Software Engineer Jobs in Boston, MA

Observed government pay is strong: Boston's computer and mathematical occupations averaged $65.47 per hour in May 2025, with a local annual median of $132,190 for the broader SOC 15 group, a 25th percentile of $99,680, and a 75th percentile of $168,100. Software developers specifically had a $145,000 median in the metro, with a $115,000 25th percentile and a $182,000 75th percentile in the latest occupation-specific table. Proxy pay is a bit different: local posted salary ranges centered on about $130k to $190k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics put the mean offered salary on new Massachusetts openings at about $127,487 in September 2026 (n=1,222).

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Advertised pay

Across the 583 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $113,635 at the 25th percentile, $152,500 at the median and $187,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Boston is a viable market for experienced software, IT, and cybersecurity candidates, but it is not an easy market for generic applicants. Metro unemployment was 4.1% in August 2026, Massachusetts software, IT & cybersecurity employment was essentially flat year over year, and statewide active postings for the category were up 46.8% year over year, which looks more like selective hiring than a broad hiring boom. The local sample still showed more than 1,400 postings across more than 600 companies over the last 90 days, but the mix skews senior and mostly on-site or hybrid.

Best positioned: The best odds right now belong to mid-career and senior candidates who can show Python plus AWS, CI/CD, Kubernetes, or security depth in software, financial-services, consulting, or defense environments.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming Boston's pay premium means wide-open access: only about 10% of sampled postings are entry-level and only about 10% are remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 686 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Air space Intelligence, Inc.: 18 open roles
2. RTX Corp.: 18 open roles
3. State Street Corp: 16 open roles
4. Anduril Industries, Inc.: 15 open roles
5. Amazon: 13 open roles
6. IBM: 13 open roles
7. Google Inc: 11 open roles
8. Akamai Technologies, Inc.: 9 open roles
9. Footbridge Federal: 9 open roles
10. STR, Inc.: 9 open roles

Where the openings are

• Boston: 249
• Cambridge: 78
• Waltham: 44
• Woburn: 40
• Burlington: 25
• Lowell: 23
• North Reading: 16
• Andover: 16

Work arrangement

on-site 402 (59%), hybrid 234 (34%), remote 44 (6%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is spread across many employers rather than locked up by one dominant firm. The local hiring sample is fragmented across employers, with leading names including Anduril Industries, State Street Corp, RTX Corp., Whoop, IBM, Amazon, and Deloitte. By industry mix, about 25% of postings come from software development, about 15% from financial services, about 15% from IT services and consulting, and about 10% from defense and space manufacturing. That mix matters because the employer base is healthier than the pure Information sector alone, but still selective. Boston metro Information employment was 73.8 thousand in August 2026 and down -2.6385% year over year, while Professional and Business Services employment was 502 thousand and down -0.9667%. At the same time, Massachusetts software, IT & cybersecurity employment was essentially flat year over year even as active postings in the category rose 46.8%, which suggests more replacement hiring, project hiring, and selective backfills than broad net-new team expansion. The clearest local pocket of new energy is AI-adjacent software and platform work around Cambridge. AI companies accounted for 63% of Cambridge leasing activity in the third quarter, Anthropic doubled its local presence with a 24,000-square-foot lease, Blitzy took 52,000 square feet with room to grow from more than 200 employees to as many as 300, and Boston/Cambridge startups Atomic and Ekai raised $12.5 million and $1.7 million.

• AI-adjacent software and platform teams (high): Kendall Square expansion, AI leasing concentration, and fresh startup funding make this the best pocket for engineers who can connect product work to cloud, integrations, and AI tooling.
• Financial-services engineering and cybersecurity (high): Financial services account for about 15% of local postings, and State Street Corp is among the most active named employers, so platform, reliability, IAM, and security work should stay relevant.
• Defense, aerospace, and mission-driven engineering (moderate): Defense and space manufacturing are about 10% of postings, with Anduril Industries and RTX Corp. both showing steady activity in the sample.
• Remote-first generalist software roles (limited): This is the weakest lane locally because only about 10% of postings are remote and the market skews toward experienced talent.

Where to focus: Focus on hybrid or on-site roles where you can prove one of three stories clearly: cloud/platform delivery, secure systems delivery, or AI-enabled product/integration work.

