How much do software engineers earn in Washington, DC?

Based on 153 recent postings that publish an annual salary range, the median advertised pay for software engineers in Washington, DC is about $162k, and the middle half falls between $130k and $211k. These are base-salary ranges from job ads (midpoint of each range), not total compensation.

Which companies are hiring software engineers in Washington, DC?

The employers with the most open postings right now are Booz Allen Hamilton (125), Capital One (125), Accenture Federal Services (123), Leidos (79) and Anduril Industries (59). The full list below is sorted by most recent.

Are these jobs remote-friendly?

4% of the postings are fully remote and 9% are hybrid; the rest are on-site. Use the Remote filter above the table to see only remote roles.

Do these companies sponsor visas?

74% of the postings are at companies with a record of sponsoring H-1B visas. Turn on the H-1B filter to see only those, or browse the visa-sponsorship lists.

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Washington, DC · Software Engineer

Software Engineer Jobs in Washington, DC — November 2026

1,098roles

97new this week

111companies

updated Nov 1, 2026

Featuring roles at

There are 1,098 live software engineer jobs in Washington, DC on Aplyr right now, 97 of them posted in the last 7 days. The most active employers are Booz Allen Hamilton, Capital One and Accenture Federal Services. Across 153 recent postings that list pay, the typical advertised salary is about $162k a year.

The DC region runs on government, defense contractors and policy organisations, so many openings ask for U.S. citizenship or an active security clearance. Backend, frontend, full-stack, mobile and infrastructure engineers are still the largest technical hiring pool, and teams screen hardest on shipped systems: what you built, how it scaled, and how you debugged it when it broke.

