Software Engineer jobs in California
337 open roles classified as Software Engineer and placed in California, read from employers’ own careers sites.
Senior Software Engineer, Billing Platform
Sentry
San Francisco, CA · $155,000 – $400,000 · Remote
This role involves architecting and scaling Sentry's billing infrastructure to handle hundreds of billions of events daily with financial-grade accuracy. You'll design flexible pricing systems, solve distributed data consistency challenges, and partner across product, finance, and engineering teams to enable new revenue models while maintaining billing integrity.
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Full Stack Engineer, Senior - Oracle Fusion Financials
Blue Shield of California
Oakland, CA
This role leads technical development on Oracle Fusion's financial modules for a corporate team managing accounting, payables, and cash operations. It suits experienced ERP engineers ready to deepen expertise in cloud financials or potentially migrate to newer platforms.
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Staff Software Engineer, Networking
Crusoe
Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $215,000 – $260,000
Crusoe Cloud is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of their Software Defined Networking infrastructure, focusing on kernel-level optimization and high-performance packet processing. This role suits experienced systems engineers who have built production networking systems and want to architect next-generation cloud networking at scale.
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform
Patreon
Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $257,500 – $386,000 · Remote
This Staff-level backend engineering role focuses on designing and scaling Patreon's foundational platform systems, APIs, and infrastructure that support hundreds of thousands of creators. The position suits experienced distributed systems engineers who thrive on architectural challenges and mentoring others in a high-scale environment.
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Software Engineer (Ray Data)
Anyscale
San Francisco, CA · $215,000 – $230,000
This role involves building and optimizing Ray Data, a distributed data processing engine for machine learning workloads, with a focus on performance, scalability, and fault tolerance across complex AI pipelines. It suits experienced distributed systems engineers who want to work on infrastructure that powers AI at scale.
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Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)
StubHub
Full-time · Aliso Viejo, CA · $200,000 – $370,000
StubHub seeks a full-stack engineer to develop and maintain their ticket marketplace platform across frontend and backend systems, serving millions of users globally. This role suits experienced engineers who can balance system optimization, feature delivery, and operational reliability while working with distributed architectures and modern web technologies.
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Staff AI Engineer, GTM Claudification
Menlo Ventures Portfolio
Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $320,000 – $405,000 · Remote
Build and operate autonomous AI agents that handle go-to-market workflows end-to-end, from prospect discovery through deal management, while creating the evaluation frameworks and monitoring systems that prove they're working. This role suits experienced full-stack engineers who've shipped production ML systems and want to bridge AI capabilities with real business processes.
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Software Engineer, Developer Platform
Notion
Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $213,000 – $320,000 · Remote
This role involves building APIs, integrations infrastructure, and developer tools that allow customers to extend and connect Notion to their existing apps and workflows. It suits experienced full-stack engineers comfortable owning complex technical projects end-to-end and interested in platform architecture that scales.
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Staff software engineer - iOS
Intuit
Full-time · Mountain View, CA · $202,500 – $274,000
This role leads iOS technical strategy and architecture for QuickBooks' workforce solutions products, overseeing multi-team development and AI integration. It suits experienced iOS engineers who want to shape platform direction, mentor others, and work on intelligent features for millions of small business users.
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Senior Software Engineer - Streaming & Systems
Bend Studio
Full-time · Aliso Viejo, CA · $177,300 – $265,900
Build performance-sensitive streaming and systems software at PlayStation using modern AI-assisted development practices. This role suits experienced engineers who combine deep systems expertise with comfort operating in ambiguity and want to shape emerging cloud-delivered gaming experiences.
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Fullstack Engineer
Krea AI
Full-time · San Francisco, CA
Krea is hiring a full-stack engineer to build web and mobile interfaces for AI creative tools, working across Svelte frontends and Node backends with a focus on real-time performance and infrastructure at scale. This role suits experienced JavaScript developers comfortable with both polished UI work and backend systems who want to ship products in the AI space.
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Staff Software Engineer, Hardware Interface
Agility Robotics
Full-time · Fremont, CA · $230,000 – $299,000
This role involves designing and developing low-level C++ software that controls humanoid robots operating in warehouses and manufacturing plants, with responsibility for hardware interfaces, real-time performance, and system reliability. It suits experienced software engineers comfortable bridging hardware and software domains who want to work on robotics systems at scale.
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AI Software Engineer II
Relativity Space
Long Beach, CA · $130,000 – $196,000
You'll develop AI systems that help engineers and operators across Relativity Space design, build, and test rockets, working with foundation models and production infrastructure to ship reliable AI features. This role suits experienced software engineers who have shipped LLM-powered applications and want to apply AI to hardware and manufacturing challenges.
