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.
- Principal Software Engineer - Networking - DGX Cloud, NVIDIA
- Principal Software Engineer — Agentic AI Applications and Foundations, NVIDIA
- Senior Manager, Software Engineering - JAX, NVIDIA
- Principal System Software Engineer - Data Center MODS, NVIDIA
- Principal Block and File Storage Software Engineer, Linux - DGX Cloud, NVIDIA
Jobs 1,201 to 1,250 of 4,298
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Base salary $272,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - Networking - DGX Cloud Apply for Principal Software Engineer - Networking - DGX Cloud 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 — Agentic AI Applications and Foundations Apply for Principal Software Engineer — Agentic AI Applications and Foundations 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 - JAX Apply for Senior Manager, Software Engineering - JAX 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 - Data Center MODS Apply for Principal System Software Engineer - Data Center MODS 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 Block and File Storage Software Engineer, Linux - DGX Cloud Apply for Principal Block and File Storage Software Engineer, Linux - DGX Cloud 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, Agent Policy Fabric Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Agent Policy Fabric 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, Software Engineering - Robotics Manipulation Apply for Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Robotics Manipulation 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 – CSP Engagements Apply for Principal Software Engineer – 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 Systems Software Engineer, LPU Apply for Principal Systems Software Engineer, LPU 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 Engineering Manager, Graphics APIs and Platforms Apply for Senior Engineering Manager, Graphics APIs and Platforms 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 Apply for Principal Software Engineer - DGX Cloud 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 - Agentic Development for Safety-Critical Systems Apply for Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Agentic Development for Safety-Critical Systems 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 Engineering Manager - Containers, Kubernetes, and Confidential Computing Apply for Senior Engineering Manager - Containers, Kubernetes, and Confidential Computing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $248K to $391KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - Employee Productivity Apply for Principal Software Engineer - Employee Productivity on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $248K to $391KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Rack Scale Systems Infrastructure Apply for Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Rack Scale Systems Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $248K to $391KAnnual base, USD
View job: Manager, DSX Software Engineering and Controls Apply for Manager, DSX Software Engineering and Controls on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $248K to $391KAnnual 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 $248K to $391KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Developer Compute Platform Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Developer Compute Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $248,000 to $396,750Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Principal Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240,000 to $379,500Annual base, USD
View job: Principal System Engineer, Operations Apply for Principal System Engineer, Operations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240,000 to $379,500Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Retail and CPG Platform Architecture Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Retail and CPG Platform Architecture on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $224,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Full-Stack Lead Engineer Apply for Senior Full-Stack Lead 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: Senior Developer Relations Manager, Data Platforms Apply for Senior Developer Relations Manager, Data Platforms 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: Senior Developer Relations Lead, AI-Enabled Drug Discovery Science Apply for Senior Developer Relations Lead, AI-Enabled Drug Discovery Science 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: Senior Retail Developer Relations Manager, Digital Commerce Apply for Senior Retail Developer Relations Manager, Digital Commerce 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: Senior Software Engineer, Virtualization and Linux Kernel Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Virtualization and Linux Kernel 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: Manager, Software Engineering - Networking Apply for Manager, Software Engineering - Networking 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: Manager, Software Engineering - Cumulus Linux Apply for Manager, Software Engineering - Cumulus Linux on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $224,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Engineering Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $224,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer, Platform and Performance - GeForce Now Apply for Senior System Software Engineer, Platform and Performance - GeForce Now 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, Quantum Computing — National Labs and Federal Apply for Developer Relations Manager, Quantum Computing — National Labs and Federal on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $224,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Metropolis Vision AI Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Metropolis Vision AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $224,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, DRIVE OS Communication Infrastructure Apply for Engineering Manager, DRIVE OS Communication Infrastructure 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: Senior System Software Engineer, Enterprise MODS Apply for Senior System Software Engineer, Enterprise MODS 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: Senior System Software Engineer, Agentic Inference - Dynamo Apply for Senior System Software Engineer, Agentic Inference - Dynamo 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: Senior Software Performance Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles Apply for Senior Software Performance Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles 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: Senior Firmware Engineer, Networking Apply for Senior Firmware Engineer, Networking 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: Senior System Software Engineer - Datacenter Power Management Apply for Senior System Software Engineer - Datacenter Power Management 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: Senior Software Architect - Data Center Systems Apply for Senior Software Architect - Data Center Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $224,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Developer Relations Manager, Robotics and Autonomous Machines Apply for Senior Developer Relations Manager, Robotics and Autonomous Machines 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: Engineering Manager, Graphics System Software Apply for Engineering Manager, Graphics System Software 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: Senior Software Engineer, Attestation Services - DGX Cloud Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Attestation Services - DGX Cloud 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: Systems Software Manager, Display Driver Apply for Systems Software Manager, Display Driver 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: Senior Developer Relations Manager, Digital Health Enterprise Developers Apply for Senior Developer Relations Manager, Digital Health Enterprise Developers 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: Network Software Architect Apply for Network Software Architect 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: Senior Software Engineer, CUDA Rust Core Libraries Apply for Senior Software Engineer, CUDA Rust Core Libraries on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $224,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Cloud Software Engineer, Developer Tools Apply for Senior Cloud Software Engineer, Developer Tools 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: Senior Software Development Tech Lead – NVLink FW and NVOS Apply for Senior Software Development Tech Lead – NVLink FW and NVOS 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: Senior System Software Engineer - GPU Power Management Apply for Senior System Software Engineer - GPU Power Management on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $224,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
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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.