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 3,601 to 3,650 of 4,289
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Base salary $155K to $195KAnnual 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 $130K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Flight Software Engineer Apply for Flight Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Embedded Apply for Software Engineer, Embedded on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $125,000 to $137,500Annual base, USD
View job: Flight Software Engineer (Early) Apply for Flight Software Engineer (Early) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $105,500 to $168,800Annual 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 $211,650 to $286,350Annual 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 $146,200 to $239,200Annual base, USD
View job: Systems Engineer - Digital Signal Processing (Lead or Senior) Apply for Systems Engineer - Digital Signal Processing (Lead or Senior) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135,150 to $182,850Annual base, USD
View job: Experienced Hardware Emulation Software Engineer Apply for Experienced Hardware Emulation Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135,150 to $232,300Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Experienced or Lead) Apply for Software Engineer (Experienced or Lead) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $126,650 to $213,900Annual base, USD
View job: Satellite Data Systems Full-Stack Software Engineer (Experienced or Senior) Apply for Satellite Data Systems Full-Stack Software Engineer (Experienced or Senior) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $119,850 to $197,800Annual base, USD
View job: DevOps Developer (Experienced or Senior) Apply for DevOps Developer (Experienced or Senior) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $112,200 to $182,850Annual base, USD
View job: Software Test & Verification Engineer (Experienced/Senior) Apply for Software Test & Verification Engineer (Experienced/Senior) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $106,250 to $182,850Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Associate or Experienced) Apply for Software Engineer (Associate or Experienced) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $106,250 to $182,850Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer | Vehicle Management Systems (Associate or Experienced) Apply for Software Engineer | Vehicle Management Systems (Associate or Experienced) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $106,250 to $182,850Annual base, USD
View job: Software Systems Engineer (Associate or Experienced) Apply for Software Systems Engineer (Associate or Experienced) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $106,250 to $232,300Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Associate, Experienced or Senior) | Bixby Apply for Software Engineer (Associate, Experienced or Senior) | Bixby on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $214,200 to $294,000Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Engineering Manager Test/Automation - Prisma Access Apply for Senior Engineering Manager Test/Automation - Prisma Access on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $197,200 to $319,000Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager – Backend & Infrastructure (AI Posture) Apply for Engineering Manager – Backend & Infrastructure (AI Posture) 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 (Cortex Platform) Apply for Senior Principal Software Engineer (Cortex Platform) 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 (Prisma Access) Apply for Senior Principal Software Engineer (Prisma Access) 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: Sr Principal Engineer Software Apply for Sr Principal Engineer Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175,400 to $283,800Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Site Reliability Engineer, Compute Infrastructure Apply for Principal Site Reliability Engineer, Compute Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $277KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Principal Engineer Software Apply for Senior Principal Engineer Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $170K to $277KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Principal Engineer Software (Advanced DNS Resolver) Apply for Senior Principal Engineer Software (Advanced DNS Resolver) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165,000 to $267,500Annual base, USD
View job: Manager, Software Engineering - Production Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure (Chronosphere) Apply for Manager, Software Engineering - Production Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure (Chronosphere) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165,000 to $267,500Annual base, USD
View job: Manager, Software Engineering (Cortex Platform) Apply for Manager, Software Engineering (Cortex Platform) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156,400 to $253,000Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Engineer Software - Backend (Prisma AIRS) Apply for Principal Engineer Software - Backend (Prisma AIRS) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156,400 to $253,000Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Site Reliability Engineer / DevOps (Prisma AIRS) Apply for Principal Site Reliability Engineer / DevOps (Prisma AIRS) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156,400 to $253,000Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Engineer Software Apply for Principal Engineer Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156,400 to $253,000Annual base, USD
View job: Principal AI Tool Engineer for Software Automation/Testing Apply for Principal AI Tool Engineer for Software Automation/Testing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156,400 to $253,000Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Engineer Software (Prisma AIRS Core Services Backend) Apply for Principal Engineer Software (Prisma AIRS Core Services Backend) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156,400 to $253,000Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer Apply for Principal Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156,400 to $253,000Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Engineer Software (Prisma AIRS Backend - Runtime Security) Apply for Principal Engineer Software (Prisma AIRS Backend - Runtime Security) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153,700 to $248,600Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Staff IT Software Engineer Apply for Sr Staff IT Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153,700 to $248,600Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Staff Software Engineer (AI Platform) Apply for Sr. Staff Software Engineer (AI Platform) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153,700 to $248,600Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Staff Software Engineer Apply for Sr Staff Software Engineer 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 (ADEM) Apply for Principal Site Reliability Engineer (ADEM) 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: Senior Software Engineer - AI Security Apply for Senior Software Engineer - AI Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $151,600 to $245,300Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Principal Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $151,000 to $244,200Annual base, USD
View job: Principal DevOps Engineer (US Citizen) Apply for Principal DevOps Engineer (US Citizen) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $151,000 to $244,200Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Site Reliability Engineer Apply for Principal Site Reliability Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147,000 to $237,500Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Engineer Software (Strata Cloud Control Plane) (Evergreen) Apply for Principal Engineer Software (Strata Cloud Control Plane) (Evergreen) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147,000 to $237,500Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer (PAN OS Cloud Applications) Apply for Principal Software Engineer (PAN OS Cloud Applications) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147,000 to $237,500Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer (Cortex Platform) Apply for Principal Software Engineer (Cortex Platform) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147,000 to $237,500Annual base, USD
View job: Principal SRE Engineer (US Citizen) Apply for Principal SRE Engineer (US Citizen) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147,000 to $237,500Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer (Cloud NGFW) Apply for Principal Software Engineer (Cloud NGFW) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147,000 to $237,500Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer – Backend (Machine Identity Security, SaaS Control Plane) Apply for Principal Software Engineer – Backend (Machine Identity Security, SaaS Control Plane) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147,000 to $237,500Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Engineer Software - Storage (Chronosphere) Apply for Principal Engineer Software - Storage (Chronosphere) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147,000 to $237,500Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Engineer Software, Dev & Production Infrastructure (Chronosphere) Apply for Principal Engineer Software, Dev & Production Infrastructure (Chronosphere) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $147,000 to $237,500Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Engineer Software Apply for Principal Engineer Software 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 2,091
- 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.