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South FloridaAugust 11, 2026Β·10 min readΒ·Β·Last updated: 2026-08-11

Who's Hiring in South Florida Tech (2026)

The living roundup of tech employers actively hiring across Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, and West Palm Beach β€” what they're hiring for, where they sit, and where to apply. Snapshot verified against careers pages as of August 2026, updated regularly.

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Trace Cohen
Co-Founder & GP at Six Point Ventures Β· 3x founder (BrandYourself, Launch.it, SPOT) Β· 65+ investments Β· Based in Boca Raton, FL
@Trace_CohenΒ·t@nyvp.comΒ·South Florida Advisory
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Quick Answer

Yes, South Florida tech is hiring in 2026 β€” and the mix is unusual: a $12B AI company (OpenEvidence), the world's most profitable market maker (Citadel Securities), a $200B enterprise software giant building an 850-job hub (ServiceNow in West Palm Beach), legacy anchors (Kaseya, Chewy, Carnival, Telemundo), and freshly funded startups (Hydra Host, eMed, Cyclops). Engineering, security, and DevOps roles concentrate in Miami; ServiceNow's WPB ramp skews go-to-market first with average wages around $170K. This page is a snapshot verified against careers pages as of August 2026 β€” always confirm on the linked careers page before applying.

"Miami tech" used to mean a conference and a hashtag. In 2026 it means a $12B AI company, the world's most profitable market maker, and a $200B enterprise software giant all recruiting here at once.

This is our living roundup of South Florida tech employers that are actively hiring β€” verified against their own careers pages and live listings as of August 2026. We don't list companies on vibes, and we don't invent openings: every entry below had real, current listings when we last checked, and each links straight to the source of truth.

Two honest caveats. First, this is a snapshot β€” openings move weekly, so always confirm on the linked careers page before you plan around anything here. Second, South Florida is still a smaller market than NYC or SF in absolute volume. What's changed is the quality of the demand: the roles below span frontier AI, quant finance, enterprise software, and freshly funded startups from our South Florida Funding Tracker.

The Snapshot: Who's Hiring, Where, For What

CompanyOfficeHiring forCareers page
OpenEvidenceMiami (HQ, relocated 2025)Engineering, SRE, security, data/AIopenevidence.com/careers
Citadel / Citadel SecuritiesMiami (Brickell HQ)Software engineering, ML/research, quant, datacitadelsecurities.com/careers
ServiceNowWest Palm Beach (10 CityPlace, 211K sq ft)Go-to-market, strategy, people ops β€” engineering rampingcareers.servicenow.com (WPB page)
KaseyaMiami (downtown HQ)DevOps, cybersecurity, sales, account managementkaseya.com/careers
ChewyPlantation (7700 W Sunrise Blvd)Software engineering, security, enterprise systemscareers.chewy.com
Carnival CorporationMiami / Doral (HQ)Cybersecurity, ecommerce, guest technologyjobs.carnival.com
NBCUniversal / TelemundoMiami (Telemundo Center)Broadcast/production technology, IT, media engineeringnbcunicareers.com
Hydra HostMiami hub (remote-first)Platform reliability, network automation, sales, opsjobs.gohire.io/hydra-host
eMedMiami (HQ)Product, design, clinical ops, sales, internshipsjobs.emed.com
CyclopsMiami + Vienna (remote-first)Engineering, payments/stablecoin infrastructurecyclops.io/careers

Actively hiring per each company's careers page as of August 2026. Listings change constantly β€” the linked pages are the source of truth.

Employer by Employer

OpenEvidence

Engineering, SRE, security, data/AI

Miami (HQ, relocated 2025)
Careers β†’

The $12B 'ChatGPT for doctors' moved its HQ to Miami and has been the single most aggressive tech hirer in the market β€” roughly 120 roles opened in 2026 alone, about 10 a month. Miami listings skew deeply technical: site reliability, backend and infrastructure, and platform security engineering. If you want frontier-AI-company velocity without leaving South Florida, this is the flagship.

Citadel / Citadel Securities

Software engineering, ML/research, quant, data

Miami (Brickell HQ)
Careers β†’

Ken Griffin's twin firms anchored the 'Wall Street South' migration and hire continuously in Miami β€” software engineering, ML/research engineering, and data research roles, plus intern classes paying $4,500–$5,800 per week. Comp is top-of-national-market regardless of geography, which makes these the highest-paying engineering seats in Florida. The hedge fund side hires separately at citadel.com/careers.

