Application Engineer
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Austin, TX · Posted November 12, 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)
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among mechanical engineers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for mechanical engineers: 8% (little observed).
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.
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About the job
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related field and 8 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate, experience in the job offered or in a Application Engineer-related occupation. Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related field and 6 years of experience in the job offered or in a Application Engineer-related occupation. Position requires 6 years of experience in the following: Writing readable, structured code in at least one programming language using best practices like code reviews and automated testing; Designing software system architecture, components, modules, interfaces, and data models; Enterprise architecture development for business process automation and management; Debugging system issues in program code and software applications through root cause analysis; and Management of the end-to-end software development lifecycle (SDLC) from concept to deployment and maintenance