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 1,701 to 1,750 of 4,289
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Base salary $175K to $219KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead Software Engineer, Full-Stack - Applications Apply for Lead Software Engineer, Full-Stack - Applications on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $219KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead Software Engineer - Generative AI Apply for Lead Software Engineer - Generative AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $169K to $196KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack - Applications Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack - Applications on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $219KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Agentic AI Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Agentic AI Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $198KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Generative AI Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Generative AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $145K to $198KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $145K to $187KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Platform - Data + AI (Back-End) Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Platform - Data + AI (Back-End) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $145K to $219KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead/Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack – AI Studio Apply for Lead/Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack – AI Studio on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $165KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Full Stack - Applications Apply for Software Engineer, Full Stack - Applications on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Platform Full-Stack Engineer, New Grad 2027 Apply for Platform Full-Stack Engineer, New Grad 2027 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Developer Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Developer Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure (Mid-Senior level) Apply for Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure (Mid-Senior level) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Backend (All Levels) Apply for Software Engineer, Backend (All Levels) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $190KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $150K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Frontend (All Levels) Apply for Software Engineer, Frontend (All Levels) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Forward Deployed (Mid - Senior Level) Apply for Software Engineer, Forward Deployed (Mid - Senior Level) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $164K to $227KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Membership Experience Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Membership Experience on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $133K to $184KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Jade Foundation - AI Financial Partner Apply for Software Engineer, Jade Foundation - AI Financial Partner on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $133K to $184KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Jade Awareness - AI Financial Partner Apply for Software Engineer, Jade Awareness - AI Financial Partner on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Backend Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Backend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $198K to $293KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Platform Engineer - Container Services Apply for Senior Platform Engineer - Container Services on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: GTM Engineer (Founding) Apply for GTM Engineer (Founding) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $122K to $183KAnnual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer, Cameras & CI Apply for Embedded Software Engineer, Cameras & CI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $114K to $228KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Mobile Engineer, iOS Apply for Staff Mobile Engineer, iOS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Tech Lead Manager, Product Growth Apply for Tech Lead Manager, Product Growth on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $170KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer I, Promotions Apply for Software Engineer I, Promotions on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $146,900 to $201,950Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer - Infotainment Software (Apple CarPlay) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer - Infotainment Software (Apple CarPlay) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $215K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Simulation Software Engineer Apply for Sr. Simulation Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $233,990Annual base, USD
View job: GPU Software Architect Apply for GPU Software Architect on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $190KAnnual base, USD
View job: Firmware Engineer - Testing Apply for Firmware Engineer - Testing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $115KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer: Perception (II,III) Apply for Software Engineer: Perception (II,III) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $171K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer, Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $269,175 to $376,844Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Silicon Test Engineer - TeraWave Apply for Principal Silicon Test Engineer - TeraWave on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Flight Test Engineer - Software Automation Apply for Senior Flight Test Engineer - Software Automation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $147,300Annual base, USD
View job: Principal DataOps Engineer (DevOps for Data) Apply for Principal DataOps Engineer (DevOps for Data) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $228K to $279KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Platform Engineer Apply for Senior Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $228K to $279KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Platform Engineer Apply for Senior Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $269,175 to $376,844Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Firmware Engineer – Digital ASIC Apply for Principal Firmware Engineer – Digital ASIC 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 Software Engineer, AI Infra Apply for Senior Software Engineer, AI Infra on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $101,000 to $168,400Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Product Systems Engineer, R&D Apply for Senior Product Systems Engineer, R&D on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Systems Safety Engineer Apply for Sr. Software Systems Safety Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $192,400Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering Technical Leader Apply for Software Engineering Technical Leader on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $166,300Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering Technical Leader Apply for Software Engineering Technical Leader on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Embedded Software Engineer Apply for Senior Embedded Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $133KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Augmented Reality, Level 4 Apply for Software Engineer, Augmented Reality, Level 4 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/Staff Software Engineer, Robotic Applications Apply for Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Robotic Applications on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Systems Engineer, Software Apply for Staff Systems Engineer, Software 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/Staff Software Engineer, Robotic Manufacturing Systems Apply for Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Robotic Manufacturing Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $195K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer – Backend Apply for Senior Software Engineer – Backend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer - Front End Apply for Software Development Engineer - Front End 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 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.