Software Engineer salary in Sunnyvale
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 20, 2026
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Software Engineer pay in Sunnyvale is measured from 58 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 33 postings put the middle half between $175,500 and $237,750, with a median of $207,800.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $162,700 and senior $207,800. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 28% more.
Against the 64 other measured markets for software engineer at senior, this sits below 12 of them; Long Beach leads at $227,450.
144 software engineer roles are open in Sunnyvale right now, 143 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $137,500 – $200,000 | $162,700 | 25 |
| Senior | $175,500 – $237,750 | $207,800 | 33 |
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 Sunnyvale · 143 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $136,500–$270,000scale $80,000–$380,000
Sr Software Engineer Generalmotors · Remote · US $170,600–$261,300 4d ago Software Engineer III, Cloud - Falcon Asset Manager Platform (Hybrid) CrowdStrike · Sunnyvale $120,000–$180,000 5d ago Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Evaluation Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $284,100 5d ago Senior Backend Software Engineer - Commercial Software Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $153,200–$269,200 2w ago Principal Software Engineer, Embedded (RIS) Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $172,000–$349,000 2w ago 
Software Engineer - Low Speed Motion Planning & Control Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $125,000–$232,000 3w ago Senior Software Engineer - Motion Planning, Secondary Driving System Generalmotors · Remote · US $170,600–$261,300 3w ago Senior Backend Software Engineer, Commercial Software & Services Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $153,200–$269,100 3w ago Senior Software Engineer - Protocol Operations & Trust Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $153,200–$234,100 3w ago Software Engineer - Onboard Maps and State Estimation Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $190,000–$265,000 4w ago Software Engineer - Onboard Maps Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $170,000–$265,000 4w ago 
Senior Software Engineer, PKI CoreWeave · New York $153,000–$204,000 4w ago Embedded Software Engineer (Integrated System Test, Sunnyvale) Teradyne · Sunnyvale $142,600–$228,200 4w ago 
Software Engineer II Abbott · Sunnyvale $81,500–$141,300 4w ago Senior Software Engineer - ML Tooling and Evaluation Generalmotors · Remote · US $144,700–$261,300 4w ago Senior Software Engineer, Sandboxes & Virtualization CoreWeave · Livingston $182,000–$242,000 4w ago 
Staff Software Engineer, CAPE Crusoe · San Francisco $209,000–$253,000 4w ago Senior Software Engineer, CAPE Crusoe · San Francisco $170,000–$205,000 4w ago Staff Software Engineer - Networking Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $172,000–$300,000 4w ago Software Engineer - Control Center Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $135,000–$185,000 4w ago Software Engineer - Real-Time Vehicle Telemetry & Visualization Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $200,000–$275,000 4w ago Senior Software Engineer - Data Engine Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $200,000–$275,000 4w ago Software Engineer - Data Pipeline Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $200,000–$275,000 4w ago System Software Engineer Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $120,500–$243,000 5w ago Platform Software Engineer Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $120,500–$243,000 5w ago Senior Software Engineer – Maps Infrastructure Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $160,000–$250,000 5w ago 
Software Engineer, Full Stack - Developer Insights DoorDash USA · San Francisco $130,600–$192,000 5w ago Staff Software Engineer, Storage - Taulu DoorDash USA · New York $193,800–$285,000 5w ago Senior Software Engineer, Simulation Generalmotors · Remote · US $129,400–$198,400 5w ago Staff Software Engineer, Simulation Generalmotors · Remote · US $160,200–$246,300 5w ago 