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Motive
San Francisco, CA · $200,000 – $235,000
Motive is seeking a Staff-level backend engineer to design and build scalable services and APIs for their fleet operations platform. You'll own systems from architecture through production, mentor other engineers, and work across teams to deliver reliable, secure solutions for customers managing drivers, vehicles, and fleet operations.
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Senior Software Engineer
Copper
Full-time · Berkeley, CA · $175,000 – $190,000
You'll build and scale software systems connecting smart home appliances, cloud infrastructure, and customer-facing applications at a startup reimagining electrified homes. This role suits engineers who thrive owning full-stack systems across cloud, mobile, and hardware integration while working directly with a small, fast-moving team.
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Staff Software Engineer, Konnect Core Platform
Kong Company
San Francisco, CA · $150,000 – $275,000 · Remote
Kong is seeking a senior engineer to lead the architectural design of Kong Identity, a multi-tenant identity platform that handles authentication, authorization, and compliance at enterprise scale. This role suits someone with deep expertise in OAuth 2.0, identity federation, and cryptographic systems who has previously built identity platforms serving millions of daily authentication requests.
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Staff Software Engineer - DevX
Amplitude
San Francisco, CA · $220,000 – $331,000
This role leads developer experience and infrastructure initiatives at Amplitude, focusing on cloud-native development platforms and automating engineering workflows. It suits experienced backend and systems engineers who want to set technical direction for how an entire organization builds and ships software.
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Senior Software Engineer
Taskrabbit
Full-time · 2 locations · $130,000 – $180,000
Taskrabbit seeks a Senior Software Engineer to architect and lead their Post-Booking platform, modernizing microservices infrastructure while building AI-driven features that improve the customer experience after task booking. You'll shape technical strategy across multiple teams, mentor engineers, and drive the adoption of spec-driven development practices in a hybrid role based in San Francisco.
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Software Engineer III/IV
Crane Co.
Burbank, CA · $132,000 – $191,000
Crane Aerospace seeks a senior embedded software engineer to design and develop safety-critical systems for aircraft brake control and cabin actuation. This role is ideal for an aerospace software specialist with deep expertise in DO-178 compliance and real-time embedded systems who can lead technical work with minimal supervision.
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Senior Software Engineer – AI & Workflow Automation
Deluxe Media
Burbank, CA · $170,000 – $200,000
This role involves designing and building automation systems that integrate AI models, intelligent agents, and workflow orchestration to transform manual business processes. It suits a senior engineer who enjoys emerging AI technologies, working hands-on across backend systems and LLM APIs, and taking solutions from prototype to production.
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Senior Software Engineer
AeroVironment
Full-time · 3 locations · $100,500 – $153,250
This role develops and maintains software for autonomous systems, with a focus on complex CUAS (Collaborative Unmanned Aerial Systems) applications. It suits experienced C++ developers who want to work on defense technology with embedded systems and real-time constraints.
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Senior Software Development Engineer
Workday
2 locations · $163,800 – $245,800
This Senior Software Development Engineer role focuses on building and maintaining large-scale Kubernetes infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and platform automation for a major AI software company. It suits engineers with 5+ years of cloud infrastructure and DevOps experience who want to work on foundational systems that enable product delivery across a distributed team.
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Staff Engineer, AI Solutions Engineering
Supercast
Full-time · Los Angeles, CA · $160,000 – $200,000
A staff-level engineering role building and deploying AI solutions across Fox's media brands, from LLM applications to workflow automation. Suits experienced engineers comfortable translating business needs into AI systems and guiding multiple teams through technical and organizational challenges.
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Senior Software Engineer, Metropolis Vision AI
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $224,000 – $356,500
NVIDIA seeks a senior software engineer to design and optimize large-scale Vision AI systems that process video, image, and 3D data for applications like smart cities and autonomous systems. This role combines deep learning expertise with production systems engineering, requiring you to collaborate across teams while owning critical platform components.
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Development Tools Software Engineer
Intel
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $226,138 – $245,160
Design and develop software tools and development infrastructure at Intel, including debuggers, analyzers, and performance optimization frameworks. This role suits engineers with strong software development skills who want to impact internal tooling and processes across a large organization.
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Software Engineer jobs in other states
Other roles hiring in California
Reports on Software Engineer hiring
- Texas Postings Doubled This Week: 585 New Roles vs 285, Second Only to CaliforniaSep 16, 2026
- New York Added 386 New Roles This Week, Up 11.6% While the National Week Rose 22.6%Sep 13, 2026
- California Opened 798 Roles This Week, Up 30% — But 10 of 12 States Grew FasterSep 12, 2026
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