Software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
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7,172 open software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area. We read every job from the company's own job board and check it every day.
How much do software engineer jobs pay in the San Francisco Bay Area?
The median posted base salary for software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area is $175K to $250K a year. This median comes from the 4,559 open jobs with posted pay. That is 64% of the 7,172 open jobs at 1,240 companies. For one in ten of these jobs, the top of the range is more than $351K. The numbers come from the companies' own job postings on November 10, 2026. We update them every day. They show base salary only, without stock or bonus.
Median posted base pay by company in the San Francisco Bay Area
| Company | Jobs with posted pay | Median range |
|---|---|---|
| Mesh | 5 | $600K to $900K |
| Mercor | 7 | $160K to $500K |
| Anthropic | 61 | $320K to $485K |
| Y Combinator | 9 | $185K to $485K |
| Titan | 2 | $180K to $480K |
| humans& | 2 | $450K to $450K |
Newest software engineer jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
Director, Back-end Engineering
Coupang InternalMountain View +1
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Director, Back-end Engineering
CoupangMountain View +1
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Staff Engineer, Engineering-wide
PlaudSan Francisco, CA +1
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Head of Growth Engineering
PlaudSan Francisco, CA +1
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Forward Deployed Engineer
SentrySan Francisco, California
$175K–$200K / yr
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