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Software engineering hiring report: week of Oct 12 to 18, 2026

Snapshot taken Oct 19, 2026: these numbers no longer change as the roles close.

4,592 software engineering internship and new grad roles were first listed on SWE Job Lists in the week of Oct 12 to 18, 2026 (2,691 internships, 1,901 new grad), from 1,392 companies. 7% were remote, and 27% of the 4,592 with an H-1B label were labelled yes or likely for visa sponsorship. The busiest day was Friday, Oct 16, with 3,359.

4,592
roles listed
1,392
companies
7%
remote
27%
H-1B yes or likely

Roles first listed per day

  1. Mon Oct 12 133
  2. Tue Oct 13 392
  3. Wed Oct 14 329
  4. Thu Oct 15 229
  5. Fri Oct 16 3,359
  6. Sat Oct 17 144
  7. Sun Oct 18 6

Companies with the most new roles

  1. Wavestone 85
  2. Palantir 65
  3. Astera Labs 58
  4. Jane Street 54
  5. ALTEN Mexico 47
  6. Bosch 47
  7. Sopra Steria I2S 45
  8. AECOM 41
  9. BGE 40
  10. Western Digital 40

Top locations

  1. New York, NY 222
  2. San Francisco, CA 184
  3. San Jose, CA 114
  4. Chicago, IL 109
  5. London 60
  6. Los Angeles, CA 57
  7. Austin, TX 53
  8. Toronto, ON 52
  9. Sunnyvale, CA 42
  10. Boston, MA 39

306 of the 4,592 roles were remote. Roles without a recognised city are not counted here.

H-1B sponsorship labels

74 yes, 1,166 likely, 2,594 unlikely and 758 no. The label is an automated estimate from each posting, not a guarantee or legal advice (how it works).

Companies listed for the first time

875 companies had a role on SWE Job Lists this week for the first time in the last 120 days; the 20 with the most roles:

Cite as: SWE Job Lists, "Software engineering hiring report: week of Oct 12 to 18, 2026", https://swejoblists.com/reports/week-of-2026-10-12 (snapshot taken Oct 19, 2026).