Who is hiring in Software Engineering? US hiring trends, April 2026
22.2% of the hires we observe at US employers in the panel are in Software Engineering, -0.3 pts in 12 months. Below are the 20 employers hiring this role most actively relative to people leaving it.
Share of US hires22.2%Apr 2026 · 36 mo, Apr 2023 – Mar 2026
Change in 12 months-0.3 ptsApr 2025 → Apr 2026
US employers in the panel524Apr 2026
Employers ranked97≥ 50 moves in this role, 36 mo
Share of US hires by month
Who is hiring in Software Engineering
| Employer | Role hiring rank | Moves in this role, 36 mo | Company hiring percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 100th | 3,089 | 99th |
| Chubb | 99th | 714 | 82nd |
| Broadcom | 98th | 2,253 | 99th |
| GE Vernova | 97th | 1,822 | 98th |
| Netflix | 96th | 896 | 78th |
| CrowdStrike | 95th | 778 | 94th |
| AMD | 94th | 3,185 | 97th |
| Datadog | 93rd | 1,096 | 94th |
| ServiceNow | 92nd | 2,141 | 93rd |
| Visa | 91st | 2,409 | 93rd |
| American Express | 90th | 1,617 | 54th |
| Mastercard | 89th | 2,383 | 92nd |
| S&P Global | 88th | 1,486 | 81st |
| Workday | 86th | 1,150 | 91st |
| Autodesk | 85th | 1,178 | 80th |
| GE Aerospace | 84th | 1,404 | 95th |
| Comcast | 83rd | 1,809 | 61st |
| Caterpillar | 82nd | 1,197 | 84th |
| Capital One | 81st | 2,299 | 84th |
| Intuit | 80th | 1,606 | 87th |
Role hiring rank compares joins with all moves in this role, among the 97 employers with at least 50 such moves. Company hiring percentile is for all roles, April 2026.
Software Engineering hiring by seniority
| Seniority | Share of role hires, 36 mo | Most active employers |
|---|---|---|
| Junior | 6.2% | GE Vernova, Align Technology, Datadog |
| Mid-level | 40.0% | Netflix, Broadcom, GE Vernova |
| Senior | 28.2% | United Parcel Service, NVIDIA, Nasdaq |
| Lead & manager | 22.0% | Chubb, S&P Global, Synopsys |
| Executive | 3.5% | Bank of America, NVIDIA, AMD |
Share of all joins in Software Engineering at US panel employers that went to each seniority level. Employers are ranked by joins versus all moves at that level, among those with at least 50 such moves.
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Data: HÜNT Workforce Panel · résumé history · updated monthly · data through April 2026 · Methodology