Security Software Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-04, Skillenai has indexed 112 job postings with the title “Security Software Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 15% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-04
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+How many Security Software Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 112 job postings with the title “Security Software Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, with demand down 15% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Security Software Engineer jobs require?
Across Security Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, the skills mentioned most often are Python, incident response, network security, vulnerability research, Secure/Authenticated boot.
+Which cities are hiring the most Security Software Engineer?
As of 2026-09-04, Security Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Hawthorne, San Francisco, Bastrop, Redmond, New York City.
+Is Security Software Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 112 Security Software Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, with demand down 15% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Security Software Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Security Software Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Security Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 53 | 47.3% |
| incident response | 47 | 42.0% |
| network security | 46 | 41.1% |
| vulnerability research | 41 | 36.6% |
| Secure/Authenticated boot | 40 | 35.7% |
| Operating system security | 40 | 35.7% |
| Applied cryptography | 40 | 35.7% |
| Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) | 39 | 34.8% |
| Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) | 39 | 34.8% |
| C++ | 36 | 32.1% |
| Golang | 32 | 28.6% |
| Adversary detection | 32 | 28.6% |
| cryptographic services | 31 | 27.7% |
| Distributed systems | 29 | 25.9% |
| UDP | 26 | 23.2% |
Top metros hiring Security Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne | 12 | 10.7% |
| San Francisco | 12 | 10.7% |
| Bastrop | 10 | 8.9% |
| Redmond | 10 | 8.9% |
| New York City | 6 | 5.4% |
| Palo Alto | 4 | 3.6% |
| Washington | 4 | 3.6% |
| Dublin | 3 | 2.7% |
| Seattle | 3 | 2.7% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, matching postings whose canonical role is “Security Software Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Security Software Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-04
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