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 4,201 to 4,250 of 4,289
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Base salary $135K to $145KAnnual base, USD
View job: Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government Apply for Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Platform Engineer - Identity Infrastructure Apply for Platform Engineer - Identity 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: Software Engineer - Core Interfaces Apply for Software Engineer - Core Interfaces on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $135K to $200KAnnual base, USD
View job: Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government Apply for Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $410K to $492KAnnual base, USD
View job: Director, Perception Apply for Director, Perception on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $354K to $470KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Director of Engineering, Product Software Apply for Senior Director of Engineering, Product Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $340K to $408KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Manager, Perception Apply for Senior Manager, Perception on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $340K to $493KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff / Principal Software Engineer - Freeway Autonomy Apply for Senior Staff / Principal Software Engineer - Freeway Autonomy on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $340K to $492KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff / Principal Machine Learning Engineer - Autonomy Behaviors Apply for Senior Staff / Principal Machine Learning Engineer - Autonomy Behaviors on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $339K to $375KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Manager, Perception Data Apply for Senior Manager, Perception Data on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $324K to $389KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Staff Software Engineer - Perception & Sensing Apply for Senior Staff Software Engineer - Perception & Sensing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $292K to $375KAnnual base, USD
View job: Staff/Senior Staff Software Engineer - Product Security Apply for Staff/Senior Staff Software Engineer - Product Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $291K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineering Manager - Perception Occupancy Apply for Software Engineering Manager - Perception Occupancy on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $276K to $343KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, ML Performance Optimization Apply for Engineering Manager, ML Performance Optimization on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $254K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Perception 3D Segmentation Apply for Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Perception 3D Segmentation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $254K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Machine Learning & System Optimization Apply for Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Machine Learning & System Optimization on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $254K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Planner Frameworks Pipeline Apply for Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Planner Frameworks Pipeline on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $254K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Behavior Capabilities Apply for Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Behavior Capabilities on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $254K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior / Staff Software Engineer - Motion Planning Apply for Senior / Staff Software Engineer - Motion Planning on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $254K to $350KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Software Engineer, ML Inference Optimization Apply for Senior/Staff Software Engineer, ML Inference Optimization on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $254K to $366KAnnual base, USD
View job: Manager, Onboard Behavior Encoder Apply for Manager, Onboard Behavior Encoder on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $254K to $366KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior / Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Behavior Models for Road Users Apply for Senior / Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Behavior Models for Road Users on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $245K to $348KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Manager, Software Tools Development Apply for Senior Manager, Software Tools Development on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $242K to $349KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior / Staff Software Engineer - Learned Trajectory Machine Learning Engineer Apply for Senior / Staff Software Engineer - Learned Trajectory Machine Learning Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $237K to $322KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Embedded Linux Operating Systems Apply for Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Embedded Linux Operating Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $237K to $338KAnnual base, USD
View job: Manager - Model Evaluation Apply for Manager - Model Evaluation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $237K to $322KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Performance Optimization Apply for Engineering Manager, Performance Optimization on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $230K to $315KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services Apply for Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $227K to $307KAnnual base, USD
View job: Data Scientist - Behavior Evaluation Apply for Data Scientist - Behavior Evaluation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $227K to $322KAnnual base, USD
View job: Engineering Manager, Software Core Connectivity Apply for Engineering Manager, Software Core Connectivity on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $225K to $305KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Perception Apply for Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Perception on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $221K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer - Battery Management Systems Apply for Embedded Software Engineer - Battery Management Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $220K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer, Wireless Technologies Apply for Embedded Software Engineer, Wireless Technologies on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $219K to $315KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Pipeline Infrastructure & Integration Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Pipeline Infrastructure & Integration on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $219K to $271KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Continuous Deployment Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Continuous Deployment on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $219K to $271KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Continuous Integration Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Continuous Integration on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $219K to $315KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Robot Software Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Robot Software Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $215K to $294KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Software Engineer - AI/ML Models, Agents & Tools Apply for Senior/Staff Software Engineer - AI/ML Models, Agents & Tools on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $213K to $295KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Artificial Intelligence Apply for Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Artificial Intelligence on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $213K to $273KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Autonomy Behaviors Apply for Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager - Autonomy Behaviors on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $213K to $295KAnnual base, USD
View job: Manager, Technical Program Management - Artificial Intelligence Apply for Manager, Technical Program Management - Artificial Intelligence on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $209K to $285KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Vehicle Deployment Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Vehicle Deployment on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $209K to $285KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Data Scientist - Verification & Validation Apply for Senior Data Scientist - Verification & Validation on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $206K to $282KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior / Staff Connectivity Integration Lead Apply for Senior / Staff Connectivity Integration Lead on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $206K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Wireless Firmware Validation Engineer Apply for Wireless Firmware Validation Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $204K to $280KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Systems Engineer, Fail Operational Capabilities Apply for Senior Systems Engineer, Fail Operational Capabilities on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $201K to $315KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Software Engineer, HPC Apply for Senior/Staff Software Engineer, HPC on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $201K to $275KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer - Mapping Web Apply for Senior Software Engineer - Mapping Web on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $201K to $276KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Systems Engineer - Security Apply for Senior Software Systems Engineer - Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $199K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Behavior Capabilities Apply for Software Engineer - Behavior Capabilities 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.