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.
- Software Engineer, Growth, Notion
- Software Engineer, C++ (Onboard Platform), Applied Intuition
- Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Growth), Discord
- Member of Technical Staff, VA, Abridge
- Senior Software Engineer - Lab Automation, Roche
Jobs 251 to 300 of 4,289
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Base salary $272K to $320KAnnual 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 $125K to $222KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, C++ (Onboard Platform) Apply for Software Engineer, C++ (Onboard Platform) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Growth) Apply for Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Growth) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210,800 to $248,000Annual base, USD
View job: Member of Technical Staff, VA Apply for Member of Technical Staff, VA on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $142,500 to $264,700Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Lab Automation Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Lab Automation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152,300 to $246,400Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Site Reliability Engineer (AIOps) Apply for Principal Site Reliability Engineer (AIOps) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Infrastructure Engineer Apply for Infrastructure Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $345,040 to $399,420Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Build Platform Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Build Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196K to $294KAnnual 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 $224,000 to $431,250Annual base, USD
View job: Manager, Chip Software Apply for Manager, Chip Software 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 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 From $197,300Annual base, USD
View job: Identity- Software Engineer, Principal Member Technical Staff Apply for Identity- Software Engineer, Principal Member Technical Staff on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $172,500Annual base, USD
View job: Lead Software Engineer, Backend – Enterprise Productivity Apply for Lead Software Engineer, Backend – Enterprise Productivity on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $170KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Quality Engineer Apply for Software Quality Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $172,500Annual base, USD
View job: Lead Software Engineer, Backend – Enterprise Productivity Apply for Lead Software Engineer, Backend – Enterprise Productivity on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Robotic Systems Apply for Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Robotic Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185,955 to $269,273Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Applications Engineering Manager, Power uModule Group Apply for Senior Applications Engineering Manager, Power uModule Group on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165,600 to $227,700Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise AI Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise AI Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $163,530 to $224,854Annual base, USD
View job: Firmware Field Applications Engineer - Hyperscaler Data Center Accounts Apply for Firmware Field Applications Engineer - Hyperscaler Data Center Accounts on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130,168 to $188,490Annual base, USD
View job: Staff ATE Test Engineer Apply for Staff ATE Test 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: Senior Principal Software Engineer – GlobalProtect (Windows & macOS Internals) Apply for Senior Principal Software Engineer – GlobalProtect (Windows & macOS Internals) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $340KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer (Application Software) Apply for Principal Software Engineer (Application Software) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Site Reliability Engineer (Application Software) Apply for Site Reliability Engineer (Application Software) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $356,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior ASIC Front End Infrastructure Engineer Apply for Senior ASIC Front End Infrastructure Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $291K to $409KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff / Senior Staff Software Engineer - Collision Avoidance System Apply for Staff / Senior Staff Software Engineer - Collision Avoidance System 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 Software Engineer - AI/ML Inference Engineering Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer - AI/ML Inference Engineering 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, Performance (Tech Lead) - Veza Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer, Performance (Tech Lead) - Veza on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $181,200 to $317,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer - AI/ML Inference Engineering Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer - AI/ML Inference Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $197,300Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering, AI Systems (PMTS) Apply for Software Engineering, AI Systems (PMTS) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $190KAnnual 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 $150K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Founding Software Engineer Apply for Founding 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: 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 $175K to $225KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary From $160,100Annual 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 From $148,200Annual base, USD
View job: P4 Sr Software Development Engineer Apply for P4 Sr Software Development Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $231K to $378KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Staff Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure Apply for Principal Staff Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $173K to $259KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Flight Software Engineer Apply for Principal Flight Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $188,500 to $265,000Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Development Engineer Apply for Principal Software Development Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $129,300 to $172,300Annual base, USD
View job: Full Stack Senior Software Engineer (Remote in CA) Apply for Full Stack Senior Software Engineer (Remote in CA) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $129,300 to $172,300Annual base, USD
View job: Full Stack Senior Software Engineer (Remote in CA) Apply for Full Stack Senior Software Engineer (Remote in CA) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $129,300 to $172,300Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer (CA - Remote) Apply for Senior Software Engineer (CA - Remote) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $287,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Software Engineer, Containers, Kubernetes, and Confidential Computing Apply for Senior Systems Software Engineer, Containers, Kubernetes, and Confidential Computing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $191K to $254KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering Manager Apply for Software Engineering Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $132K to $175KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $159,800 to $235,000Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Developer Experience, Android Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Developer Experience, Android on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $146K to $218KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Engineer, Product Software Apply for Staff Engineer, Product Software 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: Senior Principal Software Engineer, Tools & Platforms (Cortex) Apply for Senior Principal Software Engineer, Tools & Platforms (Cortex) 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 - Embedded Systems Apply for Software Engineering Technical Leader - Embedded Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185K to $254KAnnual base, USD
View job: Systems Engineering Manager Apply for Systems Engineering Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $179,500 to $246,500Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer IV - (E4) Apply for Software Engineer IV - (E4) 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.