Software Engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area
There are 1,804 open Software Engineer roles in San Francisco Bay Area on Linora right now, pulled daily from company career pages across Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, and Workday. Typical pay runs $186k to $267k.
Updated 2026-10-25. Figures come from live job postings and refresh daily.
344 of these Software Engineer roles in San Francisco Bay Area were posted in the last 30 days.
Pay on these live postings runs about $186k to $267k, across 26 roles that list a range.
- Software Engineer, Systems (Partner 16, Partner 18)a16z · San Francisco, California, United StatesFounded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold…$269,000 – $314,0001 day ago
- Staff Software Engineer, AI Platform & InfrastructureOkta · San Francisco, CaliforniaSecure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral…$194,000 – $267,3001 day ago
- Sr. Software Engineer, AI Platform & InfrastructureOkta · San Francisco, CaliforniaSecure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral…$165,000 – $226,6001 day ago
- Software Engineer, Cloud InfrastructureBenchling · San Francisco, CAWe are rebuilding biotech for the AI era. When a breakthrough is delayed, the world waits. Getting a molecule from discovery to patients, or a crop…1 day ago
- Software Engineer, Cloud InfrastructureSierra · San Francisco, CAAbout us Sierra is the leading platform for customer-facing AI agents, working with many of the world's biggest brands — including The GAP, Rocket…1 day ago
- Staff Software Engineer, Observability/Site ReliabilityPsiQuantum · Palo Alto, CaliforniaPsiQuantum’s mission is to build the first useful quantum computers—machines capable of delivering the breakthroughs the field has long promised…$235,600 – $276,8001 day ago
- Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Customer ToolingCrusoe · San Francisco, CA - USCrusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence . As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built…$170,000 – $205,0001 day ago
- Software EngineerOpenai · San FranciscoAbout the Team We build software that helps understand and reduce risks from increasingly capable AI systems. Our work spans cybersecurity…1 day ago
- Staff Software Engineer, Evidence & FrameworksDrata · Hybrid - San FranciscoDrata is building the trust layer between great companies - automating compliance, managing risk, and helping organizations prove trust continuously…$165,000 – $270,0002 days ago
- Principal Software Engineer, ChatGPT Education and LearningOpenai · San FranciscoAbout the Team The ChatGPT Learning team creates the next generation of learning experiences within ChatGPT. Millions of people use ChatGPT each week…2 days ago
- Software Engineer, Native MobileGlean · San Francisco Bay AreaAbout Glean: Glean is the Work AI platform that helps everyone work smarter with AI. What began as the industry’s most advanced enterprise search has…$140,000 – $265,0002 days ago
- Software EngineerGlean · Mountain View, CAAbout Glean: Glean is the Work AI platform that helps everyone work smarter with AI. What began as the industry’s most advanced enterprise search has…$215,000 – $278,9002 days ago
- Principal Software Engineer, ProductivityOpenai · San FranciscoAbout the Team The Connector Ecosystem team builds the platform and product experiences that let people extend ChatGPT and Codex. We work on plugins…2 days ago
- Senior Software Engineer - Embedded UIIntuitive · Sunnyvale, CA, United StatesPrimary Function of the Position Our team works collaboratively within a cross-functional team to develop the graphical user interface for both…2 days ago
- Software Engineer, Knowledge Engine – Query EngineExa · San Francisco, CaliforniaExa is an applied AI lab building a search engine unlike the world has ever seen. We build massive-scale infra to crawl the entire web, train…2 days ago
- Software Engineer, Compute InfraCursor · San FranciscoSpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not…2 days ago
- Senior Software EngineerDevelop Health · San Francisco Bay AreaDevelop Health is on a mission to use AI to radically accelerate access to life-saving medications. By automating complex, manual healthcare…2 days ago
- Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI (RCM)Commure · Mountain View, CAAt Commure, we're building the AI Operating System for healthcare, the foundation that defines how care is delivered, documented, and financed. Our…2 days ago
- Senior Staff Software Engineer, AI RuntimeDatabricks · Mountain View, California; San Francisco, CaliforniaP-1096 At Databricks, we run the world's largest AI platform. We believe the next breakthroughs will come from models trained on domain-specific…$228,600 – $342,8002 days ago
- Software Engineer - Partner PlatformBaseten · San FranciscoABOUT BASETEN Baseten powers mission-critical inference for the world's most dynamic AI companies, like Cursor, Notion, OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay…3 days ago
