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 951 to 1,000 of 4,298
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Base salary $457,970 to $525,510Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Director, Privacy, Product and Platform Security Apply for Senior Director, Privacy, Product and Platform Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $419,390 to $457,970Annual base, USD
View job: Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning - Discovery Apply for Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning - Discovery on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $399,420 to $457,970Annual base, USD
View job: Director, Engineering — Engineering Acceleration Apply for Director, Engineering — Engineering Acceleration on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $399,420 to $457,970Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Director, Storage Apply for Engineering Director, Storage on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $399,420 to $457,970Annual base, USD
View job: Director of Engineering – Studio Systems Apply for Director of Engineering – Studio Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $399,420 to $457,970Annual base, USD
View job: Director, Capacity Planning & Engineering Apply for Director, Capacity Planning & Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $399,420 to $457,970Annual base, USD
View job: Technical Director - AI Roblox Studio Apply for Technical Director - AI Roblox Studio on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $399,420 to $457,970Annual base, USD
View job: Distinguished Engineer, Content Platform Apply for Distinguished Engineer, Content Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $397,460 to $455,720Annual base, USD
View job: Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning - Economy Apply for Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning - Economy on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $383,120 to $439,280Annual base, USD
View job: Director, Product Management, Consumer Frontend Apply for Director, Product Management, Consumer Frontend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $345,040 to $399,420Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - Compute (Kubernetes) Apply for Principal Software Engineer - Compute (Kubernetes) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $345,040 to $399,420Annual base, USD
View job: Senior/Principal Software Engineer - Creator Data Apply for Senior/Principal Software Engineer - Creator Data on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $345,040 to $399,420Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Core Services Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Core Services on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $345,040 to $399,420Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Engineering Manager, Communications Apply for Senior Engineering Manager, Communications on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $345,040 to $399,420Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Engineering Manager, Ads Data Platform Apply for Senior Engineering Manager, Ads Data Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $345,040 to $399,420Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - Roblox Database Apply for Principal Software Engineer - Roblox Database on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $345,040 to $399,420Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Engineer, Studio Builder Tools Apply for Principal Engineer, Studio Builder Tools on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $328,610 to $362,280Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, GenAI Platform Apply for Principal Software Engineer, GenAI Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $326,060 to $385,050Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Security Software Engineer, Application Security Apply for Principal Security Software Engineer, Application Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $326,060 to $385,050Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Security Software Engineer, IAM Apply for Principal Security Software Engineer, IAM on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Backend - Sharing Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Backend - Sharing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Engine Systems Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Engine Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Engineering Acceleration Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Engineering Acceleration on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - Object Store Apply for Principal Software Engineer - Object Store on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Creator Collaboration Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Creator Collaboration on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Build Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Build on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Home Infrastructure (Recommendation Systems) Apply for Engineering Manager, Home Infrastructure (Recommendation Systems) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Observability Infrastructure Apply for Engineering Manager, Observability Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Ads User Experience Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Ads User Experience on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual 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 $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - Service Networking Apply for Principal Software Engineer - Service Networking on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual 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 $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager - Reliability Engineering Apply for Engineering Manager - Reliability Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, App Performance Apply for Principal Software Engineer, App Performance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - Streaming Apply for Principal Software Engineer - Streaming on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, App Performance Apply for Engineering Manager, App Performance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager - Subscriptions Apply for Engineering Manager - Subscriptions on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - Avatar Personalization Apply for Principal Software Engineer - Avatar Personalization on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Rendering Engineer Apply for Principal Rendering Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Engine Tools Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Engine Tools on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Fullstack/Backend Software Engineer, User Connections Apply for Principal Fullstack/Backend Software Engineer, User Connections on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Ads Experience Apply for Engineering Manager, Ads Experience on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Creator Game Operations Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Creator Game Operations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - Commercial Content Apply for Principal Software Engineer - Commercial Content on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer- Agentic Customer Care Apply for Principal Software Engineer- Agentic Customer Care on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer- Account Authentication Apply for Principal Software Engineer- Account Authentication on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,050Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Machine Learning Platform Engineer, Foundation AI Apply for Principal Machine Learning Platform Engineer, Foundation AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Metrics Platform Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Metrics Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Model Optimization Engineer Apply for Principal Model Optimization Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295,250 to $345,040Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Application Security Apply for Engineering Manager, Application Security 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.