Typical salary

$162k

$130k–$211k middle 50% · 153 postings

Remote

9% hybrid

At H-1B sponsors

74%

company sponsorship record

Posted last 30 days

354

of 1,098 live

47 of 1,098 jobs loaded · 15 companies

Principal Software Engineer, DataPrincipalH-1B$209k - $296k/yr
ID.meMcLean, Virginia +1$209k - $296k/yr
McLean, Virginia +1
$209k - $296k/yr
Oct 30
Staff Software Engineer – Testing & Evals FrameworksStaffH-1B$174k - $253k/yr
ID.meMcLean, Virginia +1$174k - $253k/yr
McLean, Virginia +1
$174k - $253k/yr
Oct 28
Software DeveloperMidH-1B
CACI InternationalBethesda, MD, US
Bethesda, MD, US
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Oct 30
Senior Observability Platform Engineer - AlertingSeniorH-1B$90,300 - $189,600/year
CACI InternationalReston, VA, US +2$90,300 - $189,600/year
Reston, VA, US +2
$90,300 - $189,600/year
Oct 29
Sr. DevOps EngineerSeniorH-1B
LeidosBethesda, MD
Bethesda, MD
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Oct 30
Software EngineerMidH-1B$87,100 - $157,450/year
LeidosBethesda, MD$87,100 - $157,450/year
Bethesda, MD
$87,100 - $157,450/year
Oct 28
- Jr. Software EngineerJuniorH-1B$57,850 - $104,575/year
  LeidosBethesda, MD$57,850 - $104,575/year
  Bethesda, MD
  $57,850 - $104,575/year
  Oct 28
- Software EngineerMidH-1B$87,100 - $157,450/year
  LeidosBethesda, MD$87,100 - $157,450/year
  Bethesda, MD
  $87,100 - $157,450/year
  Oct 28
- Elastic Search EngineerMidH-1B$107,900 - $195,050/year
  LeidosBethesda, MD$107,900 - $195,050/year
  Bethesda, MD
  $107,900 - $195,050/year
  Oct 28
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Backend Software EngineerMidH-1B
Booz Allen HamiltonMcLean, VA +1
McLean, VA +1
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Oct 30
Solution Architect, SeniorSeniorH-1B
Booz Allen HamiltonWashington, DC
Washington, DC
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Oct 29
- Platform Engineer, SeniorSeniorH-1B
  Booz Allen HamiltonWashington, DC
  Washington, DC
  —
  Oct 29
- DevOps EngineerMidH-1B
  Booz Allen HamiltonLexington, MA +3
  Lexington, MA +3
  —
  Oct 29
- Cloud Computing Application ArchitectMidH-1B$86,800.00 to $198,000.00
  Booz Allen HamiltonMcLean, VA$86,800.00 to $198,000.00
  McLean, VA
  $86,800.00 to $198,000.00
  Oct 28
- Cloud Computing Application ArchitectMidH-1B$62,000.00 to $141,000.00
  Booz Allen HamiltonMcLean, VA$62,000.00 to $141,000.00
  McLean, VA
  $62,000.00 to $141,000.00
  Oct 28
- Full Stack Development EngineerMidH-1B$86,800.00 to $198,000.00
  Booz Allen HamiltonMcLean, VA$86,800.00 to $198,000.00
  McLean, VA
  $86,800.00 to $198,000.00
  Oct 28
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Full Stack Engineer - 4 (Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, AWS)MidH-1B
Capital OneMcLean, VA
McLean, VA
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Oct 30
Staff Cloud EngineerStaffH-1B
Capital OneMcLean, VA +3
McLean, VA +3
—
Oct 30
- Full-stack Engineer 4MidH-1B
  Capital OneMcLean, VA
  McLean, VA
  —
  Oct 30
- Full Stack Engineer 5 (Senior Manager, IC, MLX Group)SeniorH-1B
  Capital OneMcLean, VA +5
  McLean, VA +5
  —
  Oct 30
- Full Stack Engineer 4 (AI Operations/MLX Group)MidH-1B
  Capital OneNew York, NY +2
  New York, NY +2
  —
  Oct 30
- Full Stack Engineer 4MidH-1B
  Capital OneMcLean, VA
  McLean, VA
  —
  Oct 29
- Senior Staff Full-stack Engineer, Global Payments NetworkStaffH-1B$314,800 - $392,000/year
  Capital OneMcLean, VA +1$314,800 - $392,000/year
  McLean, VA +1
  $314,800 - $392,000/year
  Oct 29
- Sr. Manager, Full-stack Engineer - Intelligent Foundations and Experiences (IFX)LeadH-1B$209,000 - $262,400/year
  Capital OneMcLean, VA +1$209,000 - $262,400/year
  McLean, VA +1
  $209,000 - $262,400/year
  Oct 29
- Site Reliability Engineer 4 (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)MidH-1B$179,400 - $225,100/year
  Capital OneMcLean, VA +1$179,400 - $225,100/year
  McLean, VA +1
  $179,400 - $225,100/year
  Oct 29
- Full-stack Engineer 5 (Senior Manager, IC )-EDTLeadH-1B$209,000 - $262,400/year
  Capital OneRichmond, VA +1$209,000 - $262,400/year
  Richmond, VA +1
  $209,000 - $262,400/year
  Oct 29
- Senior Manager, Full-stack Engineer (PL)LeadH-1B$209,000 - $262,400/year
  Capital OneRichmond, VA +1$209,000 - $262,400/year
  Richmond, VA +1
  $209,000 - $262,400/year
  Oct 29
- Mobile Engineer 4 (iOS)MidH-1B$197,300 - $225,100/year
  Capital OneMcLean, VA$197,300 - $225,100/year
