Top Companies Hiring for Software Jobs in New York (Oct 2026)

You want a software job in New York, and you want names of employers posting roles right now, not a recycled "best places to work" list. Here is the real picture.

On 14 October 2026, the JobRise live jobs feed (jobrise.io) showed 264 open software listings in New York, United States. That counts open listings on one site, so treat it as a dated snapshot rather than a market survey. 109 of those went up in the last 30 days, and 23 in the last 7.

Fresh postings are flowing. Slow enough to study.

The city total across every category is 1,165 open listings. Software is the biggest single block of New York hiring on this feed. Almost everything is full-time: 263 full-time against 1 part-time.

How New York compares with the country#

Across the United States, the feed shows 1,827 open software listings. New York's 264 sits at roughly one in seven of that national total, and the JobRise Hiring Report: the US breaks down national hiring patterns if you want the wider read. One city holding that much of the country's software demand is serious concentration.

It also means competition. Every engineer who moved here, or wants to, is in the same pool.

The companies with the most open software roles#

These are the employers with the largest counts of open software listings in New York on 14 October 2026. Some are recruiters or staffing firms posting for clients, so read the fine print before assuming direct employment.

• Palantir: 51 open listings
• Ramp: 28
• Datadog: 22
• Brex: 16
• Justworks: 13
• Mongodb: 12
• Scaleai: 10
• Duolingo: 10
• Anthropic: 10
• Squarespace: 8

Palantir alone holds about a fifth of the city's software listings. That skews the whole market toward the kinds of roles they post, and it changes where a smart applicant spends their time. Look at the actual titles before you apply.

What the roles look like#

Titles on the feed run from entry-level to senior and staff. A sample of what is open:

• "Forward Deployed Engineer" at Adverity
• "Principal Software Engineer - Backend & AI Infra" at CVector - Industrial AI
• "Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems (Continuous Profiler)" at Datadog
• "Associate Software Engineer, Frontend" at Justworks
• "Software Development Engineer II" at Seated
• "Full Stack Developer III - Private Markets Applications" at Neuberger Berman
• "Senior Product Security Engineer, Assessments" at Mongodb

Infrastructure, frontend, security, and applied product work all show up. There is even a "Senior Attorney for Trust & Estates Practice" at Fischer Harbage inside the software slice, which tells you the feed pulls adjacent technical and professional roles too. Read the full posting. Don't assume.

What the pay looks like when it is listed#

Only 34 of the 264 listings show pay at all. Treat those as the exception, not the rule. Where numbers appear, they are posted ranges and they vary by level and team, so verify the current figure on the employer's own careers page before you plan around it.

As posted on the feed:

• "Tech Lead and Manager (TLM), Production Engineering" at Ramp: $240K to $330K, offers equity
• "Tech Lead, Ramp Travel" at Ramp: $275K to $400K, offers equity
• "Software Engineer, Frontend, Growth" at Ramp: $200K to $310K, offers equity
• "Associate Field Engineer" at Pinecone: $90K to $105K, offers equity
• "Systems Engineer, Corporate Security" at Ramp: $144K to $199K, offers equity
• "GTM Business Systems Engineer, Quote-to-Cash" at Ramp: $151.2K to $230K, offers equity

The spread inside one company is wide. A frontend growth engineer and a travel tech lead are not the same job, and the ranges reflect that. Same employer. Very different money.

If you are entry-level#

Eight of the 264 listings look entry-level, based on titles containing intern, graduate, junior, trainee or similar. That is a thin slice. Most sit at Palantir, and they are labeled New Grad:

• "Privacy & Civil Liberties Engineer - New Grad" at Palantir
• "Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government" at Palantir
• "Software Engineer, New Grad - Production Infrastructure" at Palantir
• "Software Engineer, New Grad - Infrastructure" at Palantir
• "Software Engineer, New Grad - Defense" at Palantir
• "Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Commercial" at Palantir

If you are graduating this year, hit these early and treat the rest of the market as a stretch. For titles like "Software Development Engineer II" at Seated, assume they want shipped code even when the posting never says "senior". Apply anyway.

How to target each type of employer#

Large product employers with many listings, like Palantir and Ramp, run structured pipelines that reward tailoring, so rewrite your resume to the exact title family and lead with the work the posting names first. If the role says "New Grad - Infrastructure", your resume should open with systems coursework, internships, and any on-call or deployment work.

Mid-size product companies, like Datadog, Mongodb, and Squarespace, want depth in their own stack. Read their engineering blog or docs for a week before applying, then name one specific system in your cover note. Generic flattery dies fast.

AI and applied ML shops, like Anthropic, Scaleai, and Duolingo, get flooded with applicants. Referrals carry more weight here than anywhere else on this list, because a short note from someone on the team beats a cold application almost every time. Find the connection first.

Staffing and recruiting firms in the feed post on behalf of clients. Ask who the end client is, whether the role is contract or permanent, and what the conversion path looks like before you invest interview time.

Referral and outreach scripts#

Keep messages short. Nobody reads a paragraph from a stranger.

Referral request to a connection:

"Hi Sam, I saw a [exact title] opening at [Company] and I think my background in [one concrete skill] lines up. Would you be willing to refer me? Happy to send my resume and a two-line summary you can forward. No worries at all if the timing is bad."

Cold note to a hiring manager or engineer on the team:

"Hi Priya, I'm a [your role] working on [one specific thing]. I saw the [exact title] role on your site and the [specific requirement] part caught my eye, since I [one concrete result]. If you own that area, I'd value 10 minutes on what the team needs most. If not, could you point me to the right person?"

Follow-up after applying, seven days later:

"Hi, I applied for [exact title] last week. Since then I [built/shipped/wrote] [small concrete thing] that relates to [requirement from the posting]. If it is useful, I can send it over. Either way, thanks for your time."

A 7-step plan#

1. Pull the top 10 companies above and open their current software listings on the feed. Save the exact titles.
2. Pick five titles that match your level. Skip anything asking for eight years in a tool you have never touched.
3. Rewrite your top three resume bullets for each title family. Use their words, not your internal jargon.
4. Find two people at each target company. Prioritize engineers over recruiters.
5. Send the referral script first, the cold note second. Space them three days apart.
6. Track everything in a spreadsheet: company, title, contact, date, next step. Review it every Friday.
7. Check company pages before each interview round, because the free company insights tool pulls role and posting data so you can see what a firm has been hiring for over time.

FAQ#

How current are these company counts?

They are a snapshot of JobRise's live jobs feed taken on 14 October 2026. Open listings change daily, so counts will have moved by the time you read this. Recheck the feed before you apply.

Are the salaries listed here guaranteed offers?

No. They are ranges exactly as posted on individual listings, and only 34 of 264 listings showed any pay. Ranges vary by level, team, and negotiation, so verify current figures on the employer's official careers page.

Should I apply to staffing firms on the feed?

You can, but ask early who the end client is and whether the role is contract or permanent. Ask about the conversion path and who handles benefits. Get that in writing before you accept.

Is New York a good market for new software grads?

The feed shows 8 entry-level listings out of 264 on 14 October 2026, and most carry New Grad titles at Palantir. That is a narrow opening, so apply early and widen your search to adjacent titles. Consider roles in other cities on the same feed if you can relocate.

Where can I see roles beyond the top 10 companies?

Browse the full New York software listings on the feed, which shows all 264 open roles including smaller employers. Titles from Adverity, CVector, Seated, Neuberger Berman, and Pinecone all appear outside the top 10. Sorting by date helps you catch new postings first.