New Software Engineer Job Postings Fall in Texas, Rise in California
California added software engineer job postings while Texas saw a significant drop.
By Kenji Mori, Mogi Research · Oct 27, 2026
New software engineer job postings across the US fell by nine percent in the last 28 days. A total of three thousand four hundred sixty eight new postings were recorded in the most recent period, down from three thousand eight hundred thirteen before. This represents a fall of nine percent.
California saw a rise of forty seven percent in new software engineer job postings, with seven hundred twenty nine added in the last 28 days, up from four hundred ninety five. This increase may be due to a growing demand for specific tech roles within the state. It is also possible that employers are actively seeking to fill existing vacancies.
In contrast, Texas experienced a fall of forty seven percent in new software engineer job postings. Three hundred twenty seven postings were added in the most recent period, down from six hundred twenty two. This sharp decline could reflect a temporary slowdown in hiring for these roles in the state. It is likely that market conditions or project pipelines have shifted.
New York saw an increase of eleven percent in software engineer job postings, adding two hundred sixty three in the last 28 days compared to two hundred thirty seven previously. Virginia recorded a rise of sixty percent, with one hundred eighty seven postings, up from one hundred seventeen. Maryland postings rose by thirty percent.
The numbers
Which states had the most new software engineer jobs in the last 28 days?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 729 | 495 | +47% |
| Texas | 327 | 622 | -47% |
| New York | 263 | 237 | +11% |
| Maryland | 203 | 156 | +30% |
| Virginia | 187 | 117 | +60% |
Top roles: Software Engineer (729)
Top employers: Raydar (61), ServiceNow (35), Uber (28)
California jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-27 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 Kenji Mori of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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