Software Engineer
Odyssey Systems Consulting Group
Boston, MA · $90k–$130k a year · Posted October 30, 2026
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Where Boston, MA ranks
Where Boston, MA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for life sciences and biotech jobs793 openings · of 41
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in New England390 jobs · of 14
- #1Best cities for AI-skill jobs in New England21% · of 28
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in New England910 openings · of 24
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Northeast71 / 100 · of 26
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in New England71 / 100 · of 11
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)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $110,000 a year. Across 816 open software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $150,000 to $247,000 and the median is $192,500. That is 43% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
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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
Position Summary
We are seeking a Mid- Level Software Engineer to contribute to the development of the Multimode Threat Engagement Simulation Platform under the technical direction of the Lead and Senior Staff Engineers. You will build features across the stack — backend...