After years of layoffs, businesses are hiring more software engineers — but the rebound is spread unevenly.
As of the first quarter of this year, nearly 70% of US software development job postings on Indeed were for senior-level roles, rather than mid- or entry-level. That’s up from 55% in early 2019.
Of the more than 40 employment sectors that Indeed analyzed across the economy, software development had the highest share of senior-level postings.
As AI reshapes the economy, software engineering has become a closely watched test case for what the technology could mean for workers. After surging during the early pandemic years, software…
