Hiring a software engineer in New York? Across 1,981 live software engineer postings in New York, the market pays a $205K median salary (typically $175K–$235K). Recruiting from Scratch is the contingency technical recruiting firm for these hires — a 29-day average time to hire, 300+ placements, and a 2M+ candidate network.
A software engineer designs, builds, tests, and ships software across the stack as part of a product team. Hiring one in New York means competing with the companies below.
What employers actually screen for, aggregated across 1,981 active software engineer postings in New York:
| Percentile | Base salary |
|---|---|
| 25th | $175K |
| Median | $205K |
| 75th | $235K |
Based on 1,524 software engineer postings in New York that disclose pay. Base only — equity is typically on top.
New York pays about 11% above the US median for this role ($184K).
Across the 1,396 software engineer postings in New York that spell out responsibilities:
The companies with the most live software engineer openings in New York, with what each pays and screens for (medians shown only where at least 3 postings disclose pay):
| Company | Open software engineer roles | Median pay (disclosed) | Top skills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 52 | $403K | Python, Go, AWS |
| 41 | $214K | Python, GCP, Model Deployment | |
| CoreWeave | 33 | $204K | Go, Kubernetes, Spring |
| Ramp | 27 | $249K | Python, SQL, TypeScript |
| Figma | 26 | $265K | TypeScript, Python, Go |
| Capital One | 26 | $230K | Kubernetes, Docker, Python |
| Meta | 24 | — | PyTorch |
| JPMorganChase | 23 | — | Java, Spring, CI/CD |
| Scale AI | 20 | $243K | AWS, Kubernetes, GCP |
| Decagon | 16 | $300K | Python, TypeScript, Kubernetes |
Where the software engineer demand sits across funding stages, across the 150 companies with the most live openings in New York:
| Stage | Companies hiring | Open roles | Median pay (disclosed) | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 11 | 60 | $215K | Rilla, Clear, Arlo Health |
| Series A | 19 | 110 | $220K | Traba, Wehrtyou, Sola |
| Series B | 16 | 102 | $203K | JPMorganChase, Chase, Wealth.com |
| Series C | 10 | 54 | $203K | Maybern, Pave, Stepful |
| Series D+ | 42 | 373 | $237K | Anthropic, Ramp, Scale AI |
| Public | 33 | 322 | $209K | Google, CoreWeave, Figma |
A further 19 of those companies have no funding stage on file and are not shown above.
Recruiting from Scratch is a contingency technical recruiting firm — no retainer and no upfront cost, so you pay only when you make a hire. The process: align on the role and must-haves → a curated shortlist of 3–5 genuinely qualified software engineers (not resume volume) → a 29-day average time to hire versus the 49-day industry average → a 90-day replacement guarantee. Backed by 300+ placements, a 2M+ candidate network, and named hires at companies like Decagon and Mercor.
A software engineer designs, builds, tests, and ships software across the stack as part of a product team.
What salary does a software engineer in New York command in 2026?Across 1,981 live postings in New York, a $205K median salary (typically $175K–$235K) — base only; equity is typically on top. Most postings expect 5+ years of experience.
What should you look for when hiring a software engineer?Depth in the skills these postings require (Python, React, TypeScript, AWS, Java, Go, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes), plus solid engineering fundamentals, clean code, and the ability to own features from design to production. Recruiting from Scratch sends a shortlist of 3–5 genuinely qualified candidates, not resume volume.
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