Video Software Engineer Dolby Laboratories · Sunnyvale $137,100–$188,300 5w ago Staff Software Engineer, Validation Foundations and Acceleration Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $189,300–$290,700 5w ago Software Engineer - Embedded (RIS) Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $105,500–$213,500 5w ago Senior Automation Software Engineer (Integrated System Test, Sunnyvale) Teradyne · Sunnyvale $177,900–$284,700 5w ago Senior Software Engineer, Simulation Engine Generalmotors · Remote · US $148,000–$226,200 5w ago Senior Software Engineer - Simulation - SimCore Generalmotors · Remote · US $148,000–$226,200 5w ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $130,000–$200,000 6w ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Evaluation Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $144,700–$221,400 6w ago Senior Software Engineer - Packet Forwarding Software Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $136,500–$276,500 6w ago Senior Software Engineer (Networking, Python, C/C++) Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $136,500–$276,500 6w ago Software Engineer (Integrated System Test, Sunnyvale) Teradyne · Sunnyvale $142,600–$228,200 6w ago 
Senior Embedded Software Engineer PACCAR · Sunnyvale $135,330–$211,770 6w ago Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $190,000–$270,000 6w ago Principal Software Engineer - Embedded Platform Software Development Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $172,000–$349,000 6w ago Staff Software Engineer, AI-Accelerated Digital Commerce Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $160,200–$246,300 7w ago Principal Software Engineer - Autonomy Behavior Validation Generalmotors · Remote · US $238,700–$365,700 7w ago Sr. Software Engineer, Sandboxes & Virtualization CoreWeave · Livingston $153,000–$204,000 7w ago Senior Software Engineer - SimCore Generalmotors · Remote · US $170,600–$261,300 7w ago C++ Embedded Software Engineer - Drone Stack Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $135,000–$200,000 7w ago Senior Backend Software Engineer - Core Backend, Cloud Customer Experience Crusoe · San Francisco $170,000–$205,000 7w ago Staff Software Engineer, Networking Crusoe · San Francisco $215,000–$260,000 7w ago Senior Software Engineer, Network Datapath Monitoring/Observability CoreWeave · Sunnyvale $153,000–$204,000 8w ago Sr. Software Engineer II, Sandboxes & Virtualization CoreWeave · Livingston $182,000–$242,000 8w ago Senior Software Engineer, Platform Networking Crusoe · San Francisco $170,000–$205,000 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer, MetalDev CoreWeave · New York $207,000–$275,000 2mo ago 
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure LinkedIn · Sunnyvale $198,000–$326,000 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Rendering Infrastructure (AV Simulation) Generalmotors · Remote · US $153,200–$234,100 2mo ago Software Engineer - New Grad (2027) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $123,000–$158,000 2mo ago Embedded Software Engineer - New Grad (2027) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $123,000–$168,000 2mo ago Software Engineer - Stack (SDS) Tooling Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $135,000–$265,000 2mo ago
Software Engineer - Low Speed Motion Planning & Control Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $125,000–$232,000 3w ago Senior Software Engineer - Motion Planning, Secondary Driving System Generalmotors · Remote · US $170,600–$261,300 3w ago Senior Backend Software Engineer, Commercial Software & Services Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $153,200–$269,100 3w ago Senior Software Engineer - Protocol Operations & Trust Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $153,200–$234,100 3w ago Software Engineer - Onboard Maps and State Estimation Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $190,000–$265,000 4w ago Software Engineer - Onboard Maps Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $170,000–$265,000 4w ago Senior Software Engineer, PKI CoreWeave · New York $153,000–$204,000 4w ago Embedded Software Engineer (Integrated System Test, Sunnyvale) Teradyne · Sunnyvale $142,600–$228,200 4w ago Software Engineer II Abbott · Sunnyvale $81,500–$141,300 4w ago Senior Software Engineer - ML Tooling and Evaluation Generalmotors · Remote · US $144,700–$261,300 4w ago Senior Software Engineer, Sandboxes & Virtualization CoreWeave · Livingston $182,000–$242,000 4w ago Staff Software Engineer, CAPE Crusoe · San Francisco $209,000–$253,000 4w ago Senior Software Engineer, CAPE Crusoe · San Francisco $170,000–$205,000 4w ago Staff Software Engineer - Networking Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $172,000–$300,000 4w ago Software Engineer - Control