Software Engineer (Hybrid: Dayton, OH)
Leonardo DRS
Dayton, OH · Posted November 3, 2026
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Where Dayton, OH ranks
Where Dayton, OH placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #6Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Great Lakes$131k · of 16
- #6Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Great Lakes56 / 100 · of 16
- #7Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Midwest$131k · of 20
- #10Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Great Lakes49 / 100 · of 16
- #10Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Midwest54 / 100 · of 20
- #11Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Great Lakes52 jobs · of 36
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 does not state pay. Across 475 open software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $159,500 to $238,500 and the median is $197,500.
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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.
About the job
...The Opportunity Build software for complex, mission-focused systems—and help make those systems more reliable. As a Software Engineer II , you will design, develop, analyze, and test products or subsystems while working with engineers across disciplines to investigate...