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 4,001 to 4,050 of 4,298
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Base salary $148K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior AI Software Engineer, Risk - Insurance Claims Management Apply for Senior AI Software Engineer, Risk - Insurance Claims Management on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $148K to $185KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - iOS Apply for Senior Software Engineer - iOS on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $128K to $160KAnnual base, USD
View job: Backend Software Engineer, Airports Apply for Backend Software Engineer, Airports on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $217,000 to $303,900Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Ads Apply for Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Ads 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 Software Engineer, Core Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform 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 Engineer, Media Experience Apply for Senior iOS Engineer, Media Experience 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 Software Engineer, Core Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $208,592 to $429,454Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Notifications & Growth Platform Apply for Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Notifications & Growth Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $189,308 to $389,753Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, App Promotion Apply for Staff Software Engineer, App Promotion on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $155,584 to $320,320Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Software Engineer, EPD Ads Apply for Sr Software Engineer, EPD Ads on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $129,022 to $174,283Annual base, USD
View job: University Grad Software Engineer 2027 (USA) Apply for University Grad Software Engineer 2027 (USA) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $123,696 to $254,667Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer II, EPD Ads Apply for Software Engineer II, EPD Ads on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $123,696 to $254,667Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer II, Data Analytics & Engineering Apply for Software Engineer II, Data Analytics & Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $264K to $310KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer, Developer Infrastructure Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer, Developer Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $255K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, AI Platform & Agentic Apps Apply for Engineering Manager, AI Platform & Agentic Apps on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Android Engineer Apply for Staff Android Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Web3 Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Web3 on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Robinhood Command Center Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Robinhood Command Center on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Android Engineer, iRAD Apply for Senior Android Engineer, iRAD on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Android Engineer, Crypto Expansion Apply for Senior Android Engineer, Crypto Expansion on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Backend Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Backend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: iOS Engineer, Money Experience Apply for iOS Engineer, Money Experience on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer 2, Backend Apply for Software Engineer 2, Backend on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Android Engineer, Money Experience Apply for Android Engineer, Money Experience on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $195KAnnual base, USD
View job: Android Engineer, Social Apply for Android Engineer, Social on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform Portability Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform Portability on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $625KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Inference Infrastructure Apply for Engineering Manager, Inference Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Enterprise AI Products Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Enterprise AI Products on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Full-stack Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Full-stack on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Enterprise Knowledge Work Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Enterprise Knowledge Work on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Auth & Identity Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Auth & Identity on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform Distribution Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform Distribution on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Model Performance Software Engineer, Claude Code Apply for Model Performance Software Engineer, Claude Code on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Product Sandboxing Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Product Sandboxing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Enterprise (Platform) Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Enterprise (Platform) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Enterprise Apply for Engineering Manager, Enterprise on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Agent Runtime Platform Apply for Engineering Manager, Agent Runtime Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $625KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Cybersecurity Products Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Cybersecurity Products on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Claude Managed Agents Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Claude Managed Agents on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Billing Platform Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Billing Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Warehouse and Logistics Manager - North America Apply for Warehouse and Logistics Manager - North America on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer, API Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer, API on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Claude Science Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Claude Science on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Warehouse and Logistics Capability Manager Apply for Warehouse and Logistics Capability Manager on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Experimentation Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Experimentation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $405K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Acceleration Apply for Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Acceleration on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $320K to $405KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Education Apply for Software Engineer, Education on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $320K to $485KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch Engineering Apply for Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch Engineering 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.