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 - $125K343
- $125K - $150K759
- $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.
- Staff Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), General Motors
- Staff Software Engineer - Networking, General Motors
- Staff ML Systems Engineer, General Motors
- Senior Software Engineer - Motion Planning, Secondary Driving System, General Motors
- Sr Software Engineer, General Motors
Jobs 101 to 150 of 4,289
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Base salary $172K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Apply for Staff Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $172K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Networking Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Networking on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $171,700 to $303,900Annual base, USD
View job: Staff ML Systems Engineer Apply for Staff ML Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170,600 to $261,300Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Motion Planning, Secondary Driving System Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Motion Planning, Secondary Driving System on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170,600 to $261,300Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Software Engineer Apply for Sr Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170,600 to $261,300Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - SimCore Apply for Senior Software Engineer - SimCore on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Platform Engineer – AV Cloud Engineering Apply for Senior Platform Engineer – AV Cloud Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160,200 to $330,400Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer – Core OS, Vehicle Compute Apply for Staff Software Engineer – Core OS, Vehicle Compute on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160,200 to $290,700Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Robotics (Simulation) Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Robotics (Simulation) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160,200 to $246,300Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, AI-Accelerated Digital Commerce Apply for Staff Software Engineer, AI-Accelerated Digital Commerce on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160,200 to $246,300Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Simulation Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Simulation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160,200 to $290,700Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Systems Engineer - AV Architecture Apply for Staff Systems Engineer - AV Architecture on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $159K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Cellular Technology Apply for Engineering Manager, Cellular Technology on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $157,100 to $246,500Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Simulation Evaluation Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Simulation Evaluation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153,200 to $269,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Backend Software Engineer, Commercial Software & Services Apply for Senior Backend Software Engineer, Commercial Software & Services on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153,200 to $234,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior AI-Centric Release & Automation Software Engineer Apply for Senior AI-Centric Release & Automation Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153,200 to $234,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Systems Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles - Metrics & Evaluation Apply for Senior Software Systems Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles - Metrics & Evaluation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153,200 to $234,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, AV Launch Apply for Senior Software Engineer, AV Launch on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153,200 to $234,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Systems Engineer, Autonomous Systems Validation Confidence Apply for Senior Software Systems Engineer, Autonomous Systems Validation Confidence on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153,200 to $269,200Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Backend Software Engineer - Commercial Software Apply for Senior Backend Software Engineer - Commercial Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153,200 to $234,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Engineer - Autonomy Behavior Apply for Senior Systems Engineer - Autonomy Behavior on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153,200 to $234,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Rendering Infrastructure (AV Simulation) Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Rendering Infrastructure (AV Simulation) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153,200 to $234,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software, AV Platform Core Test Apply for Senior Software, AV Platform Core Test on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $148,000 to $226,200Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Simulation - SimCore Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Simulation - SimCore on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $148,000 to $226,200Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Simulation Engine Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Simulation Engine on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $144,700 to $221,400Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Evaluation Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Evaluation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $129,400 to $198,400Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Simulation Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Simulation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $128,000 to $189,100Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, AV Logging and Observability Apply for Software Engineer, AV Logging and Observability on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125,200 to $192,700Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Developer - Test Framework Apply for Senior Software Developer - Test Framework on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $165KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Systems Engineer, Data Labeling Engineering - Early Career Apply for Software Systems Engineer, Data Labeling Engineering - Early Career on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $123K to $190KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, AV HIL Platform Apply for Software Engineer, AV HIL Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $104,500 to $160,200Annual base, USD
View job: Software Developer - Simulation Platform (Galileo) Apply for Software Developer - Simulation Platform (Galileo) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220K to $357KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Training/Inference (C++) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Training/Inference (C++) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220K to $357KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Kernels/CUDA (C++) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Kernels/CUDA (C++) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $213K to $237KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Ground Station Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Ground Station Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $206K to $232KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Technical Program Manager Apply for Senior Software Technical Program Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196,750 to $243,290Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer- User Behavior Apply for Senior Software Engineer- User Behavior on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196,750 to $243,290Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Ads Measurement Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Ads Measurement on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink) Apply for Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink) Apply for Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink) 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 Firmware Engineer Apply for Senior Firmware 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 and System Architect Apply for Senior Software and System Architect on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $193,300 to $261,500Annual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer - III, AWS OpenSearch, New Initiative Apply for Software Development Engineer - III, AWS OpenSearch, New Initiative 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 - Scientific Computing PaaS Apply for Senior System Software Engineer - Scientific Computing PaaS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $195K to $408KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Demand Bidder, Ad Serving Platform Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Demand Bidder, Ad Serving Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $252K to $315KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, AI Developer Tooling Apply for Staff Software Engineer, AI Developer Tooling on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $140KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Frontend (Digital Products – Technician Hub) Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Frontend (Digital Products – Technician Hub) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Backend Engineer, Growth Apply for Senior Backend Engineer, Growth on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $112,200 to $182,850Annual base, USD
View job: Software Test & Verification Engineer (Experienced/Senior) Apply for Software Test & Verification Engineer (Experienced/Senior) 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, Languages & Compilers Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Languages & Compilers 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 2,091
- Product in California 859
- Program & Project Management in California 749
- Marketing in California 747
- 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.