With the greater Boston area being home to two of the top three universities in the world, Massachusetts has a robust STEM talent pool and the demand is only likely increase.
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Communication noted that in 2022, over a fifth of the state’s total workforce was employed by the STEM industry — 6 percentage points higher than the rest of the country. The state estimates that by 2028 STEM will account for 40 percent of employment growth.
Below are some of Boston’s top companies adding to that growth.
Companies Hiring Software Engineers in Boston
- CashApp
- Liberty Mutual Insurance
- Datadog
- WHOOP
- Anduril
Boston Companies Hiring Software Engineers
Initially built to handle peer-to-peer payments, Cash App has undergone a big shift. The company has since added ways to send, spend, invest, borrow and save money. The app now has millions of monthly active users. The company is on the lookout for talented software engineers interested in learning Swift, Objective-C and more.
Liberty Mutual Insurance is a Fortune 100 company focusing on property and casualty insurance. The company has been around since 1912 and aims to constantly evolve. The company is looking for software engineers at a wide range of experience levels.
Datadog is building the monitoring and security platform for developers, IT operations teams and business users in the cloud age. The company is looking for software engineers with a wide range of backgrounds — from interns and early career professionals to those with several years of experience or doctorates in computer science.
WHOOP is a wearable healthtech company. The tech team uses AI to help with tedious tasks and increase their overall performance. Software engineers at WHOOP work across DevOps, MLOps and back-end development.
Anduril is an aerospace, robotics and defense company that contracts with the U.S. military. The company hires software engineers to work out of its Boston, Lexington and Quincy offices. It’s on the lookout for engineers with experience in front-end development as well as those who can help build and deploy mission critical software.
