Engineering Leadership salary in San Jose
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Engineering Leadership pay in San Jose is measured from 68 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 42 postings put the middle half between $195,000 and $243,075, with a median of $221,516.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $212,251, senior $221,516 and lead $255,688. Moving from mid-level to lead is worth roughly 20% more.
Against the 46 other measured markets for engineering leadership at senior, this sits below 15 of them; Foster City leads at $298,500.
68 engineering leadership roles are open in San Jose right now, 68 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $199,625 – $257,500 | $212,251 | 16 |
| Senior | $195,000 – $243,075 | $221,516 | 42 |
| Lead | $231,023 – $300,594 | $255,688 | 10 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open engineering leadership roles in San Jose · 68 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $154,000–$299,000scale $90,000–$420,000
SerDes IP Systems Engineering Director Cadence · San Jose New $178,500–$331,500 2d ago 
Senior Principal Software Engineer (Foundational Platform) Paloaltonetworks · San Jose $183,600–$297,000 5d ago Senior Technical Staff Engineer - Validation (System Design) Microchip · San Jose $91,000–$232,000 2w ago Principal Software Engineer, Edge Compute Bloom Energy · San Jose $155,800–$224,200 2w ago Staff Software Engineer – Extreme Platform ONE (10548) Extreme Networks · San Jose $170,000–$190,000 3w ago 
Principal Engineer, Architecture & Performance Research for Data Center and Agentic AI CPU Samsung Semiconductor · San Jose $219,000–$351,000 3w ago Sr Principal Software Engineer, Innovus — Physical Synthesis & Optimization Cadence · San Jose $161,000–$299,000 3w ago 
Staff Engineer, Wafer Quality Assurance Western Digital · San Jose $102,500–$136,600 3w ago 
Staff Software Engineer - Switch Design (26078) Super Micro Computer · San Jose $211,000–$240,000 4w ago Senior Software Architect Cadence · San Jose $210,000–$390,000 4w ago Senior Principal Software Engineer Cadence · San Jose $161,000–$299,000 4w ago Principal Software Engineer SD-WAN Hewlett Packard Enterprise · San Jose $155,500–$315,000 4w ago Director of Foundry Engineering Altera · San Jose $209,500–$303,250 4w ago 
AI Data Center Testbed Technical Lead SK hynix America · San Jose $155,000–$210,000 4w ago Staff Data Center Systems Software Architect Super Micro Computer · San Jose $195,000–$225,000 4w ago Principal Software Engineer - Switch Design Super Micro Computer · San Jose $216,000–$257,000 5w ago Sr. Principal Software Engineer, Physical Verification Cadence · San Jose $161,000–$299,000 5w ago 
Principal Systems Architect Axiado · San Jose $210,000–$260,000 5w ago Senior Technical Staff Engineer - Software Microchip · San Jose $91,000–$232,000 5w ago Staff Engineer, SSD Storage and Systems Architecture Samsung Semiconductor · San Jose $163,000–$253,000 5w ago Senior Software Engineer - Tech Lead (Memory Test, San Jose, CA) Teradyne · San Jose $177,900–$284,700 5w ago 
Senior Principal Engineer - Signal Integrity Celestica · San Jose $200,000–$351,000 6w ago Software Engineering Manager (Memory Test, San Jose, CA) Teradyne · San Jose $182,300–$291,700 6w ago Principal Engineer, Storage Product Standards Samsung Semiconductor · San Jose $219,000–$351,000 6w ago Staff Engineer, Storage Product Planning Samsung Semiconductor · San Jose $152,000–$236,000 6w ago 11 - Sr Staff Engineer, Program/Project Mgmt 1 Celestica · San Jose $141,143–$221,216 7w ago Staff Software Engineer - Switch Design Super Micro Computer · San Jose $211,000–$240,000 7w ago Principal Engineer, SOC Design Samsung Semiconductor · San Jose $219,000–$351,000 7w ago Principal Engineer- Design onsemi · San Jose $131,100–$222,755 7w ago Senior Staff Engineer - AI Workloads & Storage Samsung Semiconductor · San Jose $189,000–$301,000 8w ago Technical Staff Engineer - Verification Microchip · Chandler $91,000–$232,000 8w ago Staff Engineer, PCIe PHY/Link Analysis Samsung Semiconductor · San Jose $163,000–$253,000 2mo ago Innovation Lead - Office of the CTO | AI (10505) Extreme Networks · San Jose $200,000–$230,000 2mo ago 
Network Platform Software Development- Technical Lead Arrcus · San Jose $150,000–$175,000 2mo ago 
Senior Staff Software Engineer FloQast · Remote · US $188,000–$282,000 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer FloQast · Remote · US $164,000–$246,000 2mo ago System Architect - Protocol Bridges Nxp · San Jose $196,800–$270,600 2mo ago Network Routing & Switching Protocols Software Development- Principal Engineer Arrcus · San Jose $200,000–$225,000 2mo ago Senior Staff Engineer, HPC & EDA Design Infrastructure Samsung Semiconductor · San Jose $189,000–$301,000 2mo ago Principal Software Engineer (10382, 10385) Extreme Networks · Seattle $220,000–$250,000 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer (10376, 10386) Extreme Networks · Seattle $190,000–$220,000 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer Ensemblehp · Austin $148,800–$256,700 2mo ago Principal Engineer, HBM Field Application SK hynix America · San Jose $190,000–$230,000 2mo ago Principal Engineer - Analog Design (IP Tech Lead) Microchip · Chandler $75,000–$232,000 2mo ago Principal Engineer – Cloud Platform (10395, 10448) Extreme Networks · San Jose $175,000–$210,000 2mo ago Principal Engineer, SOC Integration Samsung Semiconductor · San Jose $219,000–$351,000 3mo ago Technical Staff Engineer - Verification Microchip · Chandler $91,000–$232,000 3mo ago Engineering Manager (Bilingual Mandarin) Foxconn Industrial Internet · San Jose $120,000–$150,000 3mo ago Senior Principal Software Engineer - Accelerated Verification IP Cadence · San Jose $154,000–$286,000 3mo ago 
Staff Software Engineer, Demand Bidder, Ad Serving Platform roku · San Jose $195,000–$408,000 3mo ago Director, System Engineering & Integration Cadence · San Jose $178,500–$331,500 3mo ago Technical Staff Engineer - Process Integration Microchip · San Jose $91,000–$232,000 3mo ago Technical Staff Engineer - Applications Microchip · San Jose $91,000–$232,000 4mo ago 
Head of Customer Engineering AiPrise · San Jose $175,000–$225,000 4mo ago Staff Engineer, HBM Field Application SK hynix America · San Jose $135,000–$160,000 4mo ago Principal Software Engineer, Middleware & Data Bloom Energy · San Jose $155,800–$224,200 4mo ago Staff Engineer, Compiler Samsung Semiconductor · San Jose $163,000–$253,000 4mo ago Principal Engineer, Product Compliance Bloom Energy · San Jose $176,300–$253,700 5mo ago Senior Staff Engineer - Systems Samsung Semiconductor · San Jose $189,000–$301,000 5mo ago Senior Engineering Manager, Content Platform roku · San Jose $328,500–$451,600 6mo ago 60 of 68 open roles. All engineering leadership jobs