Software engineering jobs in California with a published base of $100K+
Published pay at a glance
4,298 open postings from 498 employers, as of .
- Median published starting base
- $176K
- Median midpoint of published ranges
- $218,900
- Half of postings publish a starting base between
- $149,100 and $202K
- Median published range width
- $70K
- Publish a starting base of $150K+
- 74%
- Publish a starting base of $200K+
- 29%
- $100K - $125K344
- $125K - $150K758
- $150K - $175K981
- $175K - $200K983
- $200K - $225K535
- $225K - $250K275
- $250K - $275K197
- $275K - $300K105
- $300K - $325K35
- $325K - $350K30
- $350K - $375K2
- $375K - $400K14
- $400K+39
Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market.
New this week
1,716 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.
Jobs 601 to 650 of 4,298
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Robotics SDE, Safe Autonomy, SAF Lab Apply for Robotics SDE, Safe Autonomy, SAF Lab on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Software Dev Engineer II - AMZ27762.1 Apply for Software Dev Engineer II - AMZ27762.1 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer II, Centre for Quantum Computing Apply for Software Development Engineer II, Centre for Quantum Computing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: SDE-T , Ring/Blink CS Technology Enablement Apply for SDE-T , Ring/Blink CS Technology Enablement on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Software Dev Engineer, EC2 VPC, EC2 VPC Apply for Software Dev Engineer, EC2 VPC, EC2 VPC on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer, EC2 VPC networking , EC2 VPC Apply for Embedded Software Engineer, EC2 VPC networking , EC2 VPC on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer, Devices Software & Services Apply for Software Development Engineer, Devices Software & Services on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer, Production and Post Production Technology, Amazon MGM Studios Apply for Software Development Engineer, Production and Post Production Technology, Amazon MGM Studios on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer - AWS, Amazon GuardDuty Apply for Software Development Engineer - AWS, Amazon GuardDuty on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Robotics SDE, Safe Autonomy, Compass Apply for Robotics SDE, Safe Autonomy, Compass on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer, EC2 Nitro Networking Apply for Software Development Engineer, EC2 Nitro Networking on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer, Production and Post Production Technology, Amazon MGM Studios Apply for Software Development Engineer, Production and Post Production Technology, Amazon MGM Studios on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer II, Ring Quick Action Service Apply for Software Development Engineer II, Ring Quick Action Service on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer, Luna DevX Apply for Software Development Engineer, Luna DevX on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer II, Centre for Quantum Computing Apply for Software Development Engineer II, Centre for Quantum Computing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer, Amazon MSK Apply for Software Development Engineer, Amazon MSK on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer, Creative Advertiser Experience, CreativeX Apply for Software Development Engineer, Creative Advertiser Experience, CreativeX on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,700 to $194,400Annual base, USD
View job: Embedded Robotics SDE, Compass Apply for Embedded Robotics SDE, Compass on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $127,300 to $222,700Annual base, USD
View job: Broadcast Systems Engineer, Prime Video Live Sports Apply for Broadcast Systems Engineer, Prime Video Live Sports on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $176,800 to $286,000Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Product Manager (NGFW Software) Apply for Principal Product Manager (NGFW Software) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $350KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $160K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer II - Cloud - Policy Management (Hybrid) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer II - Cloud - Policy Management (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer 3 - Sensor, macOS (Remote) Apply for Software Engineer 3 - Sensor, macOS (Remote) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168,000 to $270,250Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Development Engineer in Test Apply for Senior Software Development Engineer in Test on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166,500 to $291,400Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Agent Identity Security - Veza Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Agent Identity Security - Veza on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196K to $227KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Marketing Technology Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Marketing Technology on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $255,653 to $265,000Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer – Developer Studio Apply for Senior Software Engineer – Developer Studio on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $187,075 to $253,000Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Firmware Apply for Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Firmware on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,797 to $222,200Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA) Apply for Software Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $340,200 to $378,000Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer Apply for Principal Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $158,400 to $217,800Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Platform Software Apply for Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Platform Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $233,900 to $321,650Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Applications Apply for Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Applications on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Founding Software Engineer - Backend Apply for Founding Software Engineer - Backend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $108K to $140KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior IT Systems Engineer I Apply for Senior IT Systems Engineer I on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff SDET, Embedded Platform Software Apply for Staff SDET, Embedded Platform Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $260,300 to $312,970Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Economy ML Apply for Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Economy ML on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $243,290 to $295,250Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer (Machine Learning) - Economy ML Apply for Senior Software Engineer (Machine Learning) - Economy ML on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $111,700Annual base, USD
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Base salary $162,600 to $203,200Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Flight Software Engineer Apply for Senior Flight Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $144,500 to $180,600Annual base, USD
View job: Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $213K to $263KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Chassis Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Chassis on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Ground Software Engineer, Top Secret Clearance Apply for Senior Ground Software Engineer, Top Secret Clearance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $123K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Ground Software Engineer, Top Secret Clearance Apply for Ground Software Engineer, Top Secret Clearance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff, Platform Engineer AI Compute (6034) Apply for Staff, Platform Engineer AI Compute (6034) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer (Starlink Enterprise) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer (Starlink Enterprise) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Starlink Enterprise) Apply for Software Engineer (Starlink Enterprise) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $139,900 to $199,300Annual base, USD
View job: Lead Software Engineer Apply for Lead Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $224,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Developer Relations Manager - GSI Apply for Developer Relations Manager - GSI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $191K to $254KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Release Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Release on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $148,500Annual base, USD
View job: Front End SMTS Software Engineer - MeshMesh Apply for Front End SMTS Software Engineer - MeshMesh on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Who publishes the highest base here
Employers ranked by median published starting base across their open postings here. Employers need at least 3 postings to be listed.
| Employer | Open postings | Median published starting base |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 51 | $405K |
| Kikoff | 3 | $307K |
| Lambda | 15 | $296K |
| Capital One | 3 | $286,200 |
| Wayve | 21 | $275K |
| OpenAI | 45 | $266K |
| Afterquery | 4 | $255K |
| Cartesia | 5 | $250K |
| Unify | 4 | $250K |
| Ivo | 9 | $249K |
Where these jobs are
Most postings by state: California (4,298).
Of the 31% of postings that state a workplace: 2% remote, 50% hybrid, 47% on-site. 69% of postings do not state a workplace, so these shares describe only the postings that do.
Related pages
- All jobs in California
- All software engineering jobs
- Engineering (non-software) in California 2,090
- Product in California 861
- Marketing in California 753
- Program & Project Management in California 750
- Finance & Accounting in California 666
- Sales in California 654
- IT & Security in California 521
- HR & Recruiting in California 520
How to read these figures
Figures are employer-published annual base ranges in USD for postings open at last check. They are not offers and not total compensation, and they do not show what anyone is paid. Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market. Read the methodology.


