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 1,301 to 1,350 of 4,298
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, AI Performance Analysis Apply for Senior Software Engineer, AI Performance Analysis on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, DGX Cloud AI Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Engineer, DGX Cloud AI Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Software Engineer - GPU Performance at Scale Apply for Senior Systems Software Engineer - GPU Performance at Scale on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer, NvSci Apply for Senior System Software Engineer, NvSci on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - CUDA and Unified Memory Apply for Senior Software Engineer - CUDA and Unified Memory on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Metrics and Evaluation - Autonomous Vehicles Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Metrics and Evaluation - Autonomous Vehicles on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior DGX Cloud AI Infrastructure Software Engineer Apply for Senior DGX Cloud AI Infrastructure Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Networking Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Networking on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - AI System Apply for Senior Software Engineer - AI System on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Developer Relations Manager – World Models Robotics Apply for Senior Developer Relations Manager – World Models Robotics on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles Apply for Senior System Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Embedded Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Embedded Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer - GPU SW Apply for Senior System Software Engineer - GPU SW on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer, Agentic Retrieval Apply for Senior System Software Engineer, Agentic Retrieval on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Developer Relations Manager - Edge AI and Robotics Apply for Developer Relations Manager - Edge AI and Robotics on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, NeMo Helix Core Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, NeMo Helix Core Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer - Performance Apply for Senior System Software Engineer - Performance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Systems Engineering - DGX Cloud Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Systems Engineering - DGX Cloud on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Robotics Software Engineer Apply for Senior Robotics Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Lead Systems Software Test Engineer – CSP Engagements Apply for Lead Systems Software Test Engineer – CSP Engagements on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, SRE and Production Engineering - DGX Cloud Apply for Senior Software Engineer, SRE and Production Engineering - DGX Cloud on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Compute Platform Engineer, LSF - EDA Infrastructure Apply for Senior Compute Platform Engineer, LSF - EDA Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer, Display Security Apply for Senior System Software Engineer, Display Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - GeForce NOW Video Streaming Apply for Senior Software Engineer - GeForce NOW Video Streaming on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer - Tegra Apply for Senior System Software Engineer - Tegra on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Developer Relations Manager - Dynamo AI Inference Apply for Senior Developer Relations Manager - Dynamo AI Inference on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Architect, Networking AI Apply for Senior Software Architect, Networking AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer - Halos Core and Robotics Platform Apply for Senior System Software Engineer - Halos Core and Robotics Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer — cuEquivariance Apply for Senior Software Engineer — cuEquivariance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Systems Engineer, World Model Evaluation - Autonomous Vehicles Apply for Systems Engineer, World Model Evaluation - Autonomous Vehicles on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, NVIDIA Kubernetes Apply for Senior Software Engineer, NVIDIA Kubernetes on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Spatial Intelligence and Foundation Models Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Spatial Intelligence and Foundation Models on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles Apply for Senior Systems Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Software Engineer, Compute Stack Acceleration Apply for Senior Systems Software Engineer, Compute Stack Acceleration on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering Manager - GPU Communications Libraries Apply for Software Engineering Manager - GPU Communications Libraries on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Control Integration Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles Apply for Senior Software Control Integration Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Linux Systems Engineer - EDA Infrastructure Apply for Senior Linux Systems Engineer - EDA Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Developer Relations, AI - Security Apply for Senior Developer Relations, AI - Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Manager, Systems Software Apply for Manager, Systems Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Software Engineer- EDA Infrastructure Apply for Senior Systems Software Engineer- EDA Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $287,500Annual 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 $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Tech Lead - Cryptographic Asset Platform Apply for Tech Lead - Cryptographic Asset Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer – Linux-Tegra Power Management and Performance Optimization Apply for Senior System Software Engineer – Linux-Tegra Power Management and Performance Optimization on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Software Engineer, Containers and Kubernetes Apply for Senior Systems Software Engineer, Containers and Kubernetes on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Embedded Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Embedded Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer - AV Platform Apply for Senior System Software Engineer - AV Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184K to $299KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Manager, Software Monetization Apply for Senior Manager, Software Monetization on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Engineer - Autonomous Driving Apply for Senior Systems Engineer - Autonomous Driving on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer - GPU Power and Performance Management Apply for Senior System Software Engineer - GPU Power and Performance Management 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.