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 3,201 to 3,250 of 4,289
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Base salary $153K to $242KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, MetalDev Apply for Senior Software Engineer, MetalDev on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153K to $242KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Firmware Engineer Apply for Senior Firmware Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153K to $204KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, PKI Apply for Senior Software Engineer, PKI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K 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 $198,600 to $292,000Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Planning & Controls - Autonomy & Robotics, DoorDash Air Apply for Software Engineer, Planning & Controls - Autonomy & Robotics, DoorDash Air 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: Staff Software Engineering, Backend (All Teams) Apply for Staff Software Engineering, Backend (All Teams) 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, Mobile Developer Experience Apply for Engineering Manager, Mobile Developer Experience 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: Software Engineer, Visualization Tools | DoorDash Labs Apply for Software Engineer, Visualization Tools | DoorDash Labs 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: Firmware Validation & Integration Engineer Apply for Firmware Validation & Integration Engineer 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, Data Apply for Engineering Manager, Data 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, Parcel Apply for Engineering Manager, Parcel 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, DoorDash for Business Apply for Engineering Manager, DoorDash for Business 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, Merchant Tablet Apply for Engineering Manager, Merchant Tablet 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: Staff Software Technical Program Manager - Autonomy & Robotics Apply for Staff Software Technical Program Manager - Autonomy & Robotics on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168K to $247KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Robotics Infrastructure - Autonomy & Robotics, DoorDash Air Apply for Software Engineer, Robotics Infrastructure - Autonomy & Robotics, DoorDash Air on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168K to $247KAnnual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer (Firmware) - DoorDash Air Apply for Embedded Software Engineer (Firmware) - DoorDash Air on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $159,800 to $235,000Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Storage - Distributed Caching Apply for Software Engineer, Storage - Distributed Caching on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $159,800 to $235,000Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Build Systems & CI Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Build Systems & CI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $159,800 to $235,000Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, iOS Apply for Senior Software Engineer, iOS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $159,800 to $235,000Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Spark Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Spark Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $159,800 to $235,000Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Backend (All Teams) Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Backend (All Teams) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $159,800 to $235,000Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Code Quality Apply for Software Engineer, Code Quality on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,800 to $211,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering 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, Full Stack - Developer Insights Apply for Software Engineer, Full Stack - Developer Insights 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, Spark Platform Apply for Software Engineer, Spark Platform 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 - Developer Experience, Android Apply for Software Engineer - Developer Experience, Android 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, Data and AI Platform Apply for Software Engineer, Data and AI Platform 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 Engineering, Android (All Teams) Apply for Software Engineering, Android (All Teams) 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, Backend (All Teams) Apply for Software Engineer, Backend (All Teams) 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, ML Serving Platform Apply for Software Engineer, ML Serving Platform 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, iOS Apply for Software Engineer, iOS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $117,500 to $172,800Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Data Engineering Apply for Software Engineer, Data Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Distributed Systems Apply for Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Distributed Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $217K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Platform Apply for Engineering Manager, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Senior Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Backend Engineer, Agent Infrastructure Apply for Staff Backend Engineer, Agent Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Platform Fullstack Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Platform Fullstack on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Full Stack Software Engineer Apply for Staff Full Stack Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer Apply for Senior/Staff DevOps 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: 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 $235K to $305KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Robotic Software Engineer Apply for Principal Robotic Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Robotic Software Engineer Apply for Sr. Robotic Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $220KAnnual 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 $125K to $160KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $110K to $140KAnnual base, USD
View job: Full-Stack Engineer Apply for Full-Stack Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $325KAnnual 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 $170K to $325KAnnual 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 $190,900 to $334,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer - Agentic AI Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer - Agentic AI 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 Acceleration Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform Acceleration on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Claude Platform Apply for Engineering Manager, Claude Platform 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.

