Software Engineer, Backend
Base Career
Bellevue, WA · Posted October 28, 2026
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Where Bellevue, WA ranks
Where Bellevue, WA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Pacific Northwest28% · of 16
- #1Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Pacific Northwest66% · of 16
- #1Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Pacific Northwest25% · of 12
- #2Best cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast66% · of 68
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Pacific Northwest117 jobs · of 8
- #3Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Pacific Northwest413 openings · of 14
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,318 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 777 open software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $153,000 to $250,000 and the median is $195,000.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among software developers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for software developers: 29% (some).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
The software engineer will contribute to backend development tasks while collaborating across teams to influence real outcomes. They will... ...continuous growth.
Requirements: The role is categorized as an entry-level position within the engineering and information technology...