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 4,251 to 4,289 of 4,289
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Base salary $196K to $240KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Pipeline Infrastructure & Integration Apply for Software Engineer - Pipeline Infrastructure & Integration on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $196K to $242KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Robot Software Infrastructure Apply for Software Engineer - Robot Software Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $195K to $242KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Embedded Linux Operating Systems Apply for Software Engineer - Embedded Linux Operating Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $195K to $265KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior/Staff Software Engineer - SRE, GitHub & CI/CD Infrastructure Apply for Senior/Staff Software Engineer - SRE, GitHub & CI/CD Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $189K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Learned Trajectory Machine Learning Engineer Apply for Software Engineer - Learned Trajectory Machine Learning Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $186K to $224KAnnual base, USD
View job: Technical Program Manager - Product Software Apply for Technical Program Manager - Product Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $186K to $255KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Technical Program Manager - Vehicle Platform & Autonomy Integration Apply for Senior Technical Program Manager - Vehicle Platform & Autonomy Integration on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185K to $251KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Mapping Data Software Apply for Software Engineer - Mapping Data Software on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185K to $251KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Collision Avoidance System Metrics Apply for Software Engineer - Collision Avoidance System Metrics on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $276KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior Software Engineer, Build Infrastructure Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Build Infrastructure on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $180K to $276KAnnual base, USD
View job: Senior AI Developer Productivity Engineer Apply for Senior AI Developer Productivity Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $177K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Driving Behavior Apply for Software Engineer - Driving Behavior on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $177K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Planner Frameworks Pipeline Apply for Software Engineer - Planner Frameworks Pipeline on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $177K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer, ML Inference Optimization Apply for Software Engineer, ML Inference Optimization on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $175K to $250KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - C++ On-Vehicle Data Apply for Software Engineer - C++ On-Vehicle Data on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $172K to $230KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services Apply for Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $171K to $219KAnnual base, USD
View job: Technical Program Manager - System Behavior Analysis Apply for Technical Program Manager - System Behavior Analysis on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $168K to $270KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Motion Planning Apply for Software Engineer - Motion Planning on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $164K to $223KAnnual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer - Power Systems Apply for Embedded Software Engineer - Power Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $163K to $263KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Mission Planning Apply for Software Engineer - Mission Planning on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $161K to $242KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Systems Engineer - Security Apply for Software Systems Engineer - Security on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $161K to $242KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Road Network Tools Apply for Software Engineer - Road Network Tools on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153K to $193KAnnual base, USD
View job: Firmware Validation Engineer Apply for Firmware Validation Engineer on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $148K to $208KAnnual base, USD
View job: Systems Test Engineer, System Behavior Analysis Apply for Systems Test Engineer, System Behavior Analysis on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $144K to $193KAnnual base, USD
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Base salary $137K to $207KAnnual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer - Drive Systems Apply for Embedded Software Engineer - Drive Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $137K to $184KAnnual base, USD
View job: Embedded Software Engineer - Body Systems Apply for Embedded Software Engineer - Body Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $258K to $376KAnnual base, USD
View job: Manager, Software Engineering - Growth Platform Apply for Manager, Software Engineering - Growth Platform on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $258K to $376KAnnual base, USD
View job: Manager, Software Engineering - DevEx AI Tools Apply for Manager, Software Engineering - DevEx AI Tools on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $258K to $376KAnnual base, USD
View job: Manager, Software Engineering - Billing Apply for Manager, Software Engineering - Billing on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $258K to $376KAnnual base, USD
View job: Manager, Software Engineering - AI Observability Apply for Manager, Software Engineering - AI Observability on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $185K to $376KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Developer Experience Apply for Software Engineer - Developer Experience on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153K to $376KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Distributed Systems Apply for Software Engineer - Distributed Systems on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153K to $376KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Growth & Monetization Apply for Software Engineer - Growth & Monetization on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153K to $376KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - AI Product Apply for Software Engineer - AI Product on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153K to $376KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - AI Platforms Apply for Software Engineer - AI Platforms on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153K to $376KAnnual 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 $153K to $376KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - Full Stack Apply for Software Engineer - Full Stack on the employer's site (opens in new tab)- Last checked
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Base salary $153K to $376KAnnual base, USD
View job: Software Engineer - C++ Apply for Software Engineer - C++ 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.