Software Engineer salary in Redwood City
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Software Engineer pay in Redwood City is measured from 31 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is mid-level, where 17 postings put the middle half between $177,500 and $240,000, with a median of $195,500.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $195,500 and senior $223,250. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 14% more.
Against the 55 other measured markets for software engineer at mid-level, this sits below 2 of them; San Carlos leads at $250,000.
35 software engineer roles are open in Redwood City right now, 35 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $177,500 – $240,000 | $195,500 | 17 |
| Senior | $189,125 – $247,750 | $223,250 | 14 |
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 software engineer roles in Redwood City · 35 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $150,000–$300,000scale $90,000–$420,000
Robotics Software Engineer II, Mission Bear Robotics · Redwood City New $176,000–$215,000 3d ago Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Autonomy Bear Robotics · Redwood City New $210,000–$257,000 3d ago 
Software Engineer, Full Stack - Applications C3 AI · Redwood City $120,000–$165,000 3w ago 
Software Engineer II, Cloud Platform Poshmark · Redwood City $108,000–$205,200 5w ago Software Engineer II Bear Robotics · Redwood City $176,000–$215,000 6w ago Staff Software Engineer, Web Poshmark · Redwood City $155,900–$261,100 6w ago Senior Software Engineer II, Backend Poshmark · Redwood City $137,255–$212,745 6w ago Software Engineer (req-291) CATHEXIS · Redwood City $137,448–$167,256 7w ago 
Senior Software Engineer, Identity & Security Foundation (ISF) Box · Redwood City $198,500–$248,000 2mo ago 
Exceptional Software Engineer Dyna Robotics · Redwood City $180,000–$400,000 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Network as a Service (NaaS) Box · Redwood City $198,500–$248,000 2mo ago 
Senior Software Engineer — WPT Home (Full-Stack) Bellota Labs · Redwood City $225,000–$300,000 3mo ago 
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools Chan Zuckerberg Initiative · Redwood City $214,000–$268,000 3mo ago Senior Software Engineer - Platform C3 AI · Redwood City $145,000–$198,000 3mo ago 
Software Engineer Rundoo · Redwood City $163,000–$192,000 4mo ago 
Software Engineer - Backend (Product) Ambient.ai · Redwood City $168,000–$205,000 5mo ago Embedded Software Engineer Sunday Robotics · Redwood City $200,000–$300,000 6mo ago Software Engineer, Applications Dyna Robotics · Redwood City $170,000–$250,000 6mo ago Software Engineer, Data Infra Dyna Robotics · Redwood City $180,000–$270,000 7mo ago 
Principal Software Engineer - PubMatic AgenticOS (Buy Side Bidding Platform) PubMatic · Redwood City $200,000–$228,750 8mo ago Sr. Software Engineer II, Web Poshmark · Redwood City $137,255–$212,745 8mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Platform - Data + AI (Back-End) C3 AI · Redwood City $145,000–$187,000 9mo ago Software Engineer, Backend/Applied ML (Safety & Integrity) Character.AI · Redwood City $150,000–$300,000 9mo ago Software Engineer, Applied ML (Discovery, Recommendation & Search) Character.AI · Redwood City $200,000–$300,000 10mo ago Software Engineer, Backend Character.AI · Redwood City $180,000–$300,000 10mo ago Sr. Software Engineer, Full-Stack Ambient.ai · Redwood City $168,000–$205,000 11mo ago 
Senior Software Engineer, Frontend Retell AI · Redwood City $200,000–$300,000 11mo ago Systems Software Engineer Sunday Robotics · Redwood City $200,000–$400,000 11mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack Retell AI · Redwood City $200,000–$300,000 1y ago Software Engineer, Core Product Character.AI · Redwood City $150,000–$300,000 1y ago Software Engineer, Monetization Character.AI · Redwood City $150,000–$300,000 1y ago Senior Software Engineer (Mandarin-speaking) Bellota Labs · Remote · US $225,000–$300,000 1y ago Senior Software Engineer, Backend Retell AI · Redwood City $200,000–$300,000 1y ago Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack - Applications C3 AI · Redwood City $169,000–$196,000 1y ago Lead Software Engineer, Full-Stack - Applications C3 AI · Redwood City $175,000–$219,000 2y ago