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 1,551 to 1,600 of 4,289
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Base salary $165K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, HITL - Top Secret Clearance Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, HITL - Top Secret Clearance 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, C++ (Simulations) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, C++ (Simulations) 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, Network Observability (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Network Observability (Starlink) 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 Infrastructure (Starshield) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (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. Full Stack Software Engineer Apply for Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer 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, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) Apply for Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (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. Full Stack Engineer, Finance Apply for Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Finance 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, Platform Systems Apply for Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Platform Systems 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, Employee Experience Apply for Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Employee Experience 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 (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Site Reliability 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. Full Stack Engineer, Manufacturing Systems Apply for Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Manufacturing Systems 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, Internal Systems Apply for Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Internal Systems 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. 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 $165K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Telemetry (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Telemetry (Starlink) 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 Infrastructure (Starshield) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure (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. Application Software Engineer Apply for Sr. Application Software Engineer 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. Simulation Software Engineer (Vehicle Engineering) Apply for Sr. Simulation Software Engineer (Vehicle 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. Software Engineer, Components Test (Starshield) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Components Test (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, Simulations (Vehicle Engineering) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Simulations (Vehicle Engineering) 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, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) Apply for Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, AI Infrastructure (Starshield) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Site Reliability Engineer (Starlink) 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, Additive Manufacturing (Raptor) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Additive Manufacturing (Raptor) 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. 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 $165K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Engineer Apply for Sr. High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Engineer 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 (Procurement) Apply for Lead Software Engineer, Application Software (Procurement) 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, Propulsion Simulation & Data Analysis (Raptor) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Propulsion Simulation & Data Analysis (Raptor) 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. RF Software Engineer (Starshield) Apply for Sr. RF 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: Lead Software Engineer, Finance Apply for Lead Software Engineer, 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. Software Engineer (Components) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer (Components) 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, Components Test (Starshield) Apply for Lead Software Engineer, Components Test (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. Software Engineer (Starfall) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer (Starfall) 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, Developer Systems Apply for Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Developer Systems 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, Platform Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Platform 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 Apply for Sr. Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack) - Build Reliability Apply for Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack) - Build Reliability on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $225KAnnual 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 $160K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Data (Starlink) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Data (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer (Flight Reliability) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer (Flight Reliability) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Continuous Integration (Starship) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Continuous Integration (Starship) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Flight Software (Starship) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Flight Software (Starship) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Security (Starship) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Security (Starship) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $155K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield) Apply for Lead Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: New Graduate Engineer, Software Security - '26/'27 (Starlink) Apply for New Graduate Engineer, Software Security - '26/'27 (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: New Graduate Engineer, Software Security - '26/'27 (Starlink) Apply for New Graduate Engineer, Software Security - '26/'27 (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Starlink Network Apply for Software Engineer, Starlink Network on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Infrastructure Engineer (Starlink) Apply for Software Infrastructure Engineer (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Platform / Infrastructure (Starlink) Apply for Software Engineer, Platform / Infrastructure (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: New Graduate Engineer, Software - '26/'27 (Starlink) Apply for New Graduate Engineer, Software - '26/'27 (Starlink) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Inference (AI Data Engineering) Apply for Software Engineer, Inference (AI Data Engineering) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Low Latency Computing (Starlink) Apply for Software Engineer, Low Latency Computing (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 (4,289).
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.
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- All jobs in California
- All software engineering jobs
- Engineering (non-software) in California 2,090
- Product in California 859
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- 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.