Junior Software Engineer
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New York, NY · $80k–$110k a year · Posted November 5, 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $95,000 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 inside the middle half of those listings, 2% above the median.
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About the job
...You'll ship production code from your first week; not toy features, but real systems. You'll have access to mentorship by senior engineers and will learn more in three months here than three years at a big company. We're looking for someone who wants to become a great...