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Senior Software Engineer Jobs in San Francisco
San Francisco is one of the top markets for senior software engineer talent. Companies in the metro area compete for experienced professionals with $150k–$280k+ total compensation packages.
Salary Range
$100k – $314k
Top Companies
Anthropic, 6sense, Inc., Gusto, OpenAI, Scale AI, Capital One +28 more
Job Types
96% Full Time, 4% Internship
Top Locations
San Francisco, California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, San Francisco, CA | New York City
Work Model
86% On-Site, 10% Remote, 4% Hybrid
Experience Levels
54% Senior, 31% Staff, 8% principal
We found 102 senior software engineer jobs in san francisco currently hiring in locations including San Francisco, California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington. Salaries range from $100k to $314k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (86%), Remote (10%), Hybrid (4%). Top employers include Anthropic, 6sense, Inc., Gusto and 31 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Senior Software Engineer Jobs in San Francisco
Anthropic6 jobs
6sense, Inc.4 jobs
Gusto4 jobs
OpenAI3 jobs
Scale AI3 jobs
Capital One2 jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Senior
$150k–$250k
21 jobs
Lead
$163k–$219k
1 job
Staff
$200k–$310k
12 jobs
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Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Campaign Creation Experience)
GoFundMe
Staff+ Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure
Anthropic
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TaskRabbit
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Turing Labs Inc.
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SingleStore
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1w ago
Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Campaign Creation Experience)
GoFundMe·San Francisco, CA
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Staff+ Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA
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Software Engineer II, Fulfillment
TaskRabbit·San Francisco, California, United States
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Senior AI Solutions Engineer - Software Engineering
Turing Labs Inc.·New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States
Full Timesenior
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Senior/Principal Software Engineer
SingleStore·San Francisco OR Seattle | USA
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Software Engineer, Privacy Engineering
OpenAI·San Francisco
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Software Engineering Manager, Public Sector
Scale AI·San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC
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Senior Lead Software Engineer
Capital One
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Senior Lead Software Engineer, DevOps
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Senior Software Engineer, School Integrations
Clever·San Francisco, CA, OR Anywhere in the Continental U.S.
Full Timesenior
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Software Engineer, Public Sector
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Senior Software Engineer ( Integration)
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Staff + Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch Engineering
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA
Full Timestaff
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Software Engineer, Human Data Interface
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Full Time
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Software Engineer, Cybersecurity Products
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA; Washington, DC
Full Timesenior
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1w ago
Senior Software Engineer, Growth
Handshake·San Francisco, CA
Full Timesenior
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Senior+ Software Engineer, Research Tools
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY
Full Timesenior
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Senior Software Engineer, Agent Oversight
Scale AI·San Francisco, CA; New York, NY
Full Timesenior
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Staff Software Engineer, AI & App Experience
Chime·New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
Software Engineer III
6sense, Inc.·San Francisco, California, United States
Full Timesenior
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1w ago
Senior Software Engineer
6sense, Inc.·San Francisco, California, United States
Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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1w ago
Senior Software Engineer
6sense, Inc.·San Francisco, California, United States
Full Timesenior
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1w ago
Software Engineer, Platform
Cartesia·*HQ - San Francisco, CA
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1w ago
Software Engineer III, Frontend
6sense, Inc.·San Francisco, California, United States
Full Time
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1w ago
Software Engineer, iOS Core Product - San Francisco, CA, USA
Speechify·San Francisco, CA, USA"
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1w ago
Software Engineer, Backend
Mercor·San Francisco
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1w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Stream Compute
Stripe·San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Toronto
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
Senior Software Engineer
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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1w ago
Staff/Senior Software Engineer
People In AI·San Francisco, California, US
Full Timestaff
$200k – $310kFull Timestaff
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1w ago
Staff+ Software Engineer, Safeguards Review Tooling
Anthropic·San Francisco, California, US
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
Software Engineer
Circleback·San Francisco
Full Time
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1w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Growth (Revenue Enablement)
Gusto·San Francisco, CA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
Software Engineer, Codex — User Activation
OpenAI·San Francisco
Full TimeRemote
Full Time
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1w ago
Software Engineer, Codex -Enterprise Controls
OpenAI·San Francisco
Full TimeRemote
Full Time
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1w ago
Senior Backend Software Engineer Series C AI Startup San Francisco (Hybrid,
Space Executive·San Francisco, California, US
Full Timesenior
$200k – $250kFull Timesenior
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1w ago
Staff Software Engineer – Distributed Storage
nineDots.io·San Francisco, California, US
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
Senior Software Engineer (Ruby on Rails)
Workstream·San Francisco, California, US
Full Timesenior
$100k – $150kFull Timesenior
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1w ago
Senior Embedded Software Engineer (NYC or San Fran)
Colossus Technologies Group·San Francisco, California, US
Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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1w ago
Senior Software Engineer, Payments
Wonderschool·San Francisco
Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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1w ago
Principal/ Senior Principal Software Engineer - Kalman Filter with Security
Northrop Grumman
Full Timeprincipal
$114k – $171kFull Timeprincipal
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1w ago
Software Engineering Manager
Boeing
Full Timemanager
$212k – $286kFull Timemanager
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1w ago
Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure ( + Equity) at well-funded AI video
Jack & Jill·San Francisco, California, US
Full Timesenior
$160k – $250kFull Timesenior
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1w ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Data Product Platform
Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US
Full TimestaffRemote
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1w ago
Principal Software Engineer, Full Stack
Salesforce·San Francisco, California, US
Full Timeprincipal
$197k – $314kFull Timeprincipal
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1w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Tax Experiences
Gusto·San Francisco, CA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Retirement AI
Gusto·Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Pricing and Packaging Engineering
Gusto·San Francisco, CA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
Lead Product Software Engineer
The Walt Disney Company·San Francisco, California, US
Full Timelead
$163k – $219kFull Timelead
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1w ago
Senior Manager, Software Engineering – Payments Orchestration
Ripple Effect·San Francisco, CA, United States
Full Timesenior
Full Timesenior
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1w ago
Senior Software Engineer, Revenue- San Francisco HQ
Orb·HQ-San Francisco
Full TimeseniorRemote
Full Timesenior
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