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 2,401 to 2,450 of 4,289
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Base salary $180K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer (Oakland, CA Office) Apply for Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer (Oakland, CA Office) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, AI Team (Oakland, CA) Apply for Senior Software Engineer, AI Team (Oakland, CA) 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, ML Infra Apply for Software Engineer, ML Infra on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $155K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Ads Platform Apply for Software Engineer, Ads Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Lifecycle & Messaging Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Lifecycle & Messaging Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $175KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, ML Infra (Junior & New Grad) Apply for Software Engineer, ML Infra (Junior & New Grad) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $214,500 to $300,000Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Manufacturing Systems Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Manufacturing Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $163,500 to $228,500Annual 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 $219,800 to $274,700Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer Apply for Principal Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Frontend Systems Architect Apply for Frontend Systems Architect on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $250KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $140K to $215KAnnual 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 $130K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - 3D Graphics Apply for Software Engineer - 3D Graphics on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $135KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Quality Triage Specialist Apply for Software Quality Triage Specialist on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130,600 to $192,000Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Reliability Platform Apply for Software Engineer, Reliability Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196,500 to $291,500Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Staff Software Engineer, AI Innovation Apply for Sr Staff Software Engineer, AI Innovation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190,900 to $334,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer, Integrations (Tech Lead) — Veza Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer, Integrations (Tech Lead) — Veza 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, AI Systems (SMTS) Apply for Software Engineering, AI Systems (SMTS) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $165KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering Supervisor - Test Systems Apply for Software Engineering Supervisor - Test Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272K to $355KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Engineering Manager, Backend Platform Apply for Senior Engineering Manager, Backend Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $221,200 to $387,100Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer Apply for Principal Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,200 to $243,400Annual 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 $143,200 to $243,400Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Software Engineer - Agent Identity Security - Veza Apply for Sr Software Engineer - Agent Identity Security - Veza on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Systems Engineer (Firmware) Apply for Systems Engineer (Firmware) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $157,500 to $190,833Annual base, USD
View job: Developer Relations Manager Apply for Developer Relations Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $136,300 to $231,700Annual 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 $140K to $190KAnnual base, USD
View job: AI Platform Engineer, 2027 New Grad Apply for AI Platform Engineer, 2027 New Grad on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $190KAnnual base, USD
View job: AI/ML Engineer, 2027 New Grad Apply for AI/ML Engineer, 2027 New Grad on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $190KAnnual base, USD
View job: AI Product Engineer, 2027 New Grad Apply for AI Product Engineer, 2027 New Grad on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196K to $227KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Tech Foundations Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Tech Foundations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272K to $355KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, AI Platform Apply for Engineering Manager, AI Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $231K to $325KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $204K to $343KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager - Autonomy Storage Infra Apply for Engineering Manager - Autonomy Storage Infra 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, Platform Safety Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform Safety on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125,700 to $194,800Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Federal Apply for Software Engineer - Federal on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $380K to $500KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, TPU Compilers Apply for Software Engineer, TPU Compilers on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $245KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Crypto Engineer (TS//SCI) Apply for Principal Crypto Engineer (TS//SCI) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $197KAnnual base, USD
View job: Build and Release Engineer (DevOps) Apply for Build and Release Engineer (DevOps) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $228K to $237KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Backend Software Engineer Apply for Senior Backend Software Engineer 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 Software Systems Engineer Apply for Staff Software Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $183,600 to $297,000Annual base, USD
View job: Principal AI Platform Engineer Apply for Principal AI Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $268K to $321KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Cell Orchestration Apply for Software Engineer, Cell Orchestration on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead Software Engineer, RTOS-based Automotive Platforms Apply for Lead Software Engineer, RTOS-based Automotive Platforms on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead Software Engineer, Infotainment/Connectivity Platform Apply for Lead Software Engineer, Infotainment/Connectivity Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $232K to $268KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer, Recognition Platform Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer, Recognition Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $178KAnnual base, USD
View job: Fullstack Software Engineer (Platform) Apply for Fullstack Software Engineer (Platform) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $119,850 to $197,800Annual base, USD
View job: Systems Engineer - Sys Architecting, Requirements & Interfaces (Experienced, Lead) Apply for Systems Engineer - Sys Architecting, Requirements & Interfaces (Experienced, Lead) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $106,250 to $232,300Annual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Senior) Apply for Embedded Software Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Senior) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $245KAnnual base, USD
View job: Developer Advocate - Volcano Apply for Developer Advocate - Volcano on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Fullstack Engineer Apply for Senior Fullstack Engineer 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.