- Software Engineer - Billing & Internal ToolingBaseten · San FranciscoABOUT BASETEN Baseten powers mission-critical inference for the world's most dynamic AI companies, like Cursor, Notion, OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay…3 days ago
- Lead Software EngineerNubank · Palo AltoAbout Nu Nu serves more than 140 million customers, guided by a mission to fight complexity and empower people. The company has been leading an…$230,000 – $276,0003 days ago
- Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Networking & DatapathZscaler · Santa Clara, California, USAZscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust…$180,000 – $225,0003 days ago
- Software Engineer - Identity & AuthorizationBaseten · San FranciscoABOUT BASETEN Baseten powers mission-critical inference for the world's most dynamic AI companies, like Cursor, Notion, OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay…3 days ago
- Software EngineerStripe · South San Francisco, CAWho we are About Stripe Stripe, LLC. is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest…$156,800 – $235,2003 days ago
- Software Engineer, Resource AutomationStripe · South San Francisco, CAWho we are About Stripe Stripe, LLC. is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest…$156,800 – $235,2003 days ago
- Software Engineer, Identity InfrastructureOpenai · San FranciscoAbout the Team The Identity Infrastructure Engineering team builds the identity and access systems that OpenAI’s researchers, engineers, and internal…3 days ago
- Software Engineer, Supercomputer Network (Starlink)SpaceX · Palo Alto, CASpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not…$125,000 – $165,0003 days ago
- Software Engineer, Linux Kernel (Starlink)SpaceX · Palo Alto, CASpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not…$125,000 – $165,0003 days ago
- Senior Software Engineer, ObservabilityRoku · San Jose, CaliforniaTeamwork makes the stream work. Roku is changing how the world watches TV Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and…$251,000 – $403,7503 days ago
- Principal Software Engineer, Mission DesignMuon Space · San Jose, CAAbout the role Muon seeks a Principal Software Engineer to join our Software Organization. This engineer will synthesize a broad understanding of the…$266,000 – $298,0003 days ago
- Senior Software Engineer, ExperimentationMixpanel · San Francisco, US (Hybrid)About Mixpanel Mixpanel is the leading product intelligence and analytics platform, trusted by more than 29,000 companies to help understand how…3 days ago
- Staff Software EngineerDevelop Health · San Francisco Bay AreaDevelop Health is on a mission to use AI to radically accelerate access to life-saving medications. By automating complex, manual healthcare…3 days ago
- Software Engineer, Context EngineSierra · San Francisco, CAAbout us Sierra is the leading platform for customer-facing AI agents, working with many of the world's biggest brands — including The GAP, Rocket…3 days ago
- Software Engineer, Admin ExperienceSierra · San Francisco, CAAbout us Sierra is the leading platform for customer-facing AI agents, working with many of the world's biggest brands — including The GAP, Rocket…3 days ago
- Software Engineer, HorizonSierra · San Francisco, CAAbout us Sierra is the leading platform for customer-facing AI agents, working with many of the world's biggest brands — including The GAP, Rocket…3 days ago
- Software Engineer, Payments InfrastructureSierra · San Francisco, CAAbout us Sierra is the leading platform for customer-facing AI agents, working with many of the world's biggest brands — including The GAP, Rocket…3 days ago
- Software Engineer, Channels and ExperiencesSierra · San Francisco, CAAbout us Sierra is the leading platform for customer-facing AI agents, working with many of the world's biggest brands — including The GAP, Rocket…3 days ago
- Software Engineer, InsightsSierra · San Francisco, CAAbout us Sierra is the leading platform for customer-facing AI agents, working with many of the world's biggest brands — including The GAP, Rocket…3 days ago
- Software Engineer, Agent BuilderSierra · San Francisco, CAAbout us Sierra is the leading platform for customer-facing AI agents, working with many of the world's biggest brands — including The GAP, Rocket…3 days ago
- Software Engineer, Agent RuntimeSierra · San Francisco, CAAbout us Sierra is the leading platform for customer-facing AI agents, working with many of the world's biggest brands — including The GAP, Rocket…3 days ago
- Staff Software Engineer, Finance EngineeringAnthropic · San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WAAbout Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our…$320,000 – $405,0003 days ago
- Software Engineer, Privacy Engineering (Lawful Access)Openai · San FranciscoAbout the Team The Privacy Engineering team builds secure, reliable systems that help OpenAI meet its legal obligations while protecting user data…3 days ago
