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title: 'Engineering Jobs'
canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering'
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# Engineering Jobs

> The people who design, build, and run the software.

- **Open roles:** 35,027
- **Typical salary:** $140K–$220K (US median base, mid–senior)
- **Top skills:** System design, APIs, Testing, CI/CD
- **Common tools:** TypeScript, React, Python, AWS
- **Page:** https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering

## Engineering specializations

- [Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/software-engineer) — 13,337 open roles
- [Systems](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/systems) — 3,258 open roles
- [Full Stack](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/full-stack) — 1,720 open roles
- [Machine Learning](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/machine-learning) — 1,536 open roles
- [API & Services](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/api-services) — 1,435 open roles
- [AI Research](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/ai-research) — 1,433 open roles
- [Applied AI](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/applied-ai) — 1,400 open roles
- [Security](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/security) — 1,353 open roles
- [Data Engineering](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/data-engineering) — 1,253 open roles
- [Forward Deployed](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/forward-deployed) — 1,201 open roles
- [UI Engineer](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/ui-engineer) — 832 open roles
- [Site Reliability (SRE)](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/sre) — 820 open roles
- [DevOps](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/devops) — 818 open roles
- [Platform](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/platform) — 758 open roles
- [Design Engineering](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/design-engineering) — 754 open roles
- [Product Engineer](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/product-engineer) — 627 open roles
- [QA Engineering](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/qa-engineering) — 584 open roles
- [Test Automation (SDET)](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/sdet) — 487 open roles
- [Agent Engineering](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/agent-engineering) — 441 open roles
- [Computer Vision](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/computer-vision) — 232 open roles
- [iOS](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/ios) — 228 open roles
- [Android](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/android) — 211 open roles
- [Developer Relations](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/developer-relations) — 155 open roles
- [Cross-platform](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/cross-platform) — 92 open roles
- [ML Infrastructure](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/ml-infrastructure) — 84 open roles
- [Design Systems](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/design-systems) — 71 open roles
- [Blockchain](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/blockchain) — 67 open roles
- [Game Engineering](https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering/game-engineering) — 26 open roles

## Engineering career path

**Where everyone starts**

- Junior Engineer (Intern) — $40–$95K · 404 open
- Software Engineer — $110–$150K · 13,314 open
- Software Engineer II — $140–$190K · 875 open

**Individual contributor track**

- Senior Engineer — $180–$250K · 4,509 open
- Staff Engineer — $230–$320K · 2,033 open
- Principal Engineer — $300–$450K · 368 open
- Distinguished Engineer / Fellow — $450K+ · 13 open

**Management track**

- Tech Lead — $200–$280K · 177 open
- Engineering Manager — $230–$320K · 1,501 open
- Director of Engineering — $300–$420K · 19 open
- VP of Engineering — $400–$600K · 0 open
- CTO — $500K+ · equity · 526 open

## Top companies hiring engineering roles

- [Speechify](https://feeny.ai/companies/speechify) — 1213 open roles
- [Waymo](https://feeny.ai/companies/waymo) — 207 open roles
- [Bjak ](https://feeny.ai/companies/bjak) — 360 open roles
- [Exadel](https://feeny.ai/companies/exadel) — 110 open roles
- [Databricks](https://feeny.ai/companies/databricks) — 308 open roles
- [OpenAI](https://feeny.ai/companies/openai) — 275 open roles
- [Captivation Software](https://feeny.ai/companies/captivation-software) — 59 open roles
- [Encora](https://feeny.ai/companies/encora) — 130 open roles
- [Applied Intuition](https://feeny.ai/companies/applied-intuition) — 130 open roles
- [Anduril Industries](https://feeny.ai/companies/anduril-industries) — 526 open roles
- [ClickHouse](https://feeny.ai/companies/clickhouse) — 96 open roles
- [Exadel Inc (Website)](https://feeny.ai/companies/exadel-inc-website) — 60 open roles

## Engineering jobs: common questions

### What does a software engineer do?

A software engineer designs, writes, and maintains the code behind an application or system. Day to day that means building features, reviewing other engineers work, fixing bugs, and keeping the software running in production. The exact focus depends on the area, from frontend and mobile to backend, infrastructure, and machine learning.

### How do I become a software engineer?

Most engineers get in through a computer science degree, a coding bootcamp, or self-study plus a strong portfolio of real projects. Companies care most about what you can build, so shipped projects and a clean GitHub often matter more than the path you took. Internships and open-source contributions are the usual way to land a first full-time role.

### What is the difference between the IC and management tracks?

The individual contributor (IC) track keeps you close to the code and the hardest technical problems, growing from Senior to Staff to Principal. The management track shifts you toward leading people, from Tech Lead to Engineering Manager to Director. Most companies pay the two tracks the same at each level, so it is a choice about the work, not a promotion.

### Which programming languages should I learn?

Start with one language you can go deep in, then add breadth. TypeScript and Python are the safest first picks because they show up across web, backend, data, and AI work. From there, Go and Rust are strong for systems and infrastructure, Swift and Kotlin for mobile, and SQL is worth knowing no matter what you build.

### Do software engineers need a degree?

No. Plenty of working engineers are self-taught or came through a bootcamp. A degree helps with some larger companies and visa cases, but most teams hire on demonstrated skill: your projects, how you reason through a problem, and how you perform in the technical interview.

### How much do software engineers make?

Pay ranges widely by level, location, and company. In the US, a mid-level engineer commonly lands in the range shown on this page, senior and staff roles go higher, and total compensation at larger companies includes equity on top of base. The live salary bands above are illustrative; the open roles listed here show real postings.

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_Source: https://feeny.ai/jobs/engineering_