As of October 1, 2026, 200 live postings. The list refreshes every six hours.
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Software engineer jobs in Washington DC: 200 open roles
Updated Oct 1, 2026
200 live software engineer jobs in Washington DC. By AI level, 21 build AI. 23 work on AI. 9 use AI. 147 involve little AI. Across all AI levels, the total is 200. Median salary from $188,500. The median is measured on 168 postings that publish an annual USD range. Top employers by postings: Anduril Industries, Palantir, Databricks, Shield AI, Salesforce.
- open roles
- 200
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 44
- remote
- 14
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Common questions
How many software engineer in Washington DC jobs are open right now?
How much do software engineer in Washington DC jobs pay?
As of October 1, 2026, the median starting salary is $188,500 a year, measured on the 168 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars.
Which companies are hiring for software engineer in Washington DC?
As of October 1, 2026, by number of live postings: Anduril Industries (77), Palantir (26), Databricks (22), Shield AI (17), Salesforce (11).
How much AI work do software engineer jobs in Washington DC involve?
As of October 1, 2026, of the 200 live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 21 (11%); Works on AI ●●●○: 23 (12%); Uses AI ●●○○: 9 (5%); Little AI ●○○○: 147 (74%). See what each level means.
Which skills come up most in software engineer jobs in Washington DC?
As of October 1, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Kubernetes (15), Python (10), AWS (9), React (9), Docker (8).
Method: counted from live, non-expired postings whose title matches the role, filtered to the AI level and, when shown, the city named above (matched against the free-text location field, which can over- or under-count secondary offices). Companies that only republish other employers' postings are excluded from the employer ranking and the salary median. Recalculated every 10 minutes. Levels follow our method.