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 3,901 to 3,950 of 4,289
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Base salary $120K to $170KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Python) Apply for Software Engineer (Python) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Ray Data Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Ray Data on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Ray Core Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Ray Core on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $226K to $283KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, ML Developer Experience Apply for Software Engineer, ML Developer Experience on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $215K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Ray Data) Apply for Software Engineer (Ray Data) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $215K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer (Ray Core) Apply for Software Engineer (Ray Core) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $215K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure (Foundations) Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure (Foundations) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $200K to $240KAnnual 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 $200K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Site Reliability Engineer, Platform Infrastructure (Foundations) Apply for Site Reliability Engineer, Platform Infrastructure (Foundations) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $347K to $450KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Life Sciences Apply for Software Engineer, Life Sciences on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $309KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Robot Data Visualization Apply for Engineering Manager, Robot Data Visualization on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $202K to $236KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Technical Program Manager - Verification and Validation Apply for Senior Technical Program Manager - Verification and Validation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $290,400 to $363,000Annual base, USD
View job: Tech Lead Manager- MLRE, ML Systems Apply for Tech Lead Manager- MLRE, ML Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $288K to $360KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Frontier Agents Engineer Apply for Senior Staff Frontier Agents Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $252K to $362KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $252K to $315KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, RL Environments Apply for Staff Software Engineer, RL Environments on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $252K to $315KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $227K to $325KAnnual base, USD
View job: Frontier Agent Engineering Manager, Enterprise Apply for Frontier Agent Engineering Manager, Enterprise on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $216K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Orchestration Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Orchestration Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $216K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $259,440Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, ARC Team Apply for Software Engineer, ARC Team on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $184,000 to $259,440Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Frontier AI Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer, Frontier AI Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $179,400 to $224,250Annual base, USD
View job: Infrastructure Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI Apply for Infrastructure Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165,600 to $207,000Annual base, USD
View job: Finance Systems Integration Lead Apply for Finance Systems Integration Lead on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $124K to $162KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - New Grad Apply for Software Engineer - New Grad on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $124K to $162KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Public Sector - New Grad Apply for Software Engineer, Public Sector - New Grad on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $162,400 to $290,000Annual base, USD
View job: Staff or Senior Firmware Engineer Apply for Staff or Senior Firmware Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $154,700 to $260,000Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer I/II - Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Engineer I/II - Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $154,700 to $260,000Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer II Apply for Senior Software Engineer II on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $138K to $221KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Android Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Android on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $323,500 to $336,750Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $297K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Engineer, AI Apply for Senior Staff Engineer, AI on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $280,512 to $420,768Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities (R4587) Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities (R4587) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $280,512 to $420,768Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5402) Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5402) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $234,240 to $351,360Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5395) Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5395) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $234,240 to $351,360Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities (R5368) Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities (R5368) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220,000 to $339,974Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Staff Lead Site Reliability Engineer (R5803) Apply for Sr. Staff Lead Site Reliability Engineer (R5803) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $212K to $318KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Engineer, Systems Integration (R5415) Apply for Senior Staff Engineer, Systems Integration (R5415) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $195,840 to $293,760Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities (R5339) Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities (R5339) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $195,840 to $293,760Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5423) Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5423) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $290KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Engineer, Core Platform Integration (R5411) Apply for Staff Engineer, Core Platform Integration (R5411) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $190K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Lead Site Reliability Engineer (R5803) Apply for Senior Staff Lead Site Reliability Engineer (R5803) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $182K to $274KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Cloud Engineer (R5801) Apply for Staff Cloud Engineer (R5801) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Manager, Software Test & Automation (R5461) Apply for Manager, Software Test & Automation (R5461) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160,000 to $249,998Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Integration (R6035) Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Integration (R6035) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Safety-Critical Software Engineer (R5788) Apply for Senior Safety-Critical Software Engineer (R5788) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $152K to $228KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Engineer, Software Integration (R5462) Apply for Senior Engineer, Software Integration (R5462) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $110K to $170KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Engineer, Software Test and Automation (R4472) Apply for Senior Engineer, Software Test and Automation (R4472) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $224K to $308KAnnual 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 $210,000 to $288,200Annual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Okta Identity Governance Apply for Engineering Manager, Okta Identity Governance 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 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.