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 4,101 to 4,150 of 4,289
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Base salary $166K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr. Software Engineer - Ingestion Core team Apply for Sr. Software Engineer - Ingestion Core team on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Database Engine Internals Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Database Engine Internals on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Sr Software Engineer-Networking Apply for Sr Software Engineer-Networking on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Application Traffic team Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Application Traffic team on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $225KAnnual 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 $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Model Serving Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Model Serving on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Database Engine Internals Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Database Engine Internals on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure and Tools Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure and Tools on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $225KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166,000 to $210,250Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Applied ML Engineer - ML4Sys Apply for Senior Applied ML Engineer - ML4Sys on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $166K to $225KAnnual 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 $220KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer (Backend) - AI/ML Environments Apply for Senior Software Engineer (Backend) - AI/ML Environments on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $165,300 to $219,675Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Search Quality Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Search Quality on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $164,200 to $205,200Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Compute Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Compute Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $159,900 to $219,900Annual base, USD
View job: Sr Software Engineer, Infrastructure Apply for Sr Software Engineer, Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $159,900 to $219,900Annual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, AI Native Web Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, AI Native Web Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $149,200 to $205,150Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Developer Advocate - Neon Apply for Sr. Developer Advocate - Neon on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $149,200 to $205,150Annual base, USD
View job: Sr. Developer Advocate, Open Source — Omnigent Apply for Sr. Developer Advocate, Open Source — Omnigent on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $136,300 to $204,500Annual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Web Products Apply for Software Engineer, Web Products on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $279K to $341KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Safety Processing Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Safety Processing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272K to $340KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Consumer Revenue) Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Consumer Revenue) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $248K to $310KAnnual 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 $196K to $245KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Consumer Revenue Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Consumer Revenue on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $156,000 to $175,500Annual base, USD
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Base salary $150K to $300KAnnual base, USD
View job: Member of Technical Staff - Product (Backend) Apply for Member of Technical Staff - Product (Backend) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $260K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer, Platform Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer, Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240K to $450KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Billing Platform Apply for Engineering Manager, Billing Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Issues Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Issues on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240K to $400KAnnual 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 $220K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Infrastructure Apply for Engineering Manager, Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220K to $450KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Growth Apply for Engineering Manager, Growth on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $155K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Issue Detection Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Issue Detection on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $155K to $400KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, AI Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, AI Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $300K to $405KAnnual 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 $250K to $405KAnnual base, USD
View job: Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Acceleration) Apply for Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Acceleration) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220K to $405KAnnual base, USD
View job: Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise AI Products) Apply for Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise AI Products) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220K to $405KAnnual base, USD
View job: Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Backend Platform) Apply for Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Backend Platform) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220K to $405KAnnual base, USD
View job: Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Data Platform) Apply for Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Data Platform) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $265K to $390KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Replit Cloud Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Replit Cloud on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $325KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Apply for Engineering Manager, Cloud Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $325KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Site Reliability Engineering Apply for Engineering Manager, Site Reliability Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $365KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer, Agent Platform Apply for Staff Software Engineer, Agent Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $240K to $350KAnnual 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 $180K to $320KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Enterprise Apply for Software Engineer, Enterprise on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $160K to $260KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Replit Cloud Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Replit Cloud on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $290KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $130K to $290KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Enterprise Platform Apply for Software Engineer, Enterprise Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $207,600 to $339,600Annual base, USD
View job: Staff Software Engineer - AI & Intelligent Tooling Apply for Staff Software Engineer - AI & Intelligent Tooling on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $401K to $445KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Multimodal (API) Apply for Engineering Manager, Multimodal (API) 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.