Software Engineer
Battelle
Columbus, OH · $86k–$123k a year · Posted October 23, 2026
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Where Columbus, OH ranks
Where Columbus, OH placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Midwest187 jobs · of 51
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Great Lakes187 jobs · of 36
- #3Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Midwest316 openings · of 59
- #3Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Great Lakes316 openings · of 48
- #3Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Midwest20 conferences · of 12
- #3Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Great Lakes20 conferences · of 9
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $104,750 a year. Across 475 open software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $159,500 to $238,500 and the median is $197,500. That is 47% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among software developers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for software developers: 29% (some).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
Battelle has filed 18 layoff notices in the last twelve months, covering 287 workers, most recently November 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
Battelle delivers when others can't. We conduct research and development, manage national laboratories, design and manufacture products and deliver critical services for our clients-whether they are a