Software Engineer salary in San Jose
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Software Engineer pay in San Jose is measured from 65 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 34 postings put the middle half between $175,350 and $235,200, with a median of $205,600.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $156,000 and senior $205,600. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 32% more.
Against the 64 other measured markets for software engineer at senior, this sits below 16 of them; Long Beach leads at $227,450.
84 software engineer roles are open in San Jose right now, 84 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $130,925 – $201,638 | $156,000 | 31 |
| Senior | $175,350 – $235,200 | $205,600 | 34 |
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 San Jose · 84 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $133,000–$284,700scale $70,000–$400,000
Senior Principal Software Engineer (Foundational Platform) Paloaltonetworks · San Jose $183,600–$297,000 5d ago Senior Software Engineer – Platform Security Ffive · San Jose $195,800–$293,800 11d ago Battery Management System (BMS) software Engineer Lyten · San Jose $116,600–$175,000 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 
Sr Principal Software Engineer, Innovus — Physical Synthesis & Optimization Cadence · San Jose $161,000–$299,000 3w ago Software Engineer - Core Systems and Storage Roles (Multiple Individual Contributor Levels) NetApp · San Jose $120,000–$280,000 3w ago 
Sr. Software Engineer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $160,000–$200,000 3w ago Staff Software Engineer - Switch Design (26078) Super Micro Computer · San Jose $211,000–$240,000 4w ago 
Senior Software Engineer - Core Team - San Jose, CA ZEDEDA · San Jose $150,000–$180,000 4w ago Senior Principal Software Engineer Cadence · San Jose $161,000–$299,000 4w ago Software Engineer NetApp · San Jose $147,900–$220,000 4w ago Sr. Software Engineer (29724) Super Micro Computer · San Jose $160,000–$200,000 4w ago 
Senior Software Engineer roku · San Jose $255,000–$527,000 4w ago Lead Software Engineer Cadence · San Jose $119,000–$221,000 4w ago Software Engineer (27799) Super Micro Computer · San Jose $133,000–$151,000 4w ago Senior Software Engineer roku · San Jose $442,000–$527,000 4w ago Senior Software Engineer roku · San Jose $306,000–$382,000 4w ago Senior Software Engineer roku · San Jose $425,000–$537,200 4w ago Senior Software Engineer roku · San Jose $382,500–$527,000 4w ago Software Engineer roku · San Jose $225,000–$282,700 4w ago Software Engineer roku · San Jose $232,200–$282,700 4w ago Software Engineer roku · San Jose $207,000–$360,700 4w ago Lead Backend Software Engineer (API & Microservices development) NetApp · San Jose $215,000–$245,000 4w ago Backend Software Engineer (Cloud API & Microservices development) NetApp · San Jose $180,000–$210,000 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 Senior Software Engineer Hewlett Packard Enterprise · San Jose $136,500–$276,500 5w ago 
Software Engineer, Service & Operations Figure · San Jose $160,000–$250,000 5w ago Software Engineer (Systems - C/C++) NetApp · San Jose $113,050–$168,300 5w ago Lead Software Engineer - Low-Power Verification Cadence · San Jose $114,800–$213,200 5w ago Sr. Software Engineer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $160,000–$200,000 5w ago Sr. Software Engineer - Agentic AI Super Micro Computer · San Jose $160,000–$200,000 5w ago Sr. Software Engineer - Agentic AI Super Micro Computer · San Jose $160,000–$200,000 5w ago Sr. Software Engineer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $160,000–$200,000 5w ago Software Engineer Super Micro Computer · San Jose $110,000–$135,000 5w ago Lead Software Engineer - Low Power Verification Cadence · San Jose $114,800–$213,200 5w ago Senior Software Engineer - Tech Lead (Memory Test, San Jose, CA) Teradyne · San Jose $177,900–$284,700 5w ago Lead Software Engineer Cadence · San Jose $114,800–$213,200 6w ago Sr Principal Infrastructure Software Engineer Cadence · San Jose $161,000–$299,000 6w ago Entry Level Software Engineer - ANF (Azure NetApp Files) NetApp · San Jose $100,300–$149,600 6w ago Software Engineer - ANF (Azure NetApp Files) NetApp · San Jose $113,050–$168,300 6w ago 
Software Engineer I AiPrise · San Jose $115,000–$150,000 7w ago Senior Software Engineer (10375) Extreme Networks · Seattle $220,000–$250,000 7w ago Staff Software Engineer - Switch Design Super Micro Computer · San Jose $211,000–$240,000 7w ago Software Engineer (new college grad Dec 2026) Cadence (University Talent) · San Jose $101,500–$188,500 7w ago Sr. MTS Software Engineer - Identity TCGplayer (Apply) · San Jose $217,600–$290,500 8w ago 
Software Engineer - Control/Routing alkira · San Jose $74,474–$124,122 8w 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 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 Senior Software Engineer, Roku TV roku · San Jose $136,800–$282,700 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer Ensemblehp · Austin $148,800–$256,700 2mo ago 
Software Engineer II The Trade Desk · San Jose $226,138–$227,000 2mo ago Software Engineer - UI Developer alkira · San Jose $74,474–$124,122 2mo ago 
Senior Software Engineer, Simulator Development Samsung Semiconductor · San Jose $138,000–$206,000 3mo ago 
Software Engineer Western Digital · San Jose $110,900–$147,800 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 60 of 84 open roles. All software engineer jobs