Software engineering is the most established remote category, and many employers are remote-first by default rather than as an accommodation. Roles divide into frontend, backend, full stack, mobile, data and DevOps, and listings vary enormously in how specific they are about the stack.
Skills employers ask for
Across the jobs currently listed here, the tools and skills named most often are APIs, React, SQL, Python, AWS, TypeScript. These are drawn from the postings themselves rather than from a generic list, so they shift as the market does.
Pay
Of the 4,630 jobs currently listed here, 1002 state a salary, and those average roughly $156K a year, spanning $2K to $5000K. That average reflects only postings that published a figure, which skews toward larger employers โ treat it as a starting point for negotiation rather than a market rate.
Getting started
Working code beats credentials: a public repository or a deployed project is the most efficient thing to show. Watch for listings that name a dozen unrelated technologies โ that usually signals an understaffed team rather than a broad role.
Spotting legitimate remote listings
Remote hiring attracts a predictable set of scams. Treat these as warning signs: an interview conducted entirely over a chat app, any request for payment for equipment or training, an offer made without a video call, and pay far above the range for the title. A real employer will have a careers page you can find independently โ every job here links out to the original posting so you can check the source before applying.