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 2,301 to 2,350 of 4,289
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Base salary $195,800 to $293,800Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer – Platform Security Apply for Senior Software Engineer – Platform Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $176,600 to $265,000Annual base, USD
View job: SRE, AI Inference Engineer Apply for SRE, AI Inference Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $124,800 to $187,200Annual base, USD
View job: Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) – II Apply for Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) – II on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Backend Engineer Apply for Senior Backend Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $148,500Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering SMTS Apply for Software Engineering SMTS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $252,500 to $346,500Annual base, USD
View job: Director, Software Engineer (Prisma Access) Apply for Director, Software Engineer (Prisma Access) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $111,500 to $180,400Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Engineer Software — SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Apply for Staff Engineer Software — SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $145KAnnual base, USD
View job: EII Cloud Software Engineer - Cloud (Hybrid) Apply for EII Cloud Software Engineer - Cloud (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $225K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Founding Machine Learning Engineer Apply for Founding Machine Learning Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Robotics Software Engineer (Perception & Localization) Apply for Senior Robotics Software Engineer (Perception & Localization) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Machine Learning Engineer Apply for Senior Machine Learning Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Full Stack Software Engineer Apply for Senior Full Stack Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer Apply for Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $190KAnnual base, USD
View job: Robotics Software Engineer (Perception & Localization) Apply for Robotics Software Engineer (Perception & Localization) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Founding Design Engineer Apply for Founding Design Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $187,100Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Distributed Systems Engineer Apply for Principal Distributed Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $214,666 to $321,999Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Apply for Staff Cloud Infrastructure Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Native Mobile Apply for Software Engineer, Native Mobile on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $216,000 to $329,400Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager - Consumer Apply for Engineering Manager - Consumer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Product Apply for Engineering Manager, Product 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 Apply for Senior Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Platform Apply for Software Engineer, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Member of Technical Staff, Data Infrastructure Apply for Member of Technical Staff, Data Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Knowledge Engine – Query Engine Apply for Software Engineer, Knowledge Engine – Query Engine on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $115K to $130KAnnual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer Apply for Embedded Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer, Autonomous Revenue Operations Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Revenue Operations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $145K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer in Test (Modeling and Simulation) Apply for Staff Software Engineer in Test (Modeling and Simulation) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $339K to $455KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff/Principal Software Engineer - GPU System Software, Onboard Execution Apply for Senior Staff/Principal Software Engineer - GPU System Software, Onboard Execution on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Mobile Engineer (React Native) Apply for Senior Mobile Engineer (React Native) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: GNC Software Engineer Apply for GNC Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Flight Controls & Guidance Software Engineer Apply for Flight Controls & Guidance Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: GNC Software Engineer Apply for GNC Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager (AI) Apply for Engineering Manager (AI) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156,800 to $235,200Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Resource Automation Apply for Software Engineer, Resource Automation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156,800 to $235,200Annual base, USD
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Base salary $100K to $120KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $185,805 to $260,127Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Consumer 360 Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Consumer 360 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $212K to $267KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Software-Hardware Integration Technical Program Manager - Autonomy Apply for Senior/Staff Software-Hardware Integration Technical Program Manager - Autonomy on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $110K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - HYBRID Apply for Staff Software Engineer - HYBRID on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $193,800 to $285,000Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Personalization Apply for Engineering Manager, Personalization on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $300KAnnual 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: 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 From $149,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Platform Software Engineer – AI/ML & GPU Infrastructure Apply for Senior Platform Software Engineer – AI/ML & GPU Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Full Stack Tech Lead - Senior Apply for Full Stack Tech Lead - Senior on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Data Engineer - Data Platform Apply for Data Engineer - Data Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Applications & Data Program Manager Apply for Software Applications & Data Program Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Solutions Engineer (SoCal) Apply for Solutions Engineer (SoCal) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Solutions Engineer (NorCal) Apply for Solutions Engineer (NorCal) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Agent Delivery Apply for Software Engineer, Agent Delivery 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 Software Engineer (Fullstack) Apply for Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack) 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 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.


