Market reality by discipline
Software Engineering: Hybrid Vs Remote Demand
Candidates still talk about remote vs hybrid as if both paths are equally open.
The live software engineering market says otherwise: remote and hybrid are distinct pools, and one usually dominates the other by a wide margin.
This page shows the real split, how much of the market is still onsite, and what that means for search strategy right now.
Active roles
44,426
Visible demand in this discipline right now.
Fresh roles
1,827
New roles added in the last 7 days.
Updated
June 30, 2026
Most recent cached market snapshot for this page.
Percent of roles that are remote
6.4%
2,859 fully remote roles
Percent of roles that are hybrid
4%
1,799 hybrid roles
Percent of roles that are onsite
89.5%
39,768 onsite roles
New roles added in the last 7 days
1,827
236.5% more new roles than the prior week
What this means
Search strategy should follow market shape, not wishful thinking.
Work arrangement is not cosmetic in this market. It changes how much supply you can reach and how realistic a remote-only strategy actually is.
Where demand is concentrating
These examples help show how flexible work is actually being offered in this discipline.
Where the activity is showing up
Location labels from the live slice behind this page. Use them to spot whether your search is too narrow geographically.
Role examples from this market slice
These examples are here to make the market concrete: who is hiring, what the role titles look like, and how fresh the openings really are.
Backend Engineer - Investments & Savings
N26 · ['Berlin', 'Barcelona']
June 29, 2026
Lead Engineer - Java {Backend}
S & P Global · Hyderabad
June 27, 2026
AD - Engineering - Java {Backend}
S & P Global · Hyderabad
June 27, 2026
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Lcmc Health · Lcmc Health Corporate
June 26, 2026
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