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 3,651 to 3,700 of 4,289
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Base salary $147,000 to $237,500Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - ADEM Agent (Client/Endpoint Focus) Apply for Principal Software Engineer - ADEM Agent (Client/Endpoint Focus) 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 (DLP) Apply for Principal Engineer Software (DLP) 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 (XSOAR) Apply for Principal Engineer Software (XSOAR) 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 Automation/Test Engineer Apply for Principal Software Automation/Test 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 (AIOps) Apply for Principal Engineer Software (AIOps) 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 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 $147,000 to $237,500Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Engineer Software, Tools & Platforms (Cortex) Apply for Principal Engineer Software, Tools & Platforms (Cortex) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $145,000 to $235,500Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Staff IT AI Software Engineer Apply for Sr Staff IT AI Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $134,600 to $217,800Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Engineer Software (Cortex XSOAR) Apply for Senior Staff Engineer Software (Cortex XSOAR) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $134,600 to $217,800Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer Linux - C/C++ (Global Protect) Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer Linux - C/C++ (Global Protect) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $134,600 to $217,800Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Staff Software Engineer (AI SW Integration - Prisma AIRS) Apply for Sr Staff Software Engineer (AI SW Integration - Prisma AIRS) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $132,600 to $214,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Cortex) Apply for Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Cortex) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $129,790 to $169,500Annual 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 $126,000 to $204,500Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Staff Engineer Software Apply for Sr Staff Engineer Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $126,000 to $204,500Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Staff Engineer Software Apply for Sr Staff Engineer Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $126,000 to $204,500Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Staff Engineer Software (Strata Cloud Control Plane) Apply for Sr. Staff Engineer Software (Strata Cloud Control Plane) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $126,000 to $204,500Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Staff Engineer Software, Infrastructure Reliability (Chronosphere) Apply for Sr. Staff Engineer Software, Infrastructure Reliability (Chronosphere) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $124,500 to $201,300Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer(Cloudops) Apply for Staff Software Engineer(Cloudops) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $106,000 to $170,500Annual base, USD
View job: Staff IT Software Engineer (Fedramp) Apply for Staff IT Software Engineer (Fedramp) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $106,000 to $170,500Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer Apply for Sr. Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $104,000 to $169,500Annual 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 $160K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. II Full Stack Engineer, Cloud Native - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid, Sunnyvale) Apply for Sr. II Full Stack Engineer, Cloud Native - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid, Sunnyvale) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, SDET - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid) Apply for Engineering Manager, SDET - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer - Mac Sensor (Remote) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer - Mac Sensor (Remote) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Infrastructure (Remote) Apply for Engineering Manager, Infrastructure (Remote) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Engineer - Linux Sensor SDET (Hybrid) Apply for Sr. Engineer - Linux Sensor SDET (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer - Sensor - Cloud Runtime Protection (Hybrid) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer - Sensor - Cloud Runtime Protection (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Cloud Native - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid, Sunnyvale) Apply for Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Cloud Native - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid, Sunnyvale) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Infrastructure Engineer, TechOps CICD (Remote) Apply for Sr. Infrastructure Engineer, TechOps CICD (Remote) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Sensor - Core Libraries (Hybrid) Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Sensor - Core Libraries (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $140K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Cloud Backend - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid) Apply for Engineering Manager, Cloud Backend - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer III, Cloud - Falcon Asset Manager Platform (Hybrid) Apply for Software Engineer III, Cloud - Falcon Asset Manager Platform (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $180KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineer III, Cloud SDET - Platform (Hybrid) Apply for Engineer III, Cloud SDET - Platform (Hybrid) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $186,200 to $273,067Annual base, USD
View job: Senior HPC Software & Systems Architect Apply for Senior HPC Software & Systems Architect on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $186,200 to $273,067Annual base, USD
View job: Technical Program/Project Manager (Software) Apply for Technical Program/Project Manager (Software) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $181,000 to $265,467Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Mechanical Engineering Manager — Vacuum Systems Apply for Sr. Mechanical Engineering Manager — Vacuum Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167,400 to $245,533Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering Manager (semiconductor/capital equipment) Apply for Software Engineering Manager (semiconductor/capital equipment) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $167,400 to $245,533Annual 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 $159,500 to $271,200Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Architect (Machine Control & Architecture) Apply for Senior Software Architect (Machine Control & Architecture) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153,300 to $224,833Annual base, USD
View job: FPGA Firmware Design Manager Apply for FPGA Firmware Design Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $138,500 to $235,500Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Technical Solutions Manager – Process Control & Yield Management Advanced Software Solutions & AI (E) Apply for Sr. Technical Solutions Manager – Process Control & Yield Management Advanced Software Solutions & AI (E) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $138,500 to $235,500Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Technical Solutions Manager - Process Control & Yield Enhancement Software Solutions – (Advanced Packaging) (E) Apply for Sr. Technical Solutions Manager - Process Control & Yield Enhancement Software Solutions – (Advanced Packaging) (E) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $137,800 to $202,133Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Cloud Platform Engineer Apply for Sr. Cloud Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $136,300 to $199,900Annual base, USD
View job: HPC Windows Server Infrastructure Engineer Apply for HPC Windows Server Infrastructure Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $136,300 to $231,700Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (C++, OOD/OOP, Linux) Apply for Software Engineer (C++, OOD/OOP, Linux) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $136,300 to $231,700Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer – Linux Infrastructure and Distributed Computing Apply for Software Engineer – Linux Infrastructure and Distributed Computing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $136,300 to $199,900Annual base, USD
View job: HPC Software Engineer Apply for HPC Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $136,300 to $231,700Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Customer Escalations Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Customer Escalations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $136,300 to $231,700Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer – IMC Platform and Cluster Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer – IMC Platform and Cluster Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $136,300 to $199,900Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer (C++/Linux/Multi-threaded) Apply for Sr. Software Engineer (C++/Linux/Multi-threaded) 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
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- Engineering (non-software) in California 2,090
- Product in California 859
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- 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.