Software engineering jobs in California with a published base of $100K+
Published pay at a glance
4,298 open postings from 498 employers, as of .
- Median published starting base
- $176K
- Median midpoint of published ranges
- $218,900
- Half of postings publish a starting base between
- $149,100 and $202K
- Median published range width
- $70K
- Publish a starting base of $150K+
- 74%
- Publish a starting base of $200K+
- 29%
- $100K - $125K344
- $125K - $150K758
- $150K - $175K981
- $175K - $200K983
- $200K - $225K535
- $225K - $250K275
- $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 3,851 to 3,900 of 4,298
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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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Base salary $150K to $170KAnnual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer, Vehicle Access Apply for Embedded Software Engineer, Vehicle Access on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $120K to $140KAnnual base, USD
View job: Closures System Engineer Apply for Closures System Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $115K to $130KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Logistics Systems Engineer Apply for Senior Logistics Systems Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $115K to $130KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $203K to $304KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff AI Platform Engineer Apply for Staff AI Platform Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190,800 to $267,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior iOS Software Engineer, Consumer Engineering Apply for Senior iOS Software Engineer, Consumer Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $194K to $266KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer Apply for Senior Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $160,100Annual 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 $153K to $209KAnnual base, USD
View job: System Test Engineer Apply for System Test Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $199K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Tech Lead Manager, Platform Apply for Tech Lead Manager, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $188K to $235KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Performance Engineering Apply for Engineering Manager, Performance Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead Software Engineer, Integrations Apply for Lead Software Engineer, Integrations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Inference Performance Apply for Engineering Manager, Inference Performance on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $330KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Training Product Apply for Software Engineer - Training Product on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $330KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Training Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer - Training Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $330KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Cloud Platform Apply for Engineering Manager, Cloud Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Lead Software Engineer - Fullstack - AXS Apply for Lead Software Engineer - Fullstack - AXS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $293KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Capital Apply for Engineering Manager, Capital on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $290KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Lending Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Lending on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $172,500Annual base, USD
View job: Lead Software Engineer – Identity Platform Services Apply for Lead Software Engineer – Identity Platform Services on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $197,300Annual base, USD
View job: Staff iOS Developer Experience Engineer - Slack Apply for Staff iOS Developer Experience Engineer - Slack on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $197,300Annual base, USD
View job: Director, Software Engineering Apply for Director, Software Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $197,300Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Platform Services (PMTS) Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Platform Services (PMTS) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $172,500Annual base, USD
View job: JR354749 Lead Software Engineer, PKI & Cryptographic Trust Services Apply for JR354749 Lead Software Engineer, PKI & Cryptographic Trust Services on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $172,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Manager, Software Engineering (REMOTE) Apply for Senior Manager, Software Engineering (REMOTE) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $172,500Annual base, USD
View job: Lead Software Engineer- Distributed Systems Apply for Lead Software Engineer- Distributed Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $172,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Android Accessibility Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Android Accessibility on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $148,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior/Lead Software Engineer, Site Reliability (Agentforce Operations) Apply for Senior/Lead Software Engineer, Site Reliability (Agentforce Operations) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $148,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior / Lead / Principal Software Engineer, Full Stack (Product) Apply for Senior / Lead / Principal Software Engineer, Full Stack (Product) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $148,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer- Infrastructure & Distributed Systems Apply for Senior Software Engineer- Infrastructure & Distributed Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $148,500Annual base, USD
View job: Senior/Lead Software Engineer, Developer Productivity (AI Tooling) Apply for Senior/Lead Software Engineer, Developer Productivity (AI Tooling) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $117,200Annual base, USD
View job: Distributed Systems Software Engineer - Public Cloud (Mid/Senior/Lead/Principal) Apply for Distributed Systems Software Engineer - Public Cloud (Mid/Senior/Lead/Principal) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $117,200Annual 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 $117,200 to $313,700Annual base, USD
View job: Senior / Lead / Principal Software Engineer - Foundations Team (Infrastructure/Platform) Apply for Senior / Lead / Principal Software Engineer - Foundations Team (Infrastructure/Platform) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $117,200Annual base, USD
View job: Backend Software Development Engineer - Mid/Senior/Lead/Principal Apply for Backend Software Development Engineer - Mid/Senior/Lead/Principal on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $117,200Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering MTS Apply for Software Engineering MTS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $110KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering AMTS (College Grad) Apply for Software Engineering AMTS (College Grad) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $206KAnnual base, USD
View job: Principal Software Engineer, Agentic UX Apply for Principal Software Engineer, Agentic UX on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $187,100Annual base, USD
View job: Principal Distributed Systems Engineer - Observability Apply for Principal Distributed Systems Engineer - Observability on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $160,100Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer - Distributed Systems Apply for Sr. Software Engineer - Distributed Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $160,100Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Software Development Engineer - Core Platform Integration Apply for Sr Software Development Engineer - Core Platform Integration on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $160,100Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer(Distributed Systems) Apply for Senior Software Engineer(Distributed Systems) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $148,200Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Development Engineer Apply for Senior Software Development Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary From $123,900Annual base, USD
View job: Software Development Engineer(Distributed Systems) Apply for Software Development Engineer(Distributed Systems) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $190KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack 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 (4,298).
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 2,090
- Product in California 861
- Marketing in California 753
- Program & Project Management in California 750
- Finance & Accounting in California 666
- Sales in California 654
- IT & Security in California 521
- HR & Recruiting in California 520
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.
