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 1,751 to 1,800 of 4,289
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Base salary $150K to $190KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Development Engineer Apply for Senior Software Development Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $190KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Development Engineer Apply for Senior Software Development Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $176,500 to $228,000Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer II Apply for Senior Software Engineer II on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Machine Learning: Multimodal Foundation Models Apply for Machine Learning: Multimodal Foundation Models on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Machine Learning: World Models Apply for Machine Learning: World Models on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Machine Learning: Whole-Body Control Apply for Machine Learning: Whole-Body Control on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: ML Infra - Data Infrastructure Apply for ML Infra - Data Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $295KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Platform Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $295KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Product Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Product on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $295KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Product Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Product on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $265KAnnual 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 $120K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Backend & Data Apply for Software Engineer, Backend & Data on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer Apply for Staff Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager Apply for Engineering Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $195K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Full Stack Engineer Apply for Senior Full Stack Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $285KAnnual base, USD
View job: Full-Stack/Front-end Engineer Apply for Full-Stack/Front-end Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $285KAnnual base, USD
View job: Console Engineer (Full-Stack) Apply for Console Engineer (Full-Stack) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $285KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer Generalist Apply for Software Engineer Generalist on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $285KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $275K to $320KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal/Architect Software Engineer Apply for Principal/Architect Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Experiences) Apply for Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Experiences) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166,500 to $185,000Annual base, USD
View job: Software engineer, cloud infrastructure Apply for Software engineer, cloud infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $154K to $188KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $170K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Full Stack Engineer (Evergreen) Apply for Senior Full Stack Engineer (Evergreen) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Full Stack Engineer Apply for Senior Full Stack Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack | Product Engineering Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack | Product Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Backend | Product Engineering - SF Only Apply for Software Engineer, Backend | Product Engineering - SF Only on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: University Grad – Product Engineer (2026-2027) - Los Angeles or San Francisco Apply for University Grad – Product Engineer (2026-2027) - Los Angeles or San Francisco on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $370,040 to $394,900Annual base, USD
View job: Tech Lead Manager - ML Autonomy Performance Apply for Tech Lead Manager - ML Autonomy Performance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $347,000 to $437,900Annual base, USD
View job: Distinguished Engineer, Embedded Vehicle Software Apply for Distinguished Engineer, Embedded Vehicle Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $276,100 to $311,400Annual base, USD
View job: SRE Manager, Vehicle Software Apply for SRE Manager, Vehicle Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $276,100 to $293,750Annual base, USD
View job: Systems Engineer, Robotaxi Apply for Systems Engineer, Robotaxi on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $276,100 to $311,400Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Validation Tech Lead / Manager, L4 Driverless Autonomy Apply for Principal Validation Tech Lead / Manager, L4 Driverless Autonomy on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $276,100 to $293,750Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer Engineer, Model Development Platform Apply for Staff Software Engineer Engineer, Model Development Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $276,100 to $311,400Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, AI Libraries Apply for Staff Software Engineer, AI Libraries on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $276,100 to $311,400Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Validation Systems Engineer, AI Validation Apply for Staff Validation Systems Engineer, AI Validation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $276,100 to $293,750Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, App SW - Embedded Apply for Engineering Manager, App SW - Embedded on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $275K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Platform Integration, Robot Software Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Platform Integration, Robot Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $275K to $293KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - OS, Robot Software Apply for Staff Software Engineer - OS, Robot Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Embedded Software Test Engineer, Onboard Test Automation Apply for Senior Embedded Software Test Engineer, Onboard Test Automation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $209,700 to $266,800Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Data Ingestion Apply for Software Engineer, Data Ingestion on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $209,700 to $311,400Annual base, USD
View job: Full Stack Software Engineer, Evaluation Tools Apply for Full Stack Software Engineer, Evaluation Tools on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $209,700 to $238,250Annual base, USD
View job: Site Reliability Engineer, Vehicle Software Apply for Site Reliability Engineer, Vehicle Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $209,700 to $238,250Annual base, USD
View job: Application Software Engineer - Embedded Software C++ Apply for Application Software Engineer - Embedded Software C++ on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $209,700 to $238,250Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Fleet Management Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Fleet Management on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $209K to $310KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Simulation Apply for Software Engineer, Simulation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Platform Integration, Robot Software Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Platform Integration, Robot Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - OS, Robot Software Apply for Senior Software Engineer - OS, Robot Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $176,500 to $198,650Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Fleet Management Apply for Software Engineer, Fleet Management on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140,160 to $219,000Annual base, USD
View job: UX/UI Designer – Scientific Software Apply for UX/UI Designer – Scientific Software 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 520
- 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.
