Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services
Foster City, CA · Seattle, WA Full-time $230k – $315k/yr
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Software Engineer salary in San Diego
What employers are offering right now, from 12 live Software Engineer postings in San Diego that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.
Median
$211k
a year, base pay
Middle half
$194k–$220k
25th to 75th percentile
Highest posted
$273k
range midpoint
How the offers are spread
$168k
$181k
$194k
$207k
$220k
$233k
$246k
$259k
Software Engineer pay by level
| Level | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Senior | $216k | 5 |
Top-paying companies for Software Engineer roles
| Company | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Logos Space | $220k | 3 |
| Zoox | $210k | 6 |
Highest-paying open Software Engineer jobs
All 13 open jobs →Embedded Software Engineer - Battery Management Systems
San Diego, CA · Foster City, CA Full-time $221k – $265k/yr
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Senior Control Plane Software Engineer
Mountain View, CA · San Diego Full-time $190k – $250k/yr
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Senior Flight Software Engineer
Mountain View, CA · San Diego Full-time $190k – $250k/yr
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Software Engineer - Collision Avoidance System Metrics
Foster City, CA · Boston, MA Full-time $185k – $251k/yr
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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector
Berkeley, California; California; Connecticut; Los Angeles, California; Massachusetts; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; San Diego, California; Washington $182k – $250k/yr
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Software Engineer salary: common questions
- What is the average Software Engineer salary in San Diego?
- The median midpoint of 12 live Software Engineer postings in San Diego is $211k a year. Half of them fall between $194k and $220k.
- How does Software Engineer pay change with seniority?
- senior postings $216k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
- Which companies pay Software Engineer roles the most?
- Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Logos Space ($220k), Zoox ($210k).
- Where do these numbers come from?
- From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.
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