Software Engineer Jobs in Miami, FL

Observed local government data is solid but somewhat lagged: BLS put Miami computer-and-mathematical pay at $52.51 per hour in May 2025, while the broader occupational family had a $101,540 annual median, a $71,050 25th percentile, and a $134,040 75th percentile in 2025. Recent proxy signals run higher for certain subroles: local posted salary ranges center on about $122k to $193k, Robert Half estimates a rough $96,000 to $158,000 range, and Levels.fyi reports $144,000 median total compensation for software engineers.

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Advertised pay

Across the 62 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $49,400 at the 25th percentile, $94,831 at the median and $137,062 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

Miami is a workable but selective market for Software, IT & Cybersecurity right now: metro unemployment was 3.7% in August 2026 and total nonfarm payrolls were up 0.4% from a year earlier, so the overall labor market is still expanding rather than stalling. The catch is that the local Information supersector fell to 51 thousand jobs, down 1.9231% year over year, while Professional and Business Services reached 532.4 thousand, up 0.7952%, pointing to better odds in consulting, enterprise IT, and outsourced tech work than in pure information-sector employers. Statewide occupation signals show the same mixed picture: Florida Software, IT & Cybersecurity postings were up 1.4% year over year in September 2026, but occupation employment was down 1.1%, which suggests openings are real but hiring is still choosy.

Best positioned: Your best odds are as a mid- to senior-level candidate who can show production work in Python, AWS, CI/CD, Docker, or Kubernetes and is open to on-site or hybrid roles in software, consulting, or finance-adjacent employers.

Main caution: Do not mistake Miami's large overall job market for an easy junior-tech market: computer and mathematical occupations made up 2.5% of metro employment versus 3.4% nationally, and only about 10% of the recent local sample was entry-level.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 169 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. University of Miami: 7 open roles
2. Kids In Distress, Inc.: 5 open roles
3. Macy's, Inc.: 5 open roles
4. ManTech International Corporation: 4 open roles
5. Miami-Dade County Public Schools: 4 open roles
6. Affirm, Inc.: 3 open roles
7. AspenView Technology Partners, Inc.: 3 open roles
8. Browardschools: 3 open roles
9. Carnival Corporation: 3 open roles
10. Lennar Corporation: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Miami: 76
• Fort Lauderdale: 14
• Sunrise: 12
• Coral Gables: 8
• Doral: 6
• Coral Springs: 6
• Pembroke Pines: 5
• Miramar: 5

Work arrangement

on-site 93 (57%), hybrid 44 (27%), remote 25 (15%)

Where the demand is

Real demand is concentrated less in consumer-tech hype and more in enterprise-serving employers. In the recent local sample, software development accounted for about 30% of postings, business consulting about 15%, financial services about 15%, technology about 10%, and information technology about 10%. That fits the metro backdrop: Miami's Information supersector was down year over year, while Professional and Business Services was still adding jobs. This matters because hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. You are more likely to land through a long tail of consulting firms, finance-adjacent employers, SaaS companies, and large local enterprises than through a single breakout company. The market also leans toward experienced talent, with about 40% mid-level and about 40% senior roles in the recent sample. There is also a live cyber/compliance pocket: Comp AI's $34 million round and planned Miami hiring across engineering and product point to opportunity where software, infrastructure, and security overlap.

• Consulting and enterprise transformation (high): This is the clearest local concentration because business consulting represents about 15% of the sampled market, Professional and Business Services is still growing locally, and Deloitte is among the most active named employers.
• Regulated software and cybersecurity (moderate): Compliance-driven and security-adjacent work looks promising thanks to Comp AI's Miami hiring plans and the local signal that CISSP is the most commonly required certification in explicit certification asks.
• Pure information-sector employers (limited): This is the weakest pocket in the current evidence because Miami Information employment was down 1.9231% year over year in August 2026.

