Senior Software Engineer
Lumen
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Frankfort, KY · $85k–$113k a year · Posted November 7, 2026
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Where Frankfort, KY ranks
Where Frankfort, KY placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #8Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Southeast$145k · of 33
- #9Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southeast62 / 100 · of 33
- #10Best cities for sales pay after cost of living$142k · of 45
- #11Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Southeast62 / 100 · of 33
- #16Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Southeast58% · of 87
- #18Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Southeast18% · of 69
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 $98,735 a year. Across 1,371 open senior software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $162,500 to $222,000 and the median is $195,000. That is 49% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
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About the job
Lumen is the trusted network for the AI‑powered world, connecting people, data, and applications through our expansive fiber network and connected ecosystem. We enable secure, high‑performance connectivity across cloud, edge, and AI workloads for enterprises, governments...