Senior Software Engineer
SAIC
Huntsville, AL · Posted November 3, 2026
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Where Huntsville, AL ranks
Where Huntsville, AL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for aerospace and defense jobs555 openings · of 67
- #2Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Southeast$164k · of 33
- #2Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southeast701 openings · of 65
- #3Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southeast74 / 100 · of 33
- #6Best cities for aerospace and defense pay after cost of living$151k · of 19
- #12Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Southeast61 / 100 · of 33
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 does not state pay. Across 1,035 open senior software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $166,500 to $222,000 and the median is $198,500.
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About the job
...Design, implement, and maintain safety-critical avionics software for the eXtensible Flight System using C and Python. Ensure compliance... ...in a technical field and 5-10+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong C proficiency. Must possess an active...