Software Engineering salary in Sunnyvale
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026
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Software Engineering pay in Sunnyvale is measured from 56 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 30 postings put the middle half between $177,125 and $210,950, with a median of $201,500.
Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run mid-level $164,600 and senior $201,500. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 22% more.
Against the 75 other measured markets for software engineering at senior, this sits below 11 of them; Foster City leads at $244,000.
116 software engineering roles are open in Sunnyvale right now, 116 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $148,125 – $184,488 | $164,600 | 26 |
| Senior | $177,125 – $210,950 | $201,500 | 30 |
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 engineering roles in Sunnyvale · 116 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $130,000–$243,900scale $70,000–$350,000
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 Software Developer - Simulation Platform (Galileo) Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $104,500–$160,200 11d 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 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 
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 
Senior Software Engineer, CAPE Crusoe · San Francisco $170,000–$205,000 4w ago Software Engineer AV HIL Platform and Services (Early Career)) Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $119,250–$150,850 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 
DVIP QA / Software Engineer in Test Dolby Laboratories · Sunnyvale $137,100–$188,300 5w ago System 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 Senior Software Engineer, Simulation Generalmotors · Remote · US $129,400–$198,400 5w ago Software Integration Engineer, Self-Driving Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $180,000–$220,000 5w ago Video Software Engineer Dolby Laboratories · Sunnyvale $137,100–$188,300 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 Forward Deployed Engineer knightscope · Sunnyvale $130,000–$170,000 6w ago Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $190,000–$270,000 6w ago Senior AI-Centric Release & Automation Software Engineer Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $153,200–$234,100 6w ago Forward Deployed Engineer - New Grad (2027) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $130,000–$158,000 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 Autonomy Integration Engineer (Drone Stack) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $120,000–$175,000 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 Systems/Software Engineer II Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $105,500–$213,500 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Platform Networking Crusoe · San Francisco $170,000–$205,000 2mo ago Hardware Integration Engineer - New Grad (2027) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $110,000–$148,000 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 Software Integration Engineer - New Grad (2027) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $123,000–$158,000 2mo ago Software Engineer - Stack (SDS) Tooling Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $135,000–$265,000 2mo ago 
Sr. Software Engineer - Container Security Illumio · Sunnyvale $172,000–$198,000 2mo ago Robotics Integration Engineer (TL) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $180,000–$210,000 2mo ago Software Engineer Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $182,600–$243,900 2mo ago Software Engineer Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $187,741–$243,900 2mo ago Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents CoreWeave · Sunnyvale $182,000–$242,000 2mo ago Software Engineer - Sensor, MacOS (Hybrid) CrowdStrike · Sunnyvale $120,000–$180,000 2mo ago Sr. Member of Technical Staff Illumio · Sunnyvale $172,000–$198,000 2mo ago Sr. Member of Technical Staff - Architecture Illumio · Sunnyvale $172,000–$198,000 2mo ago Sr. Member of Technical Staff Illumio · Sunnyvale $172,000–$198,000 2mo ago Software Engineer - Calibration Platform Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $151,000–$240,000 3mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience Crusoe · San Francisco $172,425–$209,000 3mo ago Sr. Software Engineer- Container Security Illumio · Sunnyvale $172,000–$198,000 3mo 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 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 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 Senior Software Engineer, CAPE Crusoe · San Francisco $170,000–$205,000 4w ago Software Engineer AV HIL Platform and Services (Early Career)) Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $119,250–$150,850 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 DVIP QA / Software Engineer in Test Dolby Laboratories · Sunnyvale $137,100–$188,300 5w ago System 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 Senior Software Engineer, Simulation Generalmotors · Remote · US $129,400–$198,400 5w ago Software Integration Engineer, Self-Driving Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $180,000–$220,000 5w ago Video Software Engineer Dolby Laboratories · Sunnyvale $137,100–$188,300 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 Forward Deployed Engineer knightscope · Sunnyvale $130,000–$170,000 6w ago Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $190,000–$270,000 6w ago Senior AI-Centric Release & Automation Software Engineer Generalmotors · Sunnyvale $153,200–$234,100 6w ago Forward Deployed Engineer - New Grad (2027) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $130,000–$158,000 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 Autonomy Integration Engineer (Drone Stack) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $120,000–$175,000 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 Systems/Software Engineer II Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Sunnyvale $105,500–$213,500 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Platform Networking Crusoe · San Francisco $170,000–$205,000 2mo ago Hardware Integration Engineer - New Grad (2027) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $110,000–$148,000 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 Software Integration Engineer - New Grad (2027) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $123,000–$158,000 2mo ago Software Engineer - Stack (SDS) Tooling Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $135,000–$265,000 2mo ago Sr. Software Engineer - Container Security Illumio · Sunnyvale $172,000–$198,000 2mo ago Robotics Integration Engineer (TL) Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $180,000–$210,000 2mo ago Software Engineer Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $182,600–$243,900 2mo ago Software Engineer Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $187,741–$243,900 2mo ago Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents CoreWeave · Sunnyvale $182,000–$242,000 2mo ago Software Engineer - Sensor, MacOS (Hybrid) CrowdStrike · Sunnyvale $120,000–$180,000 2mo ago Sr. Member of Technical Staff Illumio · Sunnyvale $172,000–$198,000 2mo ago Sr. Member of Technical Staff - Architecture Illumio · Sunnyvale $172,000–$198,000 2mo ago Sr. Member of Technical Staff Illumio · Sunnyvale $172,000–$198,000 2mo ago Software Engineer - Calibration Platform Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale $151,000–$240,000 3mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience Crusoe · San Francisco $172,425–$209,000 3mo ago Sr. Software Engineer- Container Security Illumio · Sunnyvale $172,000–$198,000 3mo ago 60 of 116 open roles. 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