Senior Software / Data Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$210,000
435 postings · 222 companies · 340 state pay: median $190,000, half $160,000–$230,000
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San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
Arlington, VAHybrid
$160,600–$200,800
Pay not posted
$100,000–$110,000
$160,000–$190,000
$188,000–$242,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$200,000
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$195,000–$250,000
$150,000–$190,000
$138,800–$208,200
$95,000–$115,000
$195,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$220,000
$90,000–$125,000
$197,300–$394,600
$207,000–$265,000
Pay not posted
$148,750–$201,250
$175,000–$250,000
Atlanta, GA · Nashville, TN · +4 moreAtlanta, GA +5Hybrid
$109,180–$197,175
Pay not posted
$350,000–$450,000
$175,000–$250,000
$109,180–$197,175
Pay not posted
$180,000–$250,000
$120,000–$170,000
$101,140–$182,624
$127,500–$204,000
$120,000–$136,000
$120,000–$170,000
$89,400–$166,398
$200,000–$290,000
$165,750–$224,250
$240,000–$280,000
$211,000–$302,000
All 435 build what the customer runs.
340 of 435 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $230,000, from 162 companies.
Of 435 postings, 279 state a minimum number of years, from 161 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 158 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (71), under 3 years (38) or 10 or more years (12).
These 435 postings come from 222 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (28), Capgemini (13), Palantir (11), CapTech Consulting (10) and Accenture (9).
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 435 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 220 of the 435 postings.
Counted over the 435 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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