Top Tech Companies Hiring Engineering Managers in 2026

If you're an engineering manager exploring your next move, the natural first question is: who's actually hiring?

At RoleBeaver, we track engineering manager job openings across 50 of the most sought-after tech companies — from FAANG to high-growth startups to AI labs. Here's what the data looks like right now, based on 1,100+ active EM roles as of March 2026.

The Big Picture

• 1,117 open engineering manager roles across 50 top tech companies
• The Big Four dominate: Amazon, Google, Apple, and Microsoft account for 64% of all open EM positions
• The US leads with 62% of roles, followed by India at 17% and Australia at 4%
• Remote is rare: Only 5% of EM roles are listed as fully remote — the overwhelming majority are on-site or hybrid

Which Companies Have the Most Open EM Roles?

The distribution is top-heavy. Here are the companies with the most open engineering manager positions right now:

Company	Open EM Roles	% of Total
Amazon	307	27%
Google	191	17%
Apple	125	11%
Microsoft	94	8%
Databricks	45	4%
Datadog	26	2%
Anthropic	22	2%
DoorDash	22	2%
Oracle	21	2%
Snowflake	18	2%

Amazon alone has more open EM roles than the next two companies combined. If you're open to Amazon's culture and leadership principles, the sheer volume of openings means more teams to choose from and potentially faster hiring timelines.

Google and Apple round out the top three, together offering over 300 positions. Microsoft, while fourth, still has nearly 100 open EM roles — a substantial number for any single company.

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The AI Company Surge

One of the more notable trends: AI-focused companies are hiring engineering managers aggressively. Anthropic (22 roles), OpenAI (14), Waymo (17), and xAI (1) collectively have 54 open EM positions. For context, that's more than Netflix, Stripe, and Uber combined.

If you've been considering a move into AI, the management layer is expanding fast. These companies need experienced EMs who can scale teams and ship reliably — not just individual contributors with ML expertise.

Where Are the Jobs? Top Cities

Location still matters for engineering managers. Here's where the roles are concentrated:

Metro Area	Open EM Roles
San Francisco Bay Area	~330
Seattle / Bellevue / Kirkland	~160
Bengaluru, India	~115
Cupertino (Apple HQ)	67
New York City	~54
Hyderabad, India	47
Redmond (Microsoft HQ)	44
Sydney, Australia	39

The Bay Area remains the undisputed leader for EM roles when you combine San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Cupertino, San Mateo, San Jose, and Santa Clara. Roughly 30% of all tracked EM jobs are in this region.

The Seattle metro area — driven largely by Amazon and Microsoft — is a strong second with around 160 roles. If you want Big Tech compensation without Bay Area cost of living, Seattle is the most target-rich environment.

Bengaluru is the clear international leader with over 115 EM openings, reflecting the continued expansion of engineering leadership roles in India across Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and others.

The Remote Reality for Engineering Managers

Only 65 out of 1,117 roles (5%) are listed as fully remote. This is notably lower than the remote rates you'll see for individual contributor engineering roles.

The implication is clear: most top tech companies still want their engineering managers on-site or hybrid. If remote work is non-negotiable for you, the options exist but they're limited — and you'll want to be deliberate about targeting companies and teams that support it. You can filter for remote-only EM roles on RoleBeaver.

The Global Breakdown

While the US dominates, there's meaningful EM hiring happening internationally:

• United States: 698 roles (62%)
• India: 185 roles (17%) — primarily Bengaluru and Hyderabad
• Australia: 49 roles (4%) — concentrated in Sydney
• Canada: 39 roles (3%) — mostly Vancouver
• Europe: Ireland (20), Switzerland (20), UK (13), France (10), Poland (9) — Dublin and Zurich are the European hubs

For EMs open to international relocation, Dublin and Zurich stand out as European cities with strong concentrations of roles at top-tier companies, often with competitive compensation packages.

What This Means for Your Job Search

A few takeaways if you're actively or passively exploring your next EM role:

1. Cast a wide net at the Big Four. Amazon, Google, Apple, and Microsoft have so many open roles that you can be selective about team, product area, and location.
2. Don't sleep on the data infrastructure tier. Databricks (45 roles), Datadog (26), and Snowflake (18) are hiring significant numbers of EMs and often offer strong compensation with less interview competition than FAANG.
3. AI companies are a real option. The management layer at Anthropic, OpenAI, and Waymo is growing fast. These roles are high-impact and high-visibility.
4. Be realistic about remote. At 5%, fully remote EM roles at top companies are the exception. Factor location into your search strategy early.
5. Consider Seattle. With ~160 open roles and lower cost of living than the Bay Area, it's the second-best market for engineering managers right now.

How We Track This Data

RoleBeaver monitors engineering manager job postings across 50 top tech companies daily. We pull directly from each company's careers page, so the data reflects what's actually open — not recycled or stale listings. You can search and filter all of these roles by company, location, and remote status for free.

The numbers in this post represent a snapshot from March 2026 and will shift as companies open and close roles.