Junior Software Engineer
Emonics
Springfield, IL · Posted November 7, 2026
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November 2026
- #1Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Midwest71 / 100 · of 20
- #1Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Great Lakes70 / 100 · of 16
- #3Best cities for junior jobs in Illinois37% · of 17
- #6Best college towns for junior jobs in the Great Lakes42% · of 39
- #7Best college towns for entry-level and junior jobs42% · of 100
- #8Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Great Lakes$125k · of 16
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 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%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
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About the job
Develop, test, debug, and maintain software applications, including writing clean, scalable code, integrating APIs and third-party services, and creating unit tests. Collaborate with cross-functional teammates, participate in code reviews and Agile/Scrum ceremonies, troubleshoot...