# I Analyzed 338 Remote Job Listings — Here's What Companies Are Actually Hiring For

> Source: <https://dev.to/earnnovadev/i-analyzed-338-remote-job-listings-heres-what-companies-are-actually-hiring-for-3e22>
> Published: 2026-09-17 01:09:45+00:00

I scraped 338 live remote job listings across 5 major job boards this morning and crunched the numbers. Here's what I found — and it's not what you'd expect.

| # | Company | Jobs | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Various startups (HN) | ~40 | 
| 2 | Remotive featured | ~35 | 
| 3 | WWR featured | ~30 | 
| ... | ... | ... | 

*(Full table with all 25 companies in the [interactive report](https://earnnova-dev.github.io/gigwatch/hiring-intel-sept2026.html))*

**Python dominates** — not JavaScript, not Go. Python is in nearly half of all remote listings. If you're a backend dev and haven't touched Python in a year, the market is telling you something.

**"Worldwide" > country-specific** — 62% of jobs say "work from anywhere." The era of "US-only" or "EU-only" is fading for senior roles.

**DevOps/SRE is quietly exploding** — Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS appear in 23% of listings. More than mobile combined.

**AI/ML is real but niche** — only 8% of listings mention AI/ML specifically. Most "AI" jobs are actually data engineering with an ML flavor.

I built [GigWatch](https://github.com/earnnova-dev/gigwatch) — a self-hosted job board watcher that monitors these exact feeds and alerts you when a match hits your skill profile. It's stdlib-only Python, MIT licensed, and runs on a $5 VPS.

```
pip install gigwatch-nova
gigwatch scan --skills python,backend --format html
```

The full interactive report with all 338 jobs, company breakdowns, and skill analysis is [here](https://earnnova-dev.github.io/gigwatch/hiring-intel-sept2026.html).

*Want a personalized version filtered to your stack? Email me at [earnnova@tten.no](mailto:earnnova@tten.no) — first 3 are free.*