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 4,151 to 4,200 of 4,289
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Base salary $401K to $445KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Cooperative Systems Apply for Engineering Manager, Cooperative Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $380K to $460KAnnual base, USD
View job: Control Systems Software Engineer, Robotics Apply for Control Systems Software Engineer, Robotics on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $380K to $500KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Platform Systems Apply for Software Engineer, Platform Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $380K to $500KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Collective Communication Apply for Software Engineer, Collective Communication on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $347K to $445KAnnual base, USD
View job: Backend Software Engineer, GTM Innovation Apply for Backend Software Engineer, GTM Innovation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $347K to $445KAnnual base, USD
View job: Capacity Systems Software Engineer Apply for Capacity Systems Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295K to $500KAnnual base, USD
View job: Training Performance Engineer Apply for Training Performance Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295K to $500KAnnual base, USD
View job: Training: ML Framework Engineer Apply for Training: ML Framework Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295K to $445KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Frontier Systems - Power Management Apply for Software Engineer, Frontier Systems - Power Management on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295K to $380KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Accelerators Apply for Software Engineer, Accelerators on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295K to $536KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Data Aquisition (systems) Apply for Software Engineer - Data Aquisition (systems) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $295K to $385KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Research - Human Data Apply for Software Engineer, Research - Human Data on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $293K to $385KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Workload Enablement Apply for Software Engineer, Workload Enablement on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $293K to $445KAnnual base, USD
View job: Systems Generalist, GPT Infrastructure Apply for Systems Generalist, GPT Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $266K to $455KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Foundations Search Apply for Software Engineer, Foundations Search on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $266K to $445KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, API Multimodal Apply for Software Engineer, API Multimodal on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $266K to $445KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, API Enterprise Controls Apply for Software Engineer, API Enterprise Controls on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $266K to $385KAnnual base, USD
View job: Training - Runtime Foundations Engineer Apply for Training - Runtime Foundations Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $266K to $445KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, API Multicloud Apply for Software Engineer, API Multicloud on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $266K to $445KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, API Safety Apply for Software Engineer, API Safety on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $266K to $445KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $266K to $445KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Analytics Platform Apply for Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Analytics Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $266K to $468KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, AI for Chip Design Apply for Software Engineer, AI for Chip Design on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $257K to $445KAnnual base, USD
View job: Technical Program Manager, Storage & Data Infrastructure Apply for Technical Program Manager, Storage & Data Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $255K to $490KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Compute Foundations Apply for Software Engineer, Compute Foundations on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $255K to $325KAnnual base, USD
View job: Robotics Software Engineer Apply for Robotics Software Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $330KAnnual base, USD
View job: Early Access Deployment Engineer Apply for Early Access Deployment Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $250K to $445KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Hardware Health Apply for Software Engineer, Hardware Health on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $342KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Core Network Engineering Apply for Software Engineer, Core Network Engineering on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $385KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Developer Productivity - Inference Runtime Apply for Software Engineer, Developer Productivity - Inference Runtime on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $490KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Fleet Management Apply for Software Engineer, Fleet Management on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $490KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Compute Foundations Systems Apply for Software Engineer, Compute Foundations Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $490KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Fleet Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer, Fleet Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $490KAnnual base, USD
View job: Full Stack Engineer, Fleet Scheduling Apply for Full Stack Engineer, Fleet Scheduling on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $325KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Research Developer Productivity Apply for Software Engineer, Research Developer Productivity on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $490KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, GPU Infrastructure - HPC Apply for Software Engineer, GPU Infrastructure - HPC on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185K to $325KAnnual base, USD
View job: Forward Deployed Software Engineer - SF Apply for Forward Deployed Software Engineer - SF on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $272K to $304KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, AI Connections (Developer Platform) Apply for Software Engineer, AI Connections (Developer Platform) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $270K to $340KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, AI Product Security Apply for Software Engineer, AI Product Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $234K to $352KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, User Database Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer, User Database Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security Apply for Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $213K to $320KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Collections Experience Apply for Software Engineer, Collections Experience on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Product Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer, Product Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $168KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Mobile Platform (iOS) Apply for Software Engineer, Mobile Platform (iOS) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $150K to $168KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, Mobile Core (Android) Apply for Software Engineer, Mobile Core (Android) on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $145K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $145K to $155KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, New Grad - Defense Apply for Software Engineer, New Grad - Defense on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $145K to $155KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, New Grad - Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer, New Grad - Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Backend Software Engineer - Defense Apply for Backend Software Engineer - Defense on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Web Application Developer - Defense Apply for Web Application Developer - Defense 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.