  McLean, VA
  $197,300 - $225,100/year
  Oct 29
- Full-stack Engineer 4MidH-1B$197,300 - $245,600/year
  Capital OneNew York, NY +1$197,300 - $245,600/year
  New York, NY +1
  $197,300 - $245,600/year
  Oct 29
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Software EngineerMidH-1B$138,100 - $256,000/year
CiscoHerndon, Virginia, US$138,100 - $256,000/year
Herndon, Virginia, US
$138,100 - $256,000/year
Oct 29
Senior Systems EngineerSenior$117,100 - $175,700/yr
Two Six TechnologiesHerndon, Virginia$117,100 - $175,700/yr
Herndon, Virginia
$117,100 - $175,700/yr
Oct 29
Systems Software Engineering InternIntern$25 - $40/hr
Two Six TechnologiesArlington, Virginia$25 - $40/hr
Arlington, Virginia
$25 - $40/hr
Oct 29
Software Engineer II - CTJ - PolyMidH-1B
MicrosoftUnited States, Virginia, Reston +2
United States, Virginia, Reston +2
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Oct 29
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Senior Observability EngineerSeniorH-1B$164,300 - $222,300/year
VerisignReston,Virginia,United States$164,300 - $222,300/year
Reston,Virginia,United States
$164,300 - $222,300/year
Oct 29
Principal AI Enablement EngineerPrincipalHybridH-1B$180,700 - $244,500/year
VerisignReston,Virginia,United States$180,700 - $244,500/year
Reston,Virginia,United States
$180,700 - $244,500/year
Oct 28
Mid/Senior Software Engineer (UAS)Senior
Tractor SupplyArlington, VA +2
Arlington, VA +2
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Oct 29
Junior Software Engineer (UAS)Junior
Tractor SupplyArlington, VA
Arlington, VA
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Oct 29
- Senior Product ArchitectSeniorRemote$157,000 - $225,000/year
  Tractor SupplyArlington, VA$157,000 - $225,000/year
  Arlington, VA
  $157,000 - $225,000/year
  Oct 28
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ServiceNow DeveloperMidRemoteH-1B$81,499 - $202,850/year
ICF InternationalReston, VA$81,499 - $202,850/year
Reston, VA
$81,499 - $202,850/year
Oct 29
ServiceNow DeveloperMidRemoteH-1B$81,499 - $202,850/year
ICF InternationalReston, VA$81,499 - $202,850/year
Reston, VA
$81,499 - $202,850/year
Oct 29
Principal Optical Terminal Comms Software ArchitectPrincipalH-1B$160,618 - $237,473.25/year
Blue OriginReston, VA +1$160,618 - $237,473.25/year
Reston, VA +1
$160,618 - $237,473.25/year
Oct 29
Senior Software EngineerSeniorH-1B$129,000 - $193,000/year
Freddie MacMcLean, VA$129,000 - $193,000/year
McLean, VA
$129,000 - $193,000/year
Oct 28
Software Engineer, Associate IIJuniorH-1B$85,000 - $127,000/year
Freddie MacMcLean, VA$85,000 - $127,000/year
McLean, VA
$85,000 - $127,000/year
Oct 28
- Software Engineering, Senior DirectorLeadH-1B$228,000 - $342,000/year
  Freddie MacMcLean, VA$228,000 - $342,000/year
  McLean, VA
  $228,000 - $342,000/year
  Oct 28
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Lead Solutions Architect (Secret cleared)LeadH-1B$120,400 - $234,700/yr
Accenture Federal ServicesArlington, VA$120,400 - $234,700/yr
Arlington, VA
$120,400 - $234,700/yr
Oct 28
CNO DeveloperMidH-1B$106,300 - $206,200/yr
Accenture Federal ServicesHerndon, VA$106,300 - $206,200/yr
Herndon, VA
$106,300 - $206,200/yr
Oct 28
Software EngineerMidH-1B
Lockheed MartinHerndon, VA
Herndon, VA
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Oct 28
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About this list

What’s included. This page shows roles classified as Software Engineering, located in the Washington, DC area (Washington, Arlington, McLean, Reston, Herndon, Bethesda…), newest first. Postings come directly from employers’ own career sites, not from other job boards.

How it stays fresh. Aplyr re-checks sources throughout the day and drops a posting as soon as the employer closes it. The page itself is rebuilt daily and the “updated” time at the top refreshes live. Snapshot as of Nov 1, 2026.

Quality filters. The table only shows postings from the last 90 days, newest first, and rows with neither a salary nor a location are moved to the bottom. 3 postings in the latest batch were hidden because the title didn’t match this list’s role family.

Frequently asked questions

1,098 live postings as of Nov 1, 2026, including 97 posted in the last week, across 111 companies. 354 were posted in the last 30 days. Postings drop off as soon as the employer closes them.

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