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.
- Senior Software Engineer, CAD Tool Development - Circuits, NVIDIA
- Senior Software Engineer, Hardware Tools and Methodology Development, NVIDIA
- Technical Marketing Engineer - AI Platform Software, NVIDIA
- Software Program Manager, New Product Introduction, NVIDIA
- Emulation Front-End Infrastructure Engineer, NVIDIA
Jobs 1,501 to 1,550 of 4,298
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Base salary $136,000 to $264,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, CAD Tool Development - Circuits Apply for Senior Software Engineer, CAD Tool Development - Circuits on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $136,000 to $264,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Hardware Tools and Methodology Development Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Hardware Tools and Methodology Development on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $136K to $253KAnnual base, USD
View job: Technical Marketing Engineer - AI Platform Software Apply for Technical Marketing Engineer - AI Platform Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $136,000 to $258,750Annual base, USD
View job: Software Program Manager, New Product Introduction Apply for Software Program Manager, New Product Introduction on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $136,000 to $264,500Annual base, USD
View job: Emulation Front-End Infrastructure Engineer Apply for Emulation Front-End Infrastructure Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $132K to $253KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $124,000 to $195,500Annual base, USD
View job: System Software Engineer, Performance - CUDA Driver Apply for System Software Engineer, Performance - CUDA Driver on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $124,000 to $195,500Annual base, USD
View job: System Software Engineer - Robotics Simulation Apply for System Software Engineer - Robotics Simulation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $124,000 to $241,500Annual base, USD
View job: Software and System Architect Apply for Software and System Architect on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $116,000 to $218,500Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Hardware Tools and Methodology - New College Grad 2026 Apply for Software Engineer, Hardware Tools and Methodology - New College Grad 2026 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $108,000 to $195,500Annual base, USD
View job: SoC Software Engineer – New College Graduate 2026 Apply for SoC Software Engineer – New College Graduate 2026 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $108,000 to $212,750Annual base, USD
View job: Software Program Manager, New Product Introduction Apply for Software Program Manager, New Product Introduction on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $235K to $355KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Security Software Engineer (Starlink) Apply for Principal Security Software Engineer (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $295KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team) Apply for Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $295KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team) Apply for Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $340KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal RF Software Engineer (Starshield) Apply for Principal RF Software Engineer (Starshield) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Wi-Fi Software Engineer (Starlink) Apply for Principal Wi-Fi Software Engineer (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $285KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team) Apply for Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $285KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Continuous Integration (Starship) Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Continuous Integration (Starship) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $195K to $290KAnnual base, USD
View job: Manager, Software Engineering, Finance (Application Software) Apply for Manager, Software Engineering, Finance (Application Software) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $195K to $290KAnnual base, USD
View job: Manager, Software Engineering, People (Application Software) Apply for Manager, Software Engineering, People (Application Software) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Operations Engineer (Application Software) Apply for Principal Operations Engineer (Application Software) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Security Software Engineer (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Security Software Engineer (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. RF Front-End Module Design Engineer (RFIC Engineering) Apply for Sr. RF Front-End Module Design Engineer (RFIC Engineering) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Low Latency Computing (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Low Latency Computing (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, Laser Mesh Routing (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, Laser Mesh Routing (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. RAN Software Engineer (Starlink Mobile) Apply for Sr. RAN Software Engineer (Starlink Mobile) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Beam Planning (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Beam Planning (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. DSP Systems Engineer (Silicon Engineering) Apply for Sr. DSP Systems Engineer (Silicon Engineering) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, High Performance Computing (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, High Performance Computing (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, CDN (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Wireless Firmware Engineer (Starlink Mobile) Apply for Sr. Wireless Firmware Engineer (Starlink Mobile) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Wireless Software Engineer (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Wireless Software Engineer (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Security Software Enginer (Starshield) Apply for Sr. Security Software Enginer (Starshield) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer (Platform Team) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer (Platform Team) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer (Platform Team) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer (Platform Team) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Security Software Engineer (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Security Software Engineer (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Hardware Test & Automation (Starshield) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Hardware Test & Automation (Starshield) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer (Starshield) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer (Starshield) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer (Components) Apply for Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer (Components) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield) Apply for Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starshield) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Application Software) Apply for Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Application Software) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, C++ (Dragon) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, C++ (Dragon) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead Software Engineer, Application Software (Finance) Apply for Lead Software Engineer, Application Software (Finance) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. HPC Systems Engineer (High Performance Computing) Apply for Sr. HPC Systems Engineer (High Performance Computing) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer (AI Data Engineering) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer (AI Data Engineering) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Full Stack Engineer (Application Software) Apply for Sr. Full Stack Engineer (Application Software) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Site Reliability Engineer - Top Secret Clearance (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Site Reliability Engineer - Top Secret Clearance (Starlink) 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.