Brazil's software engineer hiring cools, pace down 13% from its peak
Postings fell 10% over the past month, and the weekly flow of new roles has eased since its late-September high. Most open jobs want experience, and very few are junior.
is what the typical role asks for. 12% ask for 10 years or more.
32% of open roles state years206 new roles in the last 30 days, against 230 the 30 days before, at the same companies.
Companies read for 60 days or moreat 178 companies hiring in Brazil.
Issue of 2 November 2026This week's read
There are 507 open software engineer roles in Brazil right now, spread across 178 companies. But the pace of new postings has slowed: 206 new roles went up in the last 30 days, down 10% from the month before. Weekly postings peaked the week of 28 September and have since eased 13% from that high, so the hiring rush you may have heard about has already passed its top.
This is not a market for beginners. Just 2% of roles are labeled junior, while mid-level makes up 53% and senior another 34%. Where a minimum experience level is stated, the median ask is 5 years, and 12% of postings want 10 years or more. If you are early in your career, you will be competing for a small slice of the market.
Remote work is scarce here too. Only 12% of open roles are remote, so most jobs will expect you in an office or on a hybrid schedule.
Hiring is also concentrated. CI&T alone has 47 open roles, the most of any company, and the top 8 employers together account for 32% of all open positions. That means a large share of your options sit with a small group of companies, so it is worth checking their career pages directly.
On skills, REST APIs and Java are each named in 36% of postings, the most common technical asks. Agile and Scrum show up in 15% of postings each, and fintech is the most-named industry at 8%, well ahead of other sectors.
What this means for you
Three things you can act on this week
- Hiring has slowed from its peak
New postings are down 10% over the last 30 days, and weekly volume has eased 13% from its late-September high. Expect fewer fresh listings than a month ago.
- Junior roles are scarce
Only 2% of open roles are labeled junior, and the median minimum experience asked is 5 years. If you have under a few years of experience, your options are limited right now.
- Check the biggest employers directly
CI&T has 47 open roles on its own, and the top 8 companies hold 32% of all postings. Going straight to these employers' career pages may turn up more than general search.
Momentum
New Engineering roles each week
Last 30 days: 206 new roles, against 230 the 30 days before (-10%). Each week counts the same companies, and a role counts as new only in the week it was posted, so a careers site we start reading never shows up as growth.
See the numbers
| Week starting | New roles |
|---|---|
| 7 Sep | 35 |
| 14 Sep | 65 |
| 21 Sep | 50 |
| 28 Sep | 67 |
| 5 Oct | 47 |
| 12 Oct | 51 |
| 19 Oct | 60 |
| 26 Oct | 58 |
Who is hiring
The companies with the most open Engineering roles
178 companies are hiring. The top eight hold 32% of the open roles.
| Company | Open roles | Change in new roles |
|---|---|---|
| CI&T | 47 | |
| GFT Technologies SE | 24 | |
| Careers.Indragroup.Com | 19 | |
| BTG Pactual | 18 | |
| Cadence | 14 | |
| Accenture | 13 | |
| Capco | 13 | |
| Inter | 12 |
Change compares new roles in the last 30 days with the 30 days before, shown where a company posted 25 or more in the earlier 30 days. Staffing agencies are left out. A company name links to its Ashney company page where there is one.
What they ask for
The technology Engineering roles ask for most
Ask Rate is the share of roles that name a skill, from 490 postings read in full. Ways of working (methods such as Agile, tools such as Jira) are listed apart; office tools and soft skills are left out.
Ways of working
Industries named most: Fintech 8%, Payments 5%, SaaS 3%. Certifications named: Salesforce Certified Platform Developer 1%, Certified ScrumMaster 1%, ServiceNow Certified System Administrator 1%. 12% of open roles say they are remote.
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