Software engineering jobs in California with a published base of $100K+
Published pay at a glance
4,268 open postings from 497 employers, as of .
- Median published starting base
- $176K
- Median midpoint of published ranges
- $219,400
- Half of postings publish a starting base between
- $149,100 and $204K
- Median published range width
- $70K
- Publish a starting base of $150K+
- 74%
- Publish a starting base of $200K+
- 29%
- $100K - $125K334
- $125K - $150K755
- $150K - $175K973
- $175K - $200K976
- $200K - $225K532
- $225K - $250K277
- $250K - $275K196
- $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
1,713 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.
- Senior Software Engineer, Education.com, IXL Learning
- Senior Software Engineer, Rosetta Stone, IXL Learning
- Senior Software Engineer, DevOps, IXL Learning
- Senior Software Engineer, CI/CD Platform, IXL Learning
- Senior Software Engineer, IXL Learning
Jobs 51 to 100 of 4,268
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Base salary $130K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Education.com Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Education.com on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Rosetta Stone Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Rosetta Stone on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, DevOps Apply for Senior Software Engineer, DevOps on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, CI/CD Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, CI/CD Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer Apply for Senior Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Platform Engineering Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Platform Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $116K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Rosetta Stone Apply for Software Engineer, Rosetta Stone on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $116K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Education.com Apply for Software Engineer, Education.com on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $116K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Core Technology Apply for Software Engineer, Core Technology on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $116K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Front-End Software Engineer, IXL Product Apply for Front-End Software Engineer, IXL Product on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $116K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Dictionary.com Apply for Software Engineer, Dictionary.com on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $116K to $150KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $110K to $135KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, New Grad Apply for Software Engineer, New Grad on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $164K to $205KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Staff Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $330KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Data Engineering (X) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Data Engineering (X) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $330KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Ads Product Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Ads Product on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $158K to $217KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, App Enablement Apply for Senior Software Engineer, App Enablement on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $179,400 to $263,120Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Embedded Software Engineer – AUTOSAR, Platform Software Apply for Staff Embedded Software Engineer – AUTOSAR, Platform Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $296,300 to $453,900Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Engineering Manager, Autonomy Evaluation Applications Apply for Senior Engineering Manager, Autonomy Evaluation Applications on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $238,700 to $365,700Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Systems Engineer – AV Sensor Design Apply for Principal Systems Engineer – AV Sensor Design on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $238,700 to $365,700Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - Vehicle AI Apply for Principal Software Engineer - Vehicle AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $238,700 to $365,700Annual base, USD
View job: Principle Systems Engineer - Autonomy Behavior Validation Apply for Principle Systems Engineer - Autonomy Behavior Validation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $238,700 to $365,700Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineering Manager, Core OS — Vehicle Compute Apply for Senior Software Engineering Manager, Core OS — Vehicle Compute on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $238,700 to $365,700Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - Autonomy Behavior Validation Apply for Principal Software Engineer - Autonomy Behavior Validation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $218,800 to $335,300Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Observability Apply for Engineering Manager, Observability on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $218,800 to $335,300Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Developer Experience Apply for Engineering Manager, Developer Experience on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $218,800 to $335,300Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager - Autonomy Subsystem Evaluation Apply for Engineering Manager - Autonomy Subsystem Evaluation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $216,400 to $450,400Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer – Core OS, Vehicle Compute Apply for Principal Software Engineer – Core OS, Vehicle Compute on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $201,600 to $365,700Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Manager, Software Release Program Management Apply for Senior Manager, Software Release Program Management on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $189,530Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Engineer Apply for Senior Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $189,300 to $290,700Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Validation Foundations and Acceleration Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Validation Foundations and Acceleration on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $189,300 to $290,000Annual base, USD
View job: Systems Engineering Manager - Autonomy Behavior Apply for Systems Engineering Manager - Autonomy Behavior on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $189,300 to $290,700Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Simulation Tooling Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Simulation Tooling on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $189,300 to $290,000Annual base, USD
View job: Staff / Principal Software Engineer, In-Vehicle AI Experiences Apply for Staff / Principal Software Engineer, In-Vehicle AI Experiences on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $189,300 to $290,700Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Simulation Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Simulation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $189,300 to $290,700Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Systems Engineer – AV Sensing Design Apply for Staff Systems Engineer – AV Sensing Design on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $189,300 to $333,400Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer – AI Platform Apply for Staff Software Engineer – AI Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $189,300 to $290,700Annual base, USD
View job: Software Manager, AV Platform OS and Drivers Apply for Software Manager, AV Platform OS and Drivers on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185,100 to $284,100Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Simulation Platform (Galileo) Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Simulation Platform (Galileo) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,120 to $275,450Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Engineer, Staff Engineer, Hybrid Services & Reliability (SRE) Apply for Staff Engineer, Staff Engineer, Hybrid Services & Reliability (SRE) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $174,900 to $261,300Annual base, USD
View job: Senior ML Systems Engineer Apply for Senior ML Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $172K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Apply for Staff Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $172K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Networking Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Networking on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $171,700 to $303,900Annual base, USD
View job: Staff ML Systems Engineer Apply for Staff ML Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170,600 to $261,300Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Motion Planning, Secondary Driving System Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Motion Planning, Secondary Driving System on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170,600 to $261,300Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Software Engineer Apply for Sr Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170,600 to $261,300Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - SimCore Apply for Senior Software Engineer - SimCore on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Platform Engineer – AV Cloud Engineering Apply for Senior Platform Engineer – AV Cloud Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160,200 to $330,400Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer – Core OS, Vehicle Compute Apply for Staff Software Engineer – Core OS, Vehicle Compute on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160,200 to $290,700Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Robotics (Simulation) Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Robotics (Simulation) 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 (4,268).
Of the 32% of postings that state a workplace: 2% remote, 50% hybrid, 47% on-site. 68% 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 2,088
- Product in California 848
- Program & Project Management in California 751
- Marketing in California 750
- Finance & Accounting in California 667
- Sales in California 653
- HR & Recruiting in California 523
- IT & Security in California 522
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.