Junior Software Engineer - Grow into System Design & Equity
Bodyspec
Austin, TX · $62k a year · Posted November 7, 2026
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Where Austin, TX ranks
Where Austin, TX placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for professional services pay after cost of living$168k · of 25
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southwest493 jobs · of 38
- #1Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Southwest$168k · of 15
- #1Best cities for pay after cost of living in Texas$168k · of 8
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southwest1,931 openings · of 33
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southwest92 / 100 · of 15
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 $62,000 a year. Across 50 open junior software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $82,000 to $111,500 and the median is $93,500. That is 34% 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
BodySpec is seeking a Junior Software Engineer in Austin to join the engineering team from day one. You’ll troubleshoot real problems, extend tools, and learn to design scalable systems. Start close to users with support and fixes and grow to own larger pieces of our stack...