Software Engineer jobs in Boston — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)
As of 2026-09-03, Skillenai has indexed 329 Software Engineer postings located in Boston over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 46% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-03
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Frequently asked questions about Software Engineer jobs in Boston
+Are Software Engineer jobs being posted in Boston right now?
Yes. Skillenai has indexed 329 Software Engineer postings located in Boston over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03, with demand down 46% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Software Engineer jobs in Boston require?
Across Software Engineer postings in Boston indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03, the skills mentioned most often are Python, AWS, Java, React, CI/CD.
+Which other cities are hiring Software Engineer?
As of 2026-09-03, the metro areas posting the most Software Engineer jobs outside Boston are San Francisco, New York City, Bengaluru, London, Toronto, based on the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly Software Engineer postings in Boston — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Skills most often required for Software Engineer in Boston
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 115 | 35.0% |
| AWS | 102 | 31.0% |
| Java | 93 | 28.3% |
| React | 76 | 23.1% |
| CI/CD | 73 | 22.2% |
| TypeScript | 52 | 15.8% |
| observability | 48 | 14.6% |
| Kubernetes | 46 | 14.0% |
| Distributed systems | 45 | 13.7% |
| testing | 42 | 12.8% |
| C# | 42 | 12.8% |
| Go | 41 | 12.5% |
Other top cities hiring Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 1,654 | 502.7% |
| New York City | 1,386 | 421.3% |
| Bengaluru | 894 | 271.7% |
| London | 873 | 265.3% |
| Toronto | 597 | 181.5% |
| Seattle | 560 | 170.2% |
| Pune | 444 | 135.0% |
| Mountain View | 402 | 122.2% |
| San Jose | 387 | 117.6% |
| Hyderabad | 382 | 116.1% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Software Engineer” and whose locationCity is “Boston”.
- city
- Boston
- role
- Software Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-03
- window_days
- 90
The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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