ServiceNow

Go-to-market, strategy, people ops β€” engineering ramping

West Palm Beach (10 CityPlace, 211K sq ft)
Careers β†’

The $200B enterprise software giant signed a 211K sq ft anchor lease at 10 CityPlace and is ramping toward roughly 850 WPB jobs at ~$170K average wages, with a temporary office ahead of the late-2028 opening. It even maintains a dedicated West Palm Beach careers page, with relocation provided. Early listings skew go-to-market and operations β€” GTM strategic planning, people operations β€” with technical roles expected to layer in as the hub scales. Full breakdown in our ServiceNow West Palm deep dive.

Kaseya

DevOps, cybersecurity, sales, account management

Miami (downtown HQ)
Careers β†’

Miami's biggest homegrown software employer (IT management and security software for MSPs, and the name on the arena). Roughly 26 open Miami roles as of this snapshot: DevOps management, cybersecurity onboarding specialists, and a deep bench of account management and renewals seats. Historically the highest-volume entry point into Miami tech β€” especially on the GTM side.

Chewy

Software engineering, security, enterprise systems

Plantation (7700 W Sunrise Blvd)
Careers β†’

The pet-commerce giant runs one of Broward County's largest corporate tech hubs in Plantation, with 100+ local openings at this snapshot. Tech listings include Software Engineer III, ServiceNow developers for internal automation, and security analysts for its Global Security Operations Center. One of the few places in SoFl doing large-scale consumer ecommerce engineering.

Carnival Corporation

Cybersecurity, ecommerce, guest technology

Miami / Doral (HQ)
Careers β†’

The world's largest cruise operator is quietly one of Miami's steadiest tech employers β€” 70+ open Miami roles at this snapshot, with dedicated cybersecurity, ecommerce, and guest technology categories. Most corporate roles run a Monday–Thursday in-office schedule with Fridays remote. Travel tech at genuine scale, headquartered here for decades.

NBCUniversal / Telemundo

Broadcast/production technology, IT, media engineering

Miami (Telemundo Center)
Careers β†’

Telemundo Center is the Spanish-language media capital of the US, and its tech openings reflect it: production technology engineering, production technology support management, IT management, and technical project management internships. Volume is modest (around 20 open Miami roles at this snapshot), but these are specialized media-engineering seats that barely exist elsewhere in Florida.

Hydra Host

Platform reliability, network automation, sales, ops

Miami hub (remote-first)
Careers β†’

Fresh off a $100M Series A led by Kindred Ventures (with Nvidia and Founders Fund participating), the GPU-neocloud broker is hiring across the board: platform reliability engineers, network automation engineers, regional sales directors, and operations managers. Remote-first with a Miami hub β€” the purest AI-infrastructure job in the market. Round details in our funding tracker.

eMed

Product, design, clinical ops, sales, internships

Miami (HQ)
Careers β†’

The Linda Yaccarino-led GLP-1 employer platform raised a $200M Series A at a $2B+ valuation in March and is staffing up accordingly: product managers, product designers ($81K–$131K posted), directors of product and clinical operations, plus a structured Miami summer internship program. One of the few SoFl startups hiring seriously across product and design, not just engineering.

Cyclops

Engineering, payments/stablecoin infrastructure

Miami + Vienna (remote-first)
Careers β†’

The stablecoin-settlement startup from The Giving Block's founders closed a $20M Series A in July (Nava Ventures leading, Coinbase Ventures and Circle in) with Shift4 and Mastercard already clients. Remote-first team hiring across Miami, Vienna, and remote. Early-stage headcount, so listings are few but high-leverage β€” check the careers page for what's live.

ServiceNow's West Palm Beach buildout is the single biggest story on this list β€” we covered the lease, the economics, and the hiring timeline in depth in our ServiceNow West Palm Beach deep dive.

Smaller Footprints Worth Watching

Two names people always ask about, framed honestly. Spotify keeps a Miami presence oriented around Latin American partnerships and content β€” a handful of open roles at any given time (around 4–6 listings at this snapshot), not an engineering hub. Check lifeatspotify.com/jobs and filter by Miami.

Microsoft has long run its Latin America regional operations from South Florida, but we could not verify a meaningful local engineering hub or dedicated Miami hiring push as of August 2026 β€” most "Microsoft Miami" listings on job boards are actually third-party roles requiring Microsoft skills. We'll update this section if that changes; the canonical source is jobs.careers.microsoft.com.

