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.
- Software Engineer, Platform Overlay & Networking, Anduril Industries
- Software Engineer, Ghost, Anduril Industries
- Senior Software Engineer, Actuation and Control Systems, Anduril Industries
- Software Engineer, ERP Applications & Development, Anduril Industries
- Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Space, Anduril Industries
Jobs 801 to 850 of 4,298
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Base salary $191K to $254KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Platform Overlay & Networking Apply for Software Engineer, Platform Overlay & Networking on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $191K to $253KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Ghost Apply for Software Engineer, Ghost 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, Actuation and Control Systems Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Actuation and Control Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, ERP Applications & Development Apply for Software Engineer, ERP Applications & Development on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $183K to $243KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Space Apply for Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Space on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $183K to $243KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Site Reliability Engineer, TS Clearance Apply for Senior Site Reliability Engineer, TS Clearance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $183K to $243KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Senior Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $182K to $243KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Edge Devices Apply for Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Edge Devices on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Engineer, C2 Networking, Edge Compute and Communications, Active Clearance Apply for Senior Systems Engineer, C2 Networking, Edge Compute and Communications, Active Clearance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior System Engineer, ModSim, Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) Apply for Senior System Engineer, ModSim, Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $245KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff AI & Agentic Platform Engineer Apply for Staff AI & Agentic Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Orbital Software Engineer, Space Apply for Orbital Software Engineer, Space on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, C++ Apply for Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, C++ on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - ML Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer - ML Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Generalist Apply for Software Engineer, Generalist on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Engineer, RVTM Apply for Senior Systems Engineer, RVTM on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Classified Platform Engineer Apply for Classified Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $254KAnnual base, USD
View job: Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems, Deployment and Infrastructure Apply for Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems, Deployment and Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Product Manager - Factory Systems Apply for Senior Software Product Manager - Factory Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Energy Systems Engineer, Maritime Apply for Senior Energy Systems Engineer, Maritime on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Surface Dominance Apply for Software Engineer - Surface Dominance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Undersea Dominance Apply for Software Engineer - Undersea Dominance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Strategic Defense Apply for Software Engineer, Strategic Defense on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, C++ Apply for Software Engineer, C++ on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Radar DSP Systems Engineer, EW Apply for Senior Radar DSP Systems Engineer, EW on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Product Manager, Manufacturing Software Apply for Senior Product Manager, Manufacturing Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Maritime Apply for Software Engineer - Maritime on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Ground Software Engineer, Space Apply for Ground Software Engineer, Space on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Product Manager, ArsenalOS Quality Apply for Senior Software Product Manager, ArsenalOS Quality on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Product Lead, ArsenalOS Apply for Senior Software Product Lead, ArsenalOS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Payload Integrations Apply for Software Engineer - Payload Integrations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $254KAnnual base, USD
View job: Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems, Networking Apply for Mission Software Engineer, Mission Systems, Networking on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Embedded Linux Software Engineer – Robotics Platform (DeviceOS) Apply for Embedded Linux Software Engineer – Robotics Platform (DeviceOS) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer, EW Apply for Embedded Software Engineer, EW on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Integration and Test Engineer (Powerplant), Omen Apply for Integration and Test Engineer (Powerplant), Omen on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance) Apply for Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Integration & Test Engineer, Powertrain Apply for Integration & Test Engineer, Powertrain on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Tracking Software Engineer, Space Apply for Tracking Software Engineer, Space on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Fullstack Software Engineer, ArsenalOS Apply for Fullstack Software Engineer, ArsenalOS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $253KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Flight Software Engineer, Embedded C/C++, Air Dominance & Strike - Missiles Apply for Senior Flight Software Engineer, Embedded C/C++, Air Dominance & Strike - Missiles on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Mission Software Engineer, EW Apply for Mission Software Engineer, EW on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Frontend Apply for Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Frontend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Engineer, Advanced Effects, Active Clearance Apply for Senior Systems Engineer, Advanced Effects, Active Clearance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $253KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Flight Software Engineer, Embedded C/C++, Air Dominance & Strike Apply for Senior Flight Software Engineer, Embedded C/C++, Air Dominance & Strike on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Embedded Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare Apply for Embedded Firmware Engineer, Connected Warfare on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, GenSWE Apply for Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, GenSWE on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Satellite Command and Control Apply for Software Engineer, Satellite Command and Control on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $220KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $166K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Full Stack Apply for Software Engineer, Full Stack on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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View job: Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, V&V Apply for Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, V&V 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 |
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| 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.