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Software Engineer Jobs in San Jose
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Added in 7 days6Posted in the last 7 days, where the advert gives a date
Median pay$160,000 to $228,700Advertised salary: median of the 97 adverts that state annual pay, apprenticeships not included
Pay range
What Software Engineer pays in San Jose
Median low end$160,000
Median high end$228,700
In context
Software Engineer pay across cities
San Jose is 4 of 6 on the middle of the median advertised range for Software Engineer, among the biggest cities TUNAI tracks for this role.
| City | Median advertised pay | Live jobs |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $180,000 to $250,000 | 2,158 |
| New York | $175,000 to $240,000 | 1,632 |
| Seattle | $175,000 to $230,000 | 622 |
| San Jose | $160,000 to $228,700 | 169 |
| Chicago | $137,750 to $177,200 | 365 |
| Austin | $130,500 to $174,300 | 532 |
Latest Software Engineer jobs in San Jose
- Software Engineer, ML for EDAAlpha Design Ai Inc · San Jose$150,000 to $350,000 a yearOn-sitePosted 4 Nov
- Staff Software Engineer - BE PythonPaypal · San Jose · + other locationsPosted 4 Nov
- Summer 2027 | Software Engineer Intern (Sports & Fitness)Nex · San Jose, California (Hybrid)$30 to $40 an hourHybridPosted 3 Nov
- Staff Software Engineer, Backend PythonPaypal · San Jose · + other locationsPosted 3 Nov
- Lead C++ Software Engineer - Palladium Emulation PlatformCadence · SAN JOSE$119,000 to $221,000 a yearPosted 2 Nov
- Cloud Software Engineer (San Jose, California)Wfmathpe · San Jose · + other locations$143,000 to $290,500 a yearHybridPosted 30 Oct
- Intern, Systems Software EngineeringSamsung Semiconductor · San Jose, California, United States$28 to $68 an hourPosted 29 Oct
- Sr. Software Engineer - Manufacturing Data & Test InfrastructureAstera Labs · San Jose, California, United States$135,000 to $170,000 a yearPosted 28 Oct
- Intern, Power-Thermal Simulation Software EngineerSamsung Semiconductor · San Jose, California, United States$28 to $68 an hourPosted 28 Oct
- Senior Full-Stack Software EngineerCisco · San Jose, California, US$167,700 to $245,200 a yearHybridPosted 28 Oct
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Employers hiring Software Engineer in San Jose
| Employer | Open jobs here |
|---|---|
| Muon Space | 21 |
| Cadence | 12 |
| Paypal | 11 |
| Rivet | 8 |
| Etched | 6 |
| Roku | 6 |
| Astera Labs | 4 |
| Cisco | 4 |
| Figure | 4 |
| Hark | 4 |
| Zscaler | 4 |
| Aiprise | 3 |
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How this page is made: counted from the live adverts TUNAI reads on employers’ own careers sites, read on 6 Nov 2026 and recounted every night. Pay is the median of the adverts that state a yearly figure, never a guess. The method.