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 3,801 to 3,850 of 4,289
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Base salary $221,200 to $387,100Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - Application Lifecycle Apply for Principal Software Engineer - Application Lifecycle on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $221,200 to $387,100Annual 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 $201,300 to $352,300Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Engineering Manager, Agentic & Generative AI Benchmarking and Evaluations Apply for Senior Engineering Manager, Agentic & Generative AI Benchmarking and Evaluations 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 Engineering Manager Apply for Senior Engineering Manager 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 IAM Software Engineer Apply for Senior Staff IAM Software Engineer 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 Agentic Search Infrastructure Engineer - Moveworks Apply for Senior Staff Agentic Search Infrastructure Engineer - Moveworks on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $181,200 to $317,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Platform Engineer - Federal Apply for Senior Staff Platform Engineer - Federal on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $181,200 to $317,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Platform Engineer - Federal Apply for Senior Staff Platform Engineer - Federal on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $176,100 to $308,200Annual 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 $176,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Agentic App Platform - Moveworks Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Agentic App Platform - Moveworks on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $176,100Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Agentic App Platform - Moveworks Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Agentic App Platform - Moveworks on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $176,100 to $308,200Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Federal Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Federal on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166,500 to $291,400Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, DevOps - Moveworks Apply for Staff Software Engineer, DevOps - Moveworks on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166,500 to $291,400Annual 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 $166,500 to $291,400Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer_Voice Connectivity Apply for Staff Software Engineer_Voice Connectivity on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166,500 to $291,400Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - AI Search Apply for Staff Software Engineer - AI Search on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166,500 to $291,400Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Frontend/Fullstack - Moveworks Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Frontend/Fullstack - Moveworks on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $149,800 to $262,200Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer (Kubernetes, Operators, CRD, Go) - Federal Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer (Kubernetes, Operators, CRD, Go) - Federal on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,200 to $243,000Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, DevOps - Moveworks Apply for Senior Software Engineer, DevOps - Moveworks on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $143,200 to $243,400Annual 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 $143,200 to $243,400Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer, Fullstack - Moveworks Apply for Sr. Software Engineer, Fullstack - Moveworks on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185K to $215KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff AI Systems Engineer- Autonomous Driving Apply for Staff AI Systems Engineer- Autonomous Driving on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $335K to $548KAnnual base, USD
View job: Fellow, Software Engineering- Infrastructure Apply for Fellow, Software Engineering- Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $253K to $416KAnnual base, USD
View job: Distinguished Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure Apply for Distinguished Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $253K to $416KAnnual base, USD
View job: Distinguished Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure - Compute, Deployment, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Apply for Distinguished Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure - Compute, Deployment, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $253K to $416KAnnual base, USD
View job: Distinguished Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure - Storage Apply for Distinguished Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure - Storage on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $231K to $378KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Staff Software Engineer - Compute Infrastructure Apply for Principal Staff Software Engineer - Compute Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $226K to $369KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure Apply for Principal Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $215K to $352KAnnual base, USD
View job: Director, Software Engineering - Enterprise Infrastructure Apply for Director, Software Engineering - Enterprise Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $198K to $326KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Manager, Software Engineering, Compute Infrastructure Apply for Sr. Manager, Software Engineering, Compute Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $198K to $326KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $198K to $326KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Staff Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure Apply for Sr. Staff Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $198K to $326KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185K to $304KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer, Trust Engineering Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer, Trust Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $287KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Compute Infrastructure Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Compute Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $287KAnnual base, USD
View job: Manager, Software Engineering, Systems Infrastructure - Agentic Testing Platform Apply for Manager, Software Engineering, Systems Infrastructure - Agentic Testing Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $287KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - AI Platform Apply for Staff Software Engineer - AI Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $287KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Systems and Infrastructure Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Systems and Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156K to $255KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - Identity and Verifications Team Apply for Staff Software Engineer - Identity and Verifications Team on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156K to $255KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - KMS & Cryptography Apply for Staff Software Engineer - KMS & Cryptography on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $144K to $236KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Systems and Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Systems and Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Systems and Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer - Systems and Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $138,764 to $187,740Annual 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 $110,622 to $149,665Annual base, USD
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Base salary $220K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead Engineer, ML Data Infrastructure & Systems Apply for Lead Engineer, ML Data Infrastructure & Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $320KAnnual base, USD
View job: ML Engineer, Inference Optimization Apply for ML Engineer, Inference Optimization on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Scaling Apply for Software Engineer, Scaling on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Generalist Apply for Software Engineer, Generalist on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $300KAnnual 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 $139,000 to $249,260Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer - Backend Apply for Principal Software Engineer - Backend 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.