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Week of Jul 6, 2026

HiringTrends Weekly Market · Week of 2026-07-06
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Weekly Market · Week of 2026-07-06

Principal roles slip to 4.4% of openings (-4.4pp)

Based on 4.37 job postings analyzed over the last 4 weeks

🧭Role Category Mix

ML/AI20.3% (82 jobs)↑ 4.0pp
Platform14.8% (60 jobs)↓ 5.6pp
Fullstack13.6% (55 jobs)↓ 6.2pp
Data12.3% (50 jobs)↑ 3.3pp
Backend11.8% (48 jobs)↓ 2.0pp
Other7.9% (32 jobs)↑ 3.3pp
Embedded4.9% (20 jobs)↑ 1.2pp
DevOps3.7% (15 jobs)↑ 0.8pp
Security3.2% (13 jobs)↑ 0.3pp
QA3.0% (12 jobs)↑ 1.3pp
Frontend2.0% (8 jobs)↓ 0.8pp
Mobile1.2% (5 jobs)↑ 0.3pp
Management1.2% (5 jobs)→ 0.1pp

Salary spread by role category

Rolep25p50p75p90
ML/AI$192k$216k$250k$288k
Platform$171k$207k$259k$293k
Fullstack$133k$174k$200k$230k
Backend$146k$187k$211k$262k
Data$136k$188k$200k$251k
Other$109k$150k$200k$275k
Embedded$140k$164k$190k$213k
Security$198k$222k$238k$319k
DevOps$161k$177k$191k$221k
QA$112k$142k$152k$172k
Frontend$151k$182k$244k$286k
Mobile$140k$143k$260k$272k
Management$184k$216k$248k$267k

📊Tech Stack Snapshot

TypeScript
5.6% share
↑ 2.3pp
230 jobs
AWS
5.1% share
↑ 0.6pp
211 jobs
Python
4.1% share
↑ 0.2pp
171 jobs
Rust
2.7% share
↑ 1.4pp
110 jobs
Git
2.5% share
↑ 1.1pp
104 jobs
Java
2.2% share
↑ 0.3pp
92 jobs
Next.js
1.9% share
↑ 1.1pp
80 jobs
Kubernetes
1.7% share
→ 0.1pp
71 jobs
Azure
1.7% share
→ 0.0pp
70 jobs
CI/CD
1.5% share
↓ 0.2pp
63 jobs
React
1.5% share
↓ 0.3pp
61 jobs
Go
1.4% share
↑ 0.2pp
58 jobs
Remote Ratio
20.9% remote33.3% hybrid48.5% onsite

🔗Co-occurrence — hires alongside AWS

TypeScript112 co-occurring postings
Python80 co-occurring postings
Rust57 co-occurring postings
Git56 co-occurring postings
Next.js54 co-occurring postings

🤝Soft Skills

Leadership2.1pp movement
Mentoring4.0%↓ 0.8pp
Technical Decision-Making1.6%↓ 1.4pp
Communication2.0pp movement
Cross-Functional Collaboration7.4%→ 0.1pp
Written Communication4.2%↑ 0.5pp
Problem Solving2.7%↓ 0.3pp
Verbal Communication2.0%↑ 0.5pp
Communication1.9%↓ 0.3pp
Communication Skills1.6%↑ 0.3pp
Methodology1.5pp movement
Agile4.4%↑ 0.9pp
Testing1.9%↑ 0.6pp

🎓Experience Mix

Intern2.9% (12 jobs) · $275k median
Junior1.2% (5 jobs) · $94k median
Mid25.7% (106 jobs) · $150k median
Senior35.2% (145 jobs) · $198k median
Staff16.8% (69 jobs) · $235k median
Principal4.4% (18 jobs) · $207k median
Lead12.1% (50 jobs) · $182k median
Manager1.2% (5 jobs) · $174k median
VP0.5% (2 jobs) · $280k median

🌎Geo Pulse

Boston3.5% (10 jobs) · $175k median
Austin7.8% (22 jobs) · $153k median
LA0.7% (2 jobs)
Chicago2.8% (8 jobs) · $213k median
NYC15.5% (44 jobs) · $200k median
SF13.0% (37 jobs) · $211k median
Seattle5.6% (16 jobs) · $196k median
Denver2.1% (6 jobs) · $118k median
US-Other18.7% (53 jobs) · $208k median
Remote30.3% (86 jobs) · $196k median

📉Hiring Intensity

Average tech jobs per hiring company, by month.

Hiring intensity
Hiring intensity — line chart from 2025-08 to 2026-07

🏢Companies & Roles

A

Anduril

20 open roles · $193k median

O

OpenAI

11 open roles · $308k median

A

Apple

10 open roles

N

Next Step Systems

8 open roles

R

Randstad Digital

8 open roles · $153k median

N

Netflix

4 open roles

Software Engineer (L6) - Compute Control Plane$499k – $900kUnited States
ContainerizationCloud ArchitecturesDistributed Systems
Software Engineer 5- Customer Service Platform$388k – $558kUnited States
TypeScriptJavaScriptReact
Software Engineer 5 - Member API$388k – $558kRemote
GraphQLAPI DesignFederation
Senior Software Engineer, Design Tooling$388k – $558kUnited States
ReactFigmaAI
A

Anthropic

3 open roles

Senior Staff Software Engineer$485k – $625kNew York, NY
IosAndroidRendering
Senior Staff Software Engineer$485k – $625kSeattle, WA
IosAndroidRendering
C

Crossing Hurdles

1 open role

Principal Software Engineer | Remote$208k – $624kRemote
DebuggingScalabilityMaintainability
M

MatX

1 open role

Software Engineer - Kernels$250k – $600kThis is a hybrid role that will require you to work from our Mountain View, CA office 3 days a week on Tuesday through Thursday
RustParallelismSimd Programming
H

hivemq

1 open role

Senior Solutions Advisor$500kUnited States
AWSAzureDocker

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