
This rise in postings in California and New York may reflect increased hiring needs in the technology sector. It could also be influenced by seasonal hiring patterns or specific project demands within those states. The data does not specify the employers behind these new postings.
The numbers
Which states had the most new software engineer jobs in the last 28 days?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 330 | 215 | +53% |
| California | 740 | 455 | +63% |
| Texas | 709 | 476 | +49% |
| New Jersey | 426 | 725 | -41% |
| Ohio | 312 | 213 | +46% |
Top roles: Software Engineer (330)
Top employers: JPMorgan Chase (82), Raydar (31), M&T Bank (18)
New York jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-17 with the 28 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 Freya Nilsen of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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