- Staff Software Engineer - Routing EngineZipline · Ann Arbor, Michigan USA; South San Francisco, California, USAAbout Zipline Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring…$220,000 – $260,0003 days ago
- Senior Software Engineer II, Decisioning Studio Integrations TeamBraze · San FranciscoAt Braze, we have found our people. We’re a genuinely approachable, exceptionally kind, and intensely passionate crew. We seek to ignite that passion…$156,364 – $279,9573 days ago
- Software Engineer II - GrowthQuince · Palo Alto, California, United StatesABOUT QUINCE Quince is a destination for builders, creators, innovators, and operators who want to come together and challenge the status quo. Our…$188,000 – $203,0004 days ago
- Senior Software Engineer, GrowthHandshake · San Francisco, CAAbout Handshake Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or…4 days ago
- Senior Software Engineer - ML InfrastructureLatitude AI · Pittsburgh, PA, Palo Alto, CA, Detroit, MILatitude AI ( lat.ai ) is building the future of Ford’s autonomy roadmap to make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone…$179,200 – $268,8004 days ago
- Software Engineer, Machine LearningEma · Mountain View (Hybrid)About Ema Ema builds AI Employees for HR, IT and Finance. Our AI Employees take on the busy work across the employee experience, from recruiting…$160,000 – $220,0004 days ago
- Software Engineer, Reliability PlatformDoorDash USA · San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA; Seattle, WA; New York City, NYAbout the Team The Reliability Platform team develops the systems that empower engineering groups across all of our brands to own the reliability of…$130,600 – $192,0004 days ago
- Software Engineer - 3D GraphicsMach9 · San FranciscoThe role At Mach9, Digital Surveyor turns massive LiDAR datasets into precise CAD deliverables, automating work that currently takes surveyors and…4 days ago
- Software Engineer, Rhoda PlatformRhoda Ai · Mountain ViewAt Rhoda AI, we’re building the next generation of generalist intelligent robots. We own the full robotics stack from high-performance hardware and…4 days ago
- Software Engineer Intern, InferenceRhoda Ai · Mountain ViewAt Rhoda AI, we’re building the next generation of generalist intelligent robots. We own the full robotics stack from high-performance hardware and…4 days ago
- Staff Software Engineer, Backend PlatformHarvey · San FranciscoWhy Harvey At Harvey, we’re transforming how legal and professional services operate. By combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade platform…$231,000 – $340,0004 days ago
- Software Engineer, TPU CompilersOpenai · San FranciscoAbout the Team Our Inference team brings OpenAI’s most capable research and technology to the world through our products. We empower consumers…4 days ago
- Principal Software Engineer - Intelligent Data PlatformZscaler · Santa Clara, California, USAZscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust…$185,500 – $265,0005 days ago
- Software Engineer, BackendShepherd · San FranciscoWhat we do Build the insurance behind the physical world. The world is building data centers, energy projects, hospitals, schools, and critical…5 days ago
- Software Engineer, AI Product + AgentsShepherd · San FranciscoWhat we do Build the insurance behind the physical world. The world is building data centers, energy projects, hospitals, schools, and critical…5 days ago
- Software Engineer, Applied AIShepherd · San FranciscoWhat we do Build the insurance behind the physical world. The world is building data centers, energy projects, hospitals, schools, and critical…5 days ago
- Software Engineer, Full StackShepherd · San FranciscoWhat we do Build the insurance behind the physical world. The world is building data centers, energy projects, hospitals, schools, and critical…5 days ago
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Software Engineer pay by level in San Francisco Bay Area
| Level | Roles | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | 7 | $133k | $143k | $160k |
| Mid | 132 | $158k | $180k | $209k |
| Senior | 153 | $188k | $202k | $226k |
| Staff | 109 | $220k | $238k | $266k |
| Principal | 13 | $225k | $266k | $284k |
Base salary only (excludes equity and bonus), from recent Software Engineer postings in San Francisco Bay Area that disclose pay. Levels are read from job titles; levels with too few postings are omitted.
Common questions
How many Software Engineer jobs are open in San Francisco Bay Area?
There are 1,804 open Software Engineer roles in San Francisco Bay Area on Linora right now, pulled daily from company career pages across Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, and Workday.
How much does a Software Engineer earn?
The median Software Engineer salary is $165k to $225k per year, based on 3666 live postings that list a range.
How often are Software Engineer jobs updated?
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