Where to focus: Focus first on mid-market and enterprise employers in consulting, software, and finance that want Python, AWS, DevOps, and security depth, not on generic junior software roles.

Roles worth searching next

• Implementation / Solutions Consultant: Consulting and enterprise software are meaningful parts of local demand, and some Miami SaaS hiring spans engineering, customer success, and operations.
• Technical Product Manager: This fits engineers who can pair systems thinking with customer and cross-product judgment, which national software outlooks highlight as rising skills.
• IT Audit / GRC Analyst: Compliance and cybersecurity overlap is a live local niche, and CISSP is the most common explicit certification ask in the sampled market.
• Sales Engineer / Solutions Engineer: Fast-growing software companies in Miami are hiring across engineering, sales, and customer-facing functions, which favors candidates who can explain technical value clearly.

What postings ask for

• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python appeared in about 40% of sampled local postings and also shows up in broader Miami tech skill signals. Who: Software engineers, automation candidates, QA-automation applicants, and cloud/platform job seekers.
• AWS (premium | immediate): AWS appeared in about 30% of sampled local postings, and local community signals still center heavily on cloud, security, serverless, and application development around AWS. Who: Cloud engineers, DevOps candidates, backend engineers, sysadmins moving up-market, and security engineers.
• CI/CD (differentiator | immediate): CI/CD appeared in about 20% of sampled local postings, which makes it a practical screening keyword for platform, DevOps, and release-oriented engineering work. Who: Mid-career engineers, QA-automation candidates, and anyone trying to move from support or admin work into engineering-adjacent roles.
• Docker and Kubernetes (premium | immediate): Docker and Kubernetes each appeared in about 20% of sampled local postings, and broader Miami signals also point to cloud, DevOps, AWS, and Kubernetes as heavily sought-after capabilities. Who: Cloud, DevOps, platform, SRE, and backend candidates.
• Java (differentiator | near-term): Java appeared in about 25% of sampled local postings, which fits a market with meaningful enterprise, consulting, and finance-adjacent demand. Who: Candidates targeting larger employers, enterprise software teams, and consulting-led implementation work.
• CISSP (premium | near-term): CISSP was the certification most often explicitly required in the sampled local market, even though it appeared in only about 5% of postings, so it acts more like a filter for security roles than a universal requirement. Who: Security engineers, SOC candidates, IAM professionals, and experienced IT workers moving into cyber roles.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

Observed local government data is solid but somewhat lagged: BLS put Miami computer-and-mathematical pay at $52.51 per hour in May 2025, while the broader occupational family had a $101,540 annual median, a $71,050 25th percentile, and a $134,040 75th percentile in 2025. Recent proxy signals run higher for certain subroles: local posted salary ranges center on about $122k to $193k, Robert Half estimates a rough $96,000 to $158,000 range, and Levels.fyi reports $144,000 median total compensation for software engineers. This is a good-pay market by Florida standards, but it is not automatically a bargain once Miami costs are included: local computer-and-mathematical pay trailed the national mean of $57.73 per hour, and Miami home prices were still up 3.5% year over year as of July 2026.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL concentrated?

Real demand is concentrated less in consumer-tech hype and more in enterprise-serving employers. In the recent local sample, software development accounted for about 30% of postings, business consulting about 15%, financial services about 15%, technology about 10%, and information technology about 10%. That fits the metro backdrop: Miami's Information supersector was down year over year, while Professional and Business Services was still adding jobs. This matters because hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. You are more likely to land through a long tail of consulting firms, finance-adjacent employers, SaaS companies, and large local enterprises than through a single breakout company. The market also leans toward experienced talent, with about 40% mid-level and about 40% senior roles in the recent sample. There is also a live cyber/compliance pocket: Comp AI's $34 million round and planned Miami hiring across engineering and product point to opportunity where software, infrastructure, and security overlap.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

Recent postings show the most activity from Deloitte (20 postings), Lennar Corporation (10 postings), Kaseya (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 15% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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