Roles worth searching next

• AI governance specialist: Software teams adopting AI are creating adjacent roles around model policy, controls, and deployment governance, and Deloitte names AI governance specialist as an emerging role in software organizations.
• AI product manager: AI product management is named as a high-premium AI skill in 2026, making it a reasonable pivot for engineers who already translate technical tradeoffs into business decisions.
• Context designer: Deloitte identifies context designer as an emerging role in software organizations as AI changes how products are built and guided.
• AI-augmented UX designer: Deloitte also points to AI-augmented user-experience designer as an emerging role, making it a realistic adjacent move for technically fluent candidates who enjoy product behavior and interface work.

What postings ask for

• Python (premium | immediate): Python shows up in about 50% of local postings, making it the clearest common denominator across software, automation, and some security-adjacent work. Who: Entry-level and mid-career candidates who need one portable core language.
• AWS and cloud platform depth (premium | immediate): AWS appears in about 20% of local postings, and cloud platforms remain a critical 2026 skill cluster nationally. Who: Backend, platform, DevOps, infrastructure, and IT candidates.
• Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform (premium | immediate): Kubernetes appears in about 20% of local postings, and Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform are repeatedly highlighted in employer guidance for software and cloud engineers. Who: Mid-career engineers, SREs, DevOps candidates, and IT pros moving toward platform work.
• CI/CD and Git (differentiator | immediate): CI/CD shows up in about 20% of local postings and Git in about 15%, so employers still want proof you can ship safely, not just write code. Who: Anyone competing for software, QA automation, or cloud-adjacent roles.
• AI tool fluency and LLM integration (premium | near-term): AI tool fluency is becoming a core software skill, and Boston hiring commentary points to added demand for AI integration and MLOps. Who: Developers and platform engineers who want to stay relevant without switching into data-first roles.
• CISSP or security compliance depth (differentiator | near-term): CISSP is the certification most often named locally, even though it appears in less than 5% of postings, and cybersecurity hiring nationally is being pushed by skills gaps and regulation more than headcount alone. Who: Experienced security-track candidates, infra engineers moving into security, and switchers with audit or compliance backgrounds.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Observed government pay is strong: Boston's computer and mathematical occupations averaged $65.47 per hour in May 2025, with a local annual median of $132,190 for the broader SOC 15 group, a 25th percentile of $99,680, and a 75th percentile of $168,100. Software developers specifically had a $145,000 median in the metro, with a $115,000 25th percentile and a $182,000 75th percentile in the latest occupation-specific table. Proxy pay is a bit different: local posted salary ranges centered on about $130k to $190k, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics put the mean offered salary on new Massachusetts openings at about $127,487 in September 2026 (n=1,222). Boston still pays above the national norm for this field: local SOC 15 median pay was $132,190 versus $109,280 nationally, and Boston computer and mathematical occupations averaged $65.47 per hour versus $57.73 nationally.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH concentrated?

Opportunity is spread across many employers rather than locked up by one dominant firm. The local hiring sample is fragmented across employers, with leading names including Anduril Industries, State Street Corp, RTX Corp., Whoop, IBM, Amazon, and Deloitte. By industry mix, about 25% of postings come from software development, about 15% from financial services, about 15% from IT services and consulting, and about 10% from defense and space manufacturing. That mix matters because the employer base is healthier than the pure Information sector alone, but still selective. Boston metro Information employment was 73.8 thousand in August 2026 and down -2.6385% year over year, while Professional and Business Services employment was 502 thousand and down -0.9667%. At the same time, Massachusetts software, IT & cybersecurity employment was essentially flat year over year even as active postings in the category rose 46.8%, which suggests more replacement hiring, project hiring, and selective backfills than broad net-new team expansion. The clearest local pocket of new energy is AI-adjacent software and platform work around Cambridge. AI companies accounted for 63% of Cambridge leasing activity in the third quarter, Anthropic doubled its local presence with a 24,000-square-foot lease, Blitzy took 52,000 square feet with room to grow from more than 200 employees to as many as 300, and Boston/Cambridge startups Atomic and Ekai raised $12.5 million and $1.7 million.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Recent postings show the most activity from Anduril Industries, Inc. (40 postings), State Street Corp (30 postings), RTX Corp. (20 postings), Whoop (20 postings), IBM (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 40% hybrid, with 50% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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