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 2,751 to 2,800 of 4,289
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Base salary $139,900 to $199,300Annual base, USD
View job: Lead Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Lead Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $121,400 to $173,300Annual 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 $121,400 to $173,300Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Engineer, Software Development Apply for Sr. Engineer, Software Development on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $121,400 to $173,300Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Engineer, Software Development Apply for Sr. Engineer, Software Development on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $121,400 to $173,300Annual 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 $121,400 to $173,300Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Engineer, Software Development Apply for Sr. Engineer, Software Development on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $121,400 to $173,300Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Engineer, Software Development Apply for Sr. Engineer, Software Development on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $107,800 to $162,000Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Sr. Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager - Agentic AI Apply for Engineering Manager - Agentic AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer – Frontend Apply for Staff Software Engineer – Frontend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Systems Engineer (Plaque) Apply for Staff Systems Engineer (Plaque) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $250KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $180K to $215KAnnual 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 $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Platform Engineer (Cloud Foundations) Apply for Senior Platform Engineer (Cloud Foundations) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Platform Engineer (Compute Migration) Apply for Senior Platform Engineer (Compute Migration) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Engineer Apply for Senior Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $205KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Test Engineer Apply for Senior Test Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer (Backend, Infrastructure Focus) Apply for Senior Software Engineer (Backend, Infrastructure Focus) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer (Frontend Focus) Apply for Senior Software Engineer (Frontend Focus) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Product (Mid to Senior) Apply for Software Engineer - Product (Mid to Senior) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Infrastructure (Mid - Senior) Apply for Software Engineer - Infrastructure (Mid - Senior) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $150KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Product (New Grad) Apply for Software Engineer - Product (New Grad) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Product Apply for Software Engineer - Product on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Backend Apply for Software Engineer - Backend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $250KAnnual 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 $120K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Early Career Apply for Software Engineer, Early Career on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Go-to-Market (GTM) Engineer (backed by Y Combinator, $5M+ ARR, $23M+ raised) Apply for Go-to-Market (GTM) Engineer (backed by Y Combinator, $5M+ ARR, $23M+ raised) 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, Enterprise (Full Stack) Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Enterprise (Full Stack) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineering - SDET Apply for Software Development Engineering - SDET on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $159,200Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Full Stack Engineer - Agentic Engineering Apply for Senior Full Stack Engineer - Agentic Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $218,400Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering Architect Apply for Software Engineering Architect on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $166,300Annual base, USD
View job: Technical Leader, SRE/Go development Apply for Technical Leader, SRE/Go development on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Internal Acceleration, Engineer (ASIC) Apply for Internal Acceleration, Engineer (ASIC) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Internal Acceleration, Engineer (Production) Apply for Internal Acceleration, Engineer (Production) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Internal Acceleration, Research Engineer (Production) Apply for Internal Acceleration, Research Engineer (Production) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Internal Acceleration, Engineer (Hardware) Apply for Internal Acceleration, Engineer (Hardware) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Internal Acceleration, Research Engineer (Hardware) Apply for Internal Acceleration, Research Engineer (Hardware) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Internal Acceleration, Research Engineer (ASIC) Apply for Internal Acceleration, Research Engineer (ASIC) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $162,400 to $290,000Annual base, USD
View job: Staff or Senior Firmware Engineer Apply for Staff or Senior Firmware Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $110K to $145KAnnual base, USD
View job: Associate Embedded Software Engineer Apply for Associate Embedded Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $310KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Frontend Apply for Software Engineer, Frontend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $310KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Growth Apply for Software Engineer, Growth on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $195K to $285KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Test Automation Engineer Apply for Principal Test Automation Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Inference Performance Engineer Apply for Senior Staff Inference Performance Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $155K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Test & Release Engineer, Inference Cloud Apply for Staff Test & Release Engineer, Inference Cloud on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $117,200Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering - MTS, Trust Intelligence Platform Apply for Software Engineering - MTS, Trust Intelligence Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Internal Acceleration, Research Engineer (Kernels) Apply for Internal Acceleration, Research Engineer (Kernels) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $201,300 to $352,300Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff AI-Native DevOps Engineer Apply for Senior Staff AI-Native DevOps Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $176,100 to $308,200Annual base, USD
View job: Staff AI-Native DevOps Engineer Apply for Staff AI-Native DevOps 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, Network Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Network Infrastructure 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.

