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 1,151 to 1,200 of 4,298
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Base salary $213K to $263KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Bulk/Interactive Inference Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Bulk/Interactive Inference 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, Linux Kernel Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Linux Kernel 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, Real-Time Communication Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Real-Time Communication Infrastructure 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, ICX Graphics Apply for Senior Software Engineer, ICX Graphics 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, GPU Apply for Senior Software Engineer, GPU on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $213K to $263KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff iOS Engineer, Growth Apply for Staff iOS Engineer, Growth 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, Vehicle Interaction Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Vehicle Interaction 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, ML/Eval Data Platforms & Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Engineer, ML/Eval Data Platforms & Infrastructure 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 Onboard Developer Platform Software Engineer Apply for Senior Onboard Developer Platform Software 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, Vehicle Platforms C++ Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Vehicle Platforms C++ 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, Simulator Orchestration Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Simulator Orchestration 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, Eval Efficiency & Optimization Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Eval Efficiency & Optimization on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $204K to $259KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Android Engineer, In-Car Experience Apply for Senior Android Engineer, In-Car Experience on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $204K to $259KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr Software Engineer, Android Automotive Apply for Sr Software Engineer, Android Automotive on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $204K to $259KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Internal Tooling Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Internal Tooling on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $204K to $259KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Telematics Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Telematics on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $204K to $259KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Quantitative Evaluations Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Quantitative Evaluations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $204K to $259KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Mapping Field Response Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Mapping Field Response on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $234KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Quality Safety Operations Specialist Apply for Staff Software Quality Safety Operations Specialist on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Marketplace Logistic Apply for Software Engineer, Marketplace Logistic on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Onboard Software Performance Engineer (C++) Apply for Onboard Software Performance Engineer (C++) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $216KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Android Platform Engineer Apply for Senior Android Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $216KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Vehicle Platforms C++ Apply for Software Engineer, Vehicle Platforms C++ on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $145K to $185KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $160K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Frontend Engineer Apply for Senior Frontend Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $220KAnnual 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 From $111,030Annual base, USD
View job: GPU Software Development Engineer Apply for GPU Software Development Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $144K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior AI Tools Engineer, SRE Operations - GeForce NOW Apply for Senior AI Tools Engineer, SRE Operations - GeForce NOW on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $320,000 to $488,750Annual base, USD
View job: Director, Software Engineering – Cloud Compute and Infrastructure Apply for Director, Software Engineering – Cloud Compute and Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $320,000 to $488,750Annual base, USD
View job: Director, Tegra Firmware Apply for Director, Tegra Firmware on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $320,000 to $488,750Annual base, USD
View job: Distinguished Engineer – Data Center System Software Architect Apply for Distinguished Engineer – Data Center System Software Architect on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $320,000 to $488,750Annual base, USD
View job: Director, Rack Scale Software Architecture Apply for Director, Rack Scale Software Architecture on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Systems Software Engineer Apply for Principal Systems Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Systems Software Engineer, Semiconductor Systems Inspection Apply for Principal Systems Software Engineer, Semiconductor Systems Inspection on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Architect, Networking AI Apply for Principal Software Architect, Networking AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Firmware Engineer – Server Manageability and Observability Apply for Principal Firmware Engineer – Server Manageability and Observability on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal AI and ML Infra Software Engineer, GPU Clusters Apply for Principal AI and ML Infra Software Engineer, GPU Clusters on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Mapping - Autonomous Vehicles Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Mapping - Autonomous Vehicles on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal System Software Engineer - CUDA Driver Apply for Principal System Software Engineer - CUDA Driver on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Manager, Developer Relations - Higher Education and Research Apply for Senior Manager, Developer Relations - Higher Education and Research on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Architect, System Software - Orbital Data Center Apply for Principal Architect, System Software - Orbital Data Center on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Manager, Software Engineering - RL Post-Training Frameworks Apply for Senior Manager, Software Engineering - RL Post-Training Frameworks on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Process Architect, Automotive Software Apply for Principal Process Architect, Automotive Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Manager, Engineering - Data Center Firmware Apply for Senior Manager, Engineering - Data Center Firmware on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - Rack Scale Systems Infrastructure Apply for Principal Software Engineer - Rack Scale Systems Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, GPU Firmware and GPU System Software — CSP Engagements Apply for Principal Software Engineer, GPU Firmware and GPU System Software — CSP Engagements on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Rack-Scale System Software — CSP Engagements Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Rack-Scale System Software — CSP Engagements on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, DGX Cloud Production Engineering Apply for Principal Software Engineer, DGX Cloud Production Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, At-Scale Reliability and Fleet Intelligence — CSP Engagements Apply for Principal Software Engineer, At-Scale Reliability and Fleet Intelligence — CSP Engagements on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272,000 to $488,750Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Manager, Embedded Imaging Software Apply for Senior Manager, Embedded Imaging Software 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.
