Software Engineer jobs in Los Angeles — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)
As of 2026-07-17, Skillenai has indexed 142 Software Engineer postings located in Los Angeles over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand up 45% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-17
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Frequently asked questions about Software Engineer jobs in Los Angeles
+Are Software Engineer jobs being posted in Los Angeles right now?
Yes. Skillenai has indexed 142 Software Engineer postings located in Los Angeles over the 90 days ending 2026-07-17, with demand up 45% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Software Engineer jobs in Los Angeles require?
Across Software Engineer postings in Los Angeles indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-17, the skills mentioned most often are Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, Distributed systems.
+Which other cities are hiring Software Engineer?
As of 2026-07-17, the metro areas posting the most Software Engineer jobs outside Los Angeles are New York City, San Francisco, Bengaluru, London, Toronto, based on the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly Software Engineer postings in Los Angeles — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Skills most often required for Software Engineer in Los Angeles
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 51 | 35.9% |
| TypeScript | 36 | 25.4% |
| JavaScript | 34 | 23.9% |
| Java | 33 | 23.2% |
| Distributed systems | 25 | 17.6% |
| React | 25 | 17.6% |
| AWS | 24 | 16.9% |
| Docker | 22 | 15.5% |
| code reviews | 20 | 14.1% |
| Kubernetes | 19 | 13.4% |
| Rust | 19 | 13.4% |
| SQL | 18 | 12.7% |
Other top cities hiring Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 1,235 | 869.7% |
| San Francisco | 1,230 | 866.2% |
| Bengaluru | 795 | 559.9% |
| London | 777 | 547.2% |
| Toronto | 483 | 340.1% |
| Pune | 391 | 275.4% |
| Hyderabad | 377 | 265.5% |
| Seattle | 300 | 211.3% |
| Mountain View | 299 | 210.6% |
| Tel Aviv | 282 | 198.6% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-17, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Software Engineer” and whose locationCity is “Los Angeles”.
- city
- Los Angeles
- role
- Software Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-07-17
- 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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