29 Top Job Titles

Career guides for the highest-placing tech job titles in 2026.

The 29 titles below are the roles our placement program has the deepest track record on. Each guide covers salary, skills, top employers, interview format, and the proven break-in path from your existing experience.

Sales

Sales · 6,783/mo openings
Account Manager
Owns existing customer relationships post-sale, driving renewal, expansion, and account growth revenue.
Sales · 6,040/mo openings
Account Executive
Quota-carrying outbound sales role responsible for closing new logo revenue for a specific territory or segment.
Sales · 4,603/mo openings
Sales Representative
Quota-carrying sales role at the SMB or transactional end of the market, typically with shorter cycles and higher volume than AE work.
Sales · 3,845/mo openings
Sales Manager
Manages a team of quota-carrying reps, owns team quota attainment, and runs the day-to-day sales operating cadence.
Sales · 1,078/mo openings
Business Development Manager
Owns new revenue motions outside the core sales team, often through partnerships, channel deals, or new-market entry.

Software Development

Software Development · 5,786/mo openings
Software Engineer
Builds and maintains the application code that powers software products, from APIs and services to user-facing features.
Software Development · 285/mo openings
DevOps Engineer
Builds and operates the infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and observability that engineering teams ship on top of.

IT

IT · 1,072/mo openings
Support Specialist
Resolves customer technical issues, owns escalations, and feeds product insights from real customer pain back to engineering.
IT · 862/mo openings
Solutions Architect
Designs the technical implementation of a vendor's product inside a customer's environment, owning the technical success of the deployment.

Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance · 398/mo openings
Quality Assurance Engineer
Designs and runs the test suites that catch defects before software ships, with the role increasingly merging into engineering.

Data

Data · 915/mo openings
Data Analyst
Turns raw business data into decisions through SQL, dashboards, and analytical narratives that influence executive and team decisions.
Data · 875/mo openings
Data Engineer
Builds and maintains the data infrastructure (pipelines, warehouses, transformations) that powers analytics and machine learning.
Data · 700/mo openings
Data Scientist
Applies statistical and ML methods to business problems, owning analyses that drive product and strategy decisions.

Product Management

Product Management · 2,533/mo openings
Product Manager
Owns the what and why of a software product, working across engineering, design, and go-to-market to ship features that move business metrics.
Product Management · 711/mo openings
Senior Product Manager
Owns a larger product area or sub-organization, typically managing one or more PMs and influencing senior leadership on strategy.

Program Management

Program Management · 1,119/mo openings
Program Manager
Drives cross-functional initiatives end-to-end, owning timelines, dependencies, and outcomes across multiple teams.

Project Management

Project Management · 2,542/mo openings
Project Manager
Owns the delivery of specific projects from kickoff to completion, managing scope, timeline, budget, and stakeholders.

Business Analyst

Business Analyst · 751/mo openings
Business Analyst
Bridges business stakeholders and technical teams, gathering requirements and translating them into specifications engineering can build.

Marketing

Marketing · 1,673/mo openings
Marketing Manager
Owns a marketing function (demand gen, content, brand, product marketing) or a segment of the customer journey, accountable to revenue or pipeline targets.

Operations

Operations · 690/mo openings
Operations Manager
Drives operational efficiency across teams or functions, owning systems, processes, and metrics that keep the business running.

Finance

Finance · 546/mo openings
FP&A Analyst
Specialized financial analyst role focused on financial planning and analysis, partnering with business units on budgets, forecasts, and strategic decisions.
Finance · 483/mo openings
Financial Analyst
Builds financial models, runs variance analysis, and partners with business leaders on planning and budgeting decisions.

Accounting

Accounting · 864/mo openings
Accountant
Manages the books, runs the close cycle, ensures GAAP compliance, and supports audits and tax filings.

UX

UX · 812/mo openings
Product Designer
Designs the interaction, visual, and information design of software products, partnering closely with PMs and engineers to ship great experiences.
UX · 197/mo openings
UX Designer
Focuses on user research and interaction design, often working alongside or as part of broader Product Design teams.

Customer Success

Customer Success · 753/mo openings
Customer Success Manager
Owns the post-sale customer relationship, driving adoption, retention, and expansion across an assigned book of accounts.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity · 580/mo openings
Security Engineer
Builds and maintains the security controls that protect software systems from compromise, threat actors, and data breaches.

Law

Law · 1,025/mo openings
Counsel
In-house attorney role at a tech company, handling commercial contracts, regulatory matters, and partnering with business teams on legal strategy.

Risk

Risk · 364/mo openings
Risk Manager
Identifies, measures, and mitigates operational, financial, and regulatory risk for the business, often partnering with finance, compliance, and security.