Software engineering jobs in California with a published base of $100K+
Published pay at a glance
4,298 open postings from 498 employers, as of .
- Median published starting base
- $176K
- Median midpoint of published ranges
- $218,900
- Half of postings publish a starting base between
- $149,100 and $202K
- Median published range width
- $70K
- Publish a starting base of $150K+
- 74%
- Publish a starting base of $200K+
- 29%
- $100K - $125K344
- $125K - $150K758
- $150K - $175K981
- $175K - $200K983
- $200K - $225K535
- $225K - $250K275
- $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 3,001 to 3,050 of 4,298
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Base salary $114K to $228KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Engineer, Software Apply for Staff Engineer, Software 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 Mobile Engineer - Android Apply for Staff Mobile Engineer - Android 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 Systems Engineer Apply for Staff Systems 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 Full Stack Engineer - Pleasanton, CA / Sunnyvale, CA Apply for Staff Full Stack Engineer - Pleasanton, CA / Sunnyvale, CA on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $200KAnnual 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 $100K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Embedded Software Engineer Apply for Sr. Embedded Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Associate Staff Full Stack Software Engineer Apply for Associate Staff Full Stack Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $100K to $200KAnnual 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 $216K to $291KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager - Network Health Apply for Engineering Manager - Network Health on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $157,700 to $210,300Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Full Stack Developer & Solutions Architect – AI, Data & Cloud Apply for Principal Full Stack Developer & Solutions Architect – AI, Data & Cloud on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $124,000 to $165,300Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Developer, Software Development Apply for Staff Developer, Software Development on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $110,900 to $147,800Annual base, USD
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Base salary $225K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff, Backend Engineer - Catalog Apply for Staff, Backend Engineer - Catalog on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $274K to $292KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Apply for Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $228K to $242KAnnual base, USD
View job: Data Scientist Manager, Engineering Apply for Data Scientist Manager, Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $202KAnnual base, USD
View job: Hardware-in-the-loop Simulation Engineer Apply for Hardware-in-the-loop Simulation Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $202KAnnual base, USD
View job: Machine Learning Engineer, Perception Apply for Machine Learning Engineer, Perception on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $214K to $268KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Sensing Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Sensing 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 - SF Bay Area Apply for Senior Software Engineer - SF Bay Area on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $178,500 to $241,500Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Product Manager, Fleet Software Apply for Staff Product Manager, Fleet Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $279K to $341KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $228K to $279KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior AI Platform Engineer Apply for Senior AI Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $174K to $261KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr Camera Systems Engineer, Platform Apply for Sr Camera Systems Engineer, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $122K to $183KAnnual base, USD
View job: Test Automation Engineer Apply for Test Automation Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $204K to $276KAnnual base, USD
View job: Manager, Software Engineering Apply for Manager, Software Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer Apply for Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $225KAnnual 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 From $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Distributed Systems Engineer Apply for Distributed Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Test Engineering Manager Apply for Senior Test Engineering Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $315K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Director of Product Management, Software Apply for Director of Product Management, Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $300K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Humanoid Controls Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Humanoid Controls on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Embedded Linux Engineer Apply for Senior Embedded Linux 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, Middleware Productivity Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Middleware Productivity on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Service & Operations Apply for Software Engineer, Service & Operations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Test Automation Engineer Apply for Test Automation Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Integration Engineer Apply for Software Integration Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager – Applied AI Apply for Engineering Manager – Applied AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185K to $245KAnnual base, USD
View job: Enterprise Systems Lead Apply for Enterprise Systems Lead on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Enterprise Systems Architect Apply for Enterprise Systems Architect on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead Embedded Software Engineer Apply for Lead Embedded Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer, Motor Control & Real-Time Systems Apply for Embedded Software Engineer, Motor Control & Real-Time Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $145K to $210KAnnual base, USD
View job: Technical Program Manager, Enterprise Systems Apply for Technical Program Manager, Enterprise Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $190KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Enterprise Systems Apply for Software Engineer, Enterprise Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Technical Program Manager, Software Apply for Technical Program Manager, Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Data Platform Apply for Software Engineer, Data Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Data Visualization Apply for Software Engineer, Data Visualization on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125K to $250KAnnual 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 $100K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer Apply for DevOps / Site Reliability 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 (4,298).
Of the 31% of postings that state a workplace: 2% remote, 50% hybrid, 47% 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 861
- Marketing in California 753
- Program & Project Management in California 750
- Finance & Accounting in California 666
- Sales in California 654
- IT & Security in California 521
- HR & Recruiting in California 520
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.