Software engineering jobs in California with a published base of $100K+
Published pay at a glance
4,289 open postings from 497 employers, as of .
- Median published starting base
- $176K
- Median midpoint of published ranges
- $218K
- Half of postings publish a starting base between
- $149,100 and $203K
- Median published range width
- $70K
- Publish a starting base of $150K+
- 74%
- Publish a starting base of $200K+
- 29%
- $100K - $125K344
- $125K - $150K758
- $150K - $175K973
- $175K - $200K983
- $200K - $225K535
- $225K - $250K274
- $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 1,401 to 1,450 of 4,289
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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 $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer Apply for Senior System 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 Memory System Engineer Apply for Senior Memory System 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 - Cluster Networking Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Cluster 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 System Software Engineer - Video Apply for Senior System Software Engineer - Video on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168K to $322KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Network Visibility Platform - DGX Cloud Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Network Visibility Platform - DGX Cloud on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168K to $322KAnnual base, USD
View job: AI Engineering Manager - Finance Apply for AI Engineering Manager - Finance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168K to $322KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Technical Program Manager – DFX Software Methodology Apply for Senior Technical Program Manager – DFX Software Methodology on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168,000 to $310,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior FPGA Prototyping Platform Engineer Apply for Senior FPGA Prototyping Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168,000 to $258,750Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Debug System Engineer, Datacenter Apply for Senior Debug System Engineer, Datacenter on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168,000 to $333,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Storage Apply for Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Storage on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168K to $322KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Program Manager – CSP Engagements Apply for Senior Software Program Manager – CSP Engagements on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168,000 to $264,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software R&D Engineer, VLSI Physical Design Apply for Senior Software R&D Engineer, VLSI Physical Design on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168,000 to $310,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software R&D Engineer, ECO Route - VLSI EDA Apply for Senior Software R&D Engineer, ECO Route - VLSI EDA on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168,000 to $310,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Development Engineer, Neural Graph Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Development Engineer, Neural Graph Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168,000 to $310,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software R&D Engineer, VLSI Physical Design Apply for Senior Software R&D Engineer, VLSI Physical Design on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168K to $322KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Technical Program Manager, Software Compute Platform Apply for Senior Technical Program Manager, Software Compute Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168,000 to $270,250Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - NPI Bring-up SDET Apply for Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - NPI Bring-up SDET on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168,000 to $333,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Storage Platform Engineer Apply for Senior Storage Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168,000 to $270,250Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Performance Instrumentation Apply for Software Engineer, Performance Instrumentation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168K to $322KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Enterprise Data Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Enterprise Data on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $322KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Technical Marketing Engineer - DSX AI Infrastructure Software Apply for Senior Technical Marketing Engineer - DSX AI Infrastructure Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, CUTLASS Performance Apply for Senior Software Engineer, CUTLASS Performance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Agent Performance Modeling Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Agent Performance Modeling on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer, Replay and Simulation Apply for Senior System Software Engineer, Replay and Simulation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Cloud Software Engineer, DGXC Data Services Apply for Senior Cloud Software Engineer, DGXC Data Services on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual 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 $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Software Engineer - NV Cloud Functions Apply for Senior Systems Software Engineer - NV Cloud Functions on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Agent Policy Fabric Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Agent Policy Fabric on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, At Scale Compute Analysis Apply for Senior Software Engineer, At Scale Compute Analysis on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Developer Relations Manager, Higher Education and Research – AI for Science Apply for Developer Relations Manager, Higher Education and Research – AI for Science on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Developer Relations Manager, Higher Education and Research - Foundational AI Apply for Developer Relations Manager, Higher Education and Research - Foundational AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $241,500Annual base, USD
View job: Systems Software Engineer - Infrastructure Apply for Systems Software Engineer - Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Applications Software Engineer, Perception and Sensor Fusion Apply for Senior Applications Software Engineer, Perception and Sensor Fusion on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer - VLSI Tools Apply for Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer - VLSI Tools on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer - CPU SoC Boot Firmware Apply for Senior System Software Engineer - CPU SoC Boot Firmware on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior AI-Native Systems Software Engineer, TensorRT Apply for Senior AI-Native Systems Software Engineer, TensorRT on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $241,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer, SoC Power and Performance - O-RAN Infrastructure Apply for Senior System Software Engineer, SoC Power and Performance - O-RAN Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $241,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer - Simulation Software Apply for Senior System Software Engineer - Simulation Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual 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 $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Bare Metal Infrastructure – DGX Cloud Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Bare Metal Infrastructure – DGX Cloud on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, NCCL Apply for Senior Software Engineer, NCCL on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior AI Application Developer - GPU and SOC Architecture Modeling Apply for Senior AI Application Developer - GPU and SOC Architecture Modeling on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Security Software Engineer - AV Platform Apply for Senior Security Software Engineer - AV Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Tegra System Software Engineer Apply for Tegra System Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Software Engineer - NV Cloud Functions Apply for Senior Systems Software Engineer - NV Cloud Functions on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Software Engineer, NPI Data Center Diagnostics Apply for Senior System Software Engineer, NPI Data Center Diagnostics on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior System Test Engineer Apply for Senior System Test Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - CUDA Driver Apply for Senior Software Engineer - CUDA Driver on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Firmware Engineer - GPU Apply for Senior Firmware Engineer - GPU 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 (4,289).
Of the 31% of postings that state a workplace: 2% remote, 50% hybrid, 48% 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 859
- Program & Project Management in California 749
- Marketing in California 748
- Finance & Accounting in California 660
- Sales in California 649
- IT & Security in California 522
- HR & Recruiting in California 516
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.