The Salary Reality Check

Directionally β€” and this is market-survey data, not offer letters β€” 2026 comps put Miami software engineers around $100K–$155K, versus roughly $135K–$210K in New York and $140K–$220K in San Francisco. Most local employers pay a discount to the coasts.

The exceptions are the transplants that brought their comp bands with them: Citadel and Citadel Securities pay top-of-national-market in Miami, and ServiceNow's WPB roles average about $170K. Layer on zero state income tax and (outside the Miami luxury core) cheaper housing, and the take-home gap versus NYC narrows considerably β€” but pretending it doesn't exist would be dishonest, so we won't.

How to Use This Page

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Track the funded startups

Companies that just raised are companies that just got hiring budgets. Our South Florida Funding Tracker is the verified record of every SoFl round β€” Hydra Host, eMed, and Cyclops on this page all came straight from it.

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Watch the macro trackers

Our Hiring dashboard tracks which tech companies are adding headcount nationally, and the Layoffs dashboard tracks the other side of the ledger. Cross-reference before you commit to an employer.

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Know who funds the ecosystem

If you'd rather join (or start) something earlier-stage, the Miami VC firms guide maps who's writing checks across the corridor β€” portfolio companies are where the next wave of these roles comes from.

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Check back

This is a living post. We re-verify against careers pages and update it regularly β€” the 'last updated' date at the top tells you when the last pass happened.

Jump straight in: SoFl Funding Tracker Β· Hiring dashboard Β· Layoffs dashboard Β· Miami VC firms

Ten verified employers, four counties, one honest snapshot β€” updated as the market moves.

Hiring in South Florida, or looking? I'll make introductions where I can: t@nyvp.com Β· @Trace_Cohen

Written by Trace Cohen β€” 3x founder, 65+ investments, based in Boca Raton. South Florida resources Β· t@nyvp.com

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is South Florida tech actually hiring in 2026?

Yes, with real breadth: OpenEvidence opened roughly 120 roles in 2026 alone, ServiceNow is ramping toward 850 West Palm Beach jobs at ~$170K average wages, Kaseya lists ~26 Miami openings, Carnival lists 70+ Miami roles including cyber and ecommerce, and funded startups like Hydra Host, eMed, and Cyclops are all recruiting. It's smaller in absolute volume than NYC or SF, but hiring density per company is genuinely strong β€” and growing, with Miami among the fastest-growing tech job markets at roughly 18% year-over-year listing growth.

What do South Florida tech salaries look like vs NYC and SF?

Directionally, expect a discount at most local employers: 2026 market data puts Miami software engineers around $100K–$155K versus roughly $135K–$210K in New York and $140K–$220K in San Francisco. The big exceptions are the finance and enterprise transplants β€” Citadel and Citadel Securities pay at the top of the national market regardless of geography, and ServiceNow's WPB roles average about $170K. Florida's zero state income tax and lower housing costs (outside the Miami luxury core) close part of the remaining gap.

Which South Florida companies are hiring engineers specifically?

As of August 2026, engineering-heavy hirers include OpenEvidence (site reliability, backend/infrastructure, and security engineering in Miami), Citadel Securities (software and ML/research engineering in Miami), Hydra Host (platform reliability and network automation), Chewy (software engineers and ServiceNow developers in Plantation), Kaseya (DevOps and security in Miami), and Carnival (cybersecurity, ecommerce, and guest technology in Miami). Always verify current openings on each company's careers page β€” listings move fast.

Do you need to be in Miami, or is the rest of the corridor hiring too?

The corridor is broader than Miami: ServiceNow is building in West Palm Beach, Chewy's corporate hub is in Plantation, Kaseya and Citadel are in Miami proper, Carnival and Telemundo sit in the Doral/Miami area, and several startups (Hydra Host, Cyclops) run remote-first with Miami hubs. Palm Beach County is the fastest-changing piece β€” the 'Wall Street South' buildout means WPB roles that simply didn't exist two years ago.

How current is this list?

Every employer here was verified as actively recruiting via its own careers page or live job listings as of August 2026. This is a living post β€” we re-verify and update it regularly, and the 'last updated' date above reflects the most recent pass. Openings change weekly, so treat this as a map of who is hiring, and the linked careers pages as the source of truth for what is open today.

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