Center Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $135,000–$185,000 4w ago Software Engineer - Real-Time Vehicle Telemetry & Visualization Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $200,000–$275,000 4w ago Senior Software Engineer - Data Engine Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $200,000–$275,000 4w ago Software Engineer - Data Pipeline Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $200,000–$275,000 4w ago System Software Engineer Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $120,500–$243,000 5w ago Platform Software Engineer Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $120,500–$243,000 5w ago Senior Software Engineer – Maps Infrastructure Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $160,000–$250,000 5w ago Software Engineer, Full Stack - Developer Insights DoorDash USA · San Francisco $130,600–$192,000 5w ago Staff Software Engineer, Storage - Taulu DoorDash USA · New York $193,800–$285,000 5w ago Senior Software Engineer, Simulation Generalmotors · Remote · US $129,400–$198,400 5w ago Staff Software Engineer, Simulation Generalmotors · Remote · US $160,200–$246,300 5w ago Video Software Engineer Dolby Laboratories · Sunnyvale $137,100–$188,300 5w ago Staff Software Engineer, Validation Foundations and Acceleration Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $189,300–$290,700 5w ago Software Engineer - Embedded (RIS) Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $105,500–$213,500 5w ago Senior Automation Software Engineer (Integrated System Test, Sunnyvale) Teradyne · Sunnyvale $177,900–$284,700 5w ago Senior Software Engineer, Simulation Engine Generalmotors · Remote · US $148,000–$226,200 5w ago Senior Software Engineer - Simulation - SimCore Generalmotors · Remote · US $148,000–$226,200 5w ago Forward Deployed Software Engineer Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $130,000–$200,000 6w ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Evaluation Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $144,700–$221,400 6w ago Senior Software Engineer - Packet Forwarding Software Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $136,500–$276,500 6w ago Senior Software Engineer (Networking, Python, C/C++) Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $136,500–$276,500 6w ago Software Engineer (Integrated System Test, Sunnyvale) Teradyne · Sunnyvale $142,600–$228,200 6w ago Senior Embedded Software Engineer PACCAR · Sunnyvale $135,330–$211,770 6w ago Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $190,000–$270,000 6w ago Principal Software Engineer - Embedded Platform Software Development Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $172,000–$349,000 6w ago Staff Software Engineer, AI-Accelerated Digital Commerce Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $160,200–$246,300 7w ago Principal Software Engineer - Autonomy Behavior Validation Generalmotors · Remote · US $238,700–$365,700 7w ago Sr. Software Engineer, Sandboxes & Virtualization CoreWeave · Livingston $153,000–$204,000 7w ago Senior Software Engineer - SimCore Generalmotors · Remote · US $170,600–$261,300 7w ago C++ Embedded Software Engineer - Drone Stack Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $135,000–$200,000 7w ago Senior Backend Software Engineer - Core Backend, Cloud Customer Experience Crusoe · San Francisco $170,000–$205,000 7w ago Staff Software Engineer, Networking Crusoe · San Francisco $215,000–$260,000 7w ago Senior Software Engineer, Network Datapath Monitoring/Observability CoreWeave · Sunnyvale $153,000–$204,000 8w ago Sr. Software Engineer II, Sandboxes & Virtualization CoreWeave · Livingston $182,000–$242,000 8w ago Senior Software Engineer, Platform Networking Crusoe · San Francisco $170,000–$205,000 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer, MetalDev CoreWeave · New York $207,000–$275,000 2mo ago Senior Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure LinkedIn · Sunnyvale $198,000–$326,000 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Rendering Infrastructure (AV Simulation) Generalmotors · Remote · US $153,200–$234,100 2mo ago Software Engineer - New Grad (2027) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $123,000–$158,000 2mo ago Embedded Software Engineer - New Grad (2027) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $123,000–$168,000 2mo ago Software Engineer - Stack (SDS) Tooling Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $135,000–$265,000 2mo ago 60 of 144 open roles. 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