Software Engineer market brief · Louisville, KY
Software Engineer Jobs in Louisville, KY
35 software engineer openings are live in the Louisville, KY area from 16 employers, led by Humana, Jack Henry, and Airlines Reporting Corporation. The middle half of posted salaries runs $83,150–$119,800 a year (median $100,400), from the 60% of listings that disclose pay. Senior roles are the largest group, at 34% of openings. 29% of listings accept remote work.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 35
- Live software engineer openings currently tracked in the Louisville market.
Companies hiring
- 16
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- $100,400
- 60% of listings provide usable compensation data.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
Start with the level mix, then compare current demand, compensation coverage, and employer concentration before opening the live listings.
Level mix
Career ladder
Louisville is senior-heavy for software engineer roles: 40% of currently tracked openings with a derived level sit at senior. Entry-level openings exist, but they are a smaller slice of the market.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
35
Hiring employers
16
Salary coverage
60%
Median experience
5.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
23
8 companies · $93,200 median
Established employers
5
3 companies
Coverage-gated
Salary distribution
P25
$83,150
P50
$100,400
P75
$119,800
P90
$129,300
Salary figures use annualized USD posted minimum compensation from listings in this market. An employer that posts the same pay on many listings counts once, and figures render only when enough distinct employers disclose pay.
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- Open live software engineer listings in Louisville
- Compare the level mix before narrowing your search
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare software engineer opportunities in Louisville, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 35 live roles tracked in this market.
- 16 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Software Engineer in Louisville
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
35 software engineer openings across 16 employers establish the current Louisville opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Senior leads the derived level mix with 12 tracked openings.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Humana is one of the most active visible employers, with 13 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
24 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
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Employer activity · 16 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 24 of 35 matches
Representative openings
Open a role to inspect the full requirements. Compensation appears only when the listing provides usable salary data.
More software engineer openings in Louisville
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- Senior Software Engineer, AI Training - United States · OpenAI
- Software Engineer 2 · Humana
- Senior Software Engineer · Humana
- Senior Software Engineer · Humana
- Programmer Analyst V · uofl
- Lead Software Engineer – Enterprise Observability · Humana
- Lead Software Engineer – Enterprise Observability · Humana
- Application Engineer II · Trane Technologies
- Senior Software Engineer - NBA · Humana
- Software Engineer · Humana
- Senior Software Engineer - NBA · Humana
- Software Engineer III · Airlines Reporting Corporation
- Software Engineer II · Airlines Reporting Corporation
- Lead Software Engineer, CMS · Paramount Skydance
Software Engineer jobs in Louisville: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many software engineer jobs are open in Louisville?
Metaintro tracks 35 live software engineer openings from 16 employers in the Louisville, KY area over the last 30 days.
- 02
What do software engineer jobs in Louisville pay?
The median posted salary is $100,400 a year. The middle half of posted salaries runs $83,150 to $119,800. Based on the 60% of current listings that disclose pay.
- 03
Which experience level has the most software engineer openings in Louisville?
Senior roles lead with 12 openings. Experience level is known for 86% of this market's listings.
- 04
Which companies are hiring for software engineer jobs in Louisville?
Humana, Jack Henry, Airlines Reporting Corporation, and Crowe Advisory LLC have the most open software engineer roles here right now, out of 16 hiring employers.
Continue with the next market signal
Compare nearby cities, adjacent roles, and publishable level views without leaving the live jobs cluster
Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Level views
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Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Louisville market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
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