Backend Engineer Postings Fall in California, Rise in Texas
Texas added job postings for backend engineers, while California saw a significant drop.
By Kenji Mori, Mogi Research · Oct 22, 2026
Texas added nine backend engineer job postings in the last week, a rise of fifty percent from six postings the week before. This increase may reflect growing demand for these roles in the state. The top employers posting for backend engineers in Texas included Avride, CLA CliftonLarsonAllen, and Cisco, each with one posting.
California, however, saw a plunge in backend engineer job postings, falling fifty six percent from eighteen to eight. This sharp decrease could be due to several factors, including shifts in hiring priorities or a reduction in available roles.
Nationally, backend engineer job postings in the US fell thirty eight percent in the last week, from sixty postings to thirty seven. This overall decline may be influenced by the significant drop observed in states like California, alongside other market dynamics not detailed here.
The numbers
What US state has the most new backend engineer postings in the last week?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 9 | 6 | +50% |
| California | 8 | 18 | -56% |
Top roles: Backend Engineer (9)
Top employers: Avride (1), CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) (1), Cisco (1)
Texas jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 7 days to 2026-10-22 with the 7 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 Kenji Mori of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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