MogiPennsylvania Backend Engineer Job Postings Surge 100%
New York and California also saw significant increases in backend engineer job postings.
By Hannah Lindqvist, Mogi Research · Oct 19, 2026
New backend engineer job postings in Pennsylvania rose one hundred percent in the last 28 days. There were twelve new postings in Pennsylvania in the most recent 28-day period, up from six before. Nationally, new backend engineer job postings increased sixty percent overall.
This change in Pennsylvania may be due to increased demand for backend engineers. It could also reflect a seasonal hiring pattern. The rise may also be a result of more companies posting openings.
Looking ahead, it will be important to watch backend engineer job postings in California, which saw postings rise one hundred sixty five percent. New York also saw a four hundred percent rise in backend engineer postings. Delaware saw postings rise three hundred fifty percent.
The numbers
Which states had the most new backend engineer jobs in the last 28 days?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 12 | 6 | +100% |
| California | 45 | 17 | +165% |
| New York | 30 | 6 | +400% |
| Texas | 27 | 50 | -46% |
| Delaware | 9 | 2 | +350% |
Top roles: Backend Engineer (12)
Pennsylvania jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-19 with the 28 days before them. Covers US, all states, Backend 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 Hannah Lindqvist of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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