Senior Software Engineer salary in San Francisco

Average Base Salary in San Francisco