Software engineering jobs in California with a published base of $100K+
Published pay at a glance
4,307 open postings from 501 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 $202,500
- Median published range width
- $70K
- Publish a starting base of $150K+
- 74%
- Publish a starting base of $200K+
- 29%
- $100K - $125K348
- $125K - $150K759
- $150K - $175K979
- $175K - $200K986
- $200K - $225K537
- $225K - $250K276
- $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
1,711 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.
Jobs 3,251 to 3,300 of 4,307
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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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Base salary $290K to $435KAnnual base, USD
View job: Developer Relations Manager, Claude Platform Apply for Developer Relations Manager, Claude Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $225K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineering Manager – KV Cache Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineering Manager – KV Cache Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, AiDP Apply for Staff Software Engineer, AiDP on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Forge Apply for Software Engineer, Forge on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $400KAnnual 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 $230K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Frontend Engineer Apply for Staff Frontend Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Platform Engineer Apply for Staff Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Backend Engineer Apply for Staff Backend Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $210K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Backend Engineer Apply for Senior Backend Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $210KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $180K to $210KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $200K to $300KAnnual 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 $180K to $240KAnnual 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 $180K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Product Engineer (Full Stack) Apply for Senior Product Engineer (Full Stack) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $275K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Head of Engineering Apply for Head of Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $290KAnnual 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 $200K 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 $180K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Founding Data Engineer Apply for Founding Data Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $195KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $150K to $250KAnnual 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 $150K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead Robotics Platform Engineer Apply for Lead Robotics Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Robotics Engineer, AI & Software Apply for Robotics Engineer, AI & Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $250KAnnual 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 $150K to $180KAnnual 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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Base salary $140K to $165KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $130K to $160KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $225K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Growth Apply for Engineering Manager, Growth on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $225K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager/TLM, Platform Apply for Engineering Manager/TLM, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $280KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $140K to $185KAnnual 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 $229,950 to $293,835Annual base, USD
View job: Director, Software & Firmware Engineering Apply for Director, Software & Firmware Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170,246 to $223,455Annual base, USD
View job: Manager, Site Reliability Engineering Apply for Manager, Site Reliability Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166,463 to $194,218Annual 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 $147,959 to $184,966Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Test Engineer, Systems Test Apply for Staff Test Engineer, Systems Test on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147,959 to $184,966Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Platform Engineer Apply for Staff Platform 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 (4,307).
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 2,096
- Product in California 863
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- Program & Project Management in California 754
- Finance & Accounting in California 669
- Sales in California 659
- HR & Recruiting in California 522
- IT & Security in California 522
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.

