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IoT & Embedded Systems Engineer Market Demand in the United States

Hiring outlook, remote working rates, and which companies are actively recruiting.

Hiring outlook
Stable

IoT & Embedded Systems Engineer hiring in the US is concentrated in Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, and Austin, with demand driven by cloud and platform engineering teams scaling their capability through 2025 into 2026. Snowflake and Amazon (AWS) are among the more consistent hirers, and this site's US take-home baseline models federal tax and FICA only, so real net pay swings meaningfully by state, from zero income tax in Texas and Washington to California's and New York City's much steeper combined top rates.

Remote / hybrid
10%

Share of the United States IoT & Embedded Systems Engineer roles advertising remote or hybrid working.

Pay trend
+7.0%

Year-on-year salary movement in the United States. Positive movement signals active market competition.

What's driving IoT & Embedded Systems Engineer demand in the United States

Strongest in: cloud and platform engineering teams across Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, and Austin, led by employers such as Snowflake and Amazon (AWS)

IoT & Embedded Systems Engineer hiring in the US is concentrated in Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, and Austin, with demand driven by cloud and platform engineering teams scaling their capability through 2025 into 2026. Snowflake and Amazon (AWS) are among the more consistent hirers, and this site's US take-home baseline models federal tax and FICA only, so real net pay swings meaningfully by state, from zero income tax in Texas and Washington to California's and New York City's much steeper combined top rates.

Skills commanding the biggest premium right now

Salary premium over the United States median for IoT & Embedded Systems Engineers who list these skills.

Embedded C/C+++18%
RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr)+14%
Wireless protocols (BLE, LoRaWAN, Zigbee)+12%

Top employers hiring in the United States

Companies with consistent or active IoT & Embedded Systems Engineer hiring in the United States.

SnowflakeAmazon (AWS)Microsoft (Azure)Google CloudHashiCorpDatadog

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IoT & Embedded Systems Engineer demand questions for the United States

1

Which companies in New Zealand hire IoT & Embedded Systems Engineers?

Datacom, Spark New Zealand, Xero, One NZ, and similar employers are among the most consistent hirers for this role in New Zealand.

2

What percentage of IoT & Embedded Systems Engineer roles in New Zealand offer remote work?

Around 10% of active New Zealand listings advertise some remote or hybrid flexibility, though infrastructure and pipeline work is asynchronous and tool-driven, and with so few large-scale employers concentrated in Auckland and Wellington, remote and hybrid hiring across the country is now the norm rather than the exception.