What junior software engineer roles require at tech companies · 231 roles · 90 days to Oct 16, 2026
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231 junior software engineer roles counted in the window. Browse 4,677 open software postings.
In short
Python is required most often, in 82 of 230 (36%) junior software engineer roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 16, 2026, then React (61) and TypeScript (55). Among roles that state years, 126 of 182 (69%) ask for at least 2 years. We counted 231 roles, each at a different employer.
- Python
- 82 of 230 (36%)
- Required most often, of the roles we could read
- 2+ years
- 126 of 182 (69%)
- Of roles stating years
- Median stated pay
- $154.3k a year
- 94 of 231 (41%) state pay
What the postings ask for
Out of the 230 roles whose requirements we could read, of 231 in all. At most 10 per list, those asked for most.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Python | 82 of 230 (36%) |
| React | 61 of 230 (27%) |
| TypeScript | 55 of 230 (24%) |
| JavaScript | 51 of 230 (22%) |
| Git | 48 of 230 (21%) |
| Debugging | 42 of 230 (18%) |
| Java | 42 of 230 (18%) |
| REST | 42 of 230 (18%) |
| Go | 41 of 230 (18%) |
| SQL | 36 of 230 (16%) |
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Experience
Asked most often: 2 years, 122 of 182 (67%).
Of the 182 roles that state years
- Under 1 year
- 14 of 182 (8%)
- 1 year
- 42 of 182 (23%)
- 2 years
- 122 of 182 (67%)
- 3–4 years
- 3 of 182 (2%)
- 5–7 years
- 1 of 182 (1%)
- 8–9 years
- 0 of 182 (0%)
- 10+ years
- 0 of 182 (0%)
Degree
60 of 223 (27%) require a degree, and 50 more accept experience instead.
Of the 223 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 60 of 223 (27%)
- Required, or experience instead
- 50 of 223 (22%)
- Preferred
- 11 of 223 (5%)
- Not mentioned
- 102 of 223 (46%)
Pay and remote work
Of the 231 roles we could read for it
- Median stated pay
- $154.3k a year
- Roles stating pay
- 94 of 231 (41%)
- Remote roles
- 110 of 231 (48%)
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Companies with the most software engineer roles
- Anduril Industries8 roles
- Cohere7 roles
- DoorDash USA7 roles
- Nuro7 roles
- OpenAI7 roles
- Replit7 roles
- Airwallex6 roles
- Cloudflare6 roles
- CoreWeave6 roles
- Databricks6 roles
How we count: 231 roles in the 90 days to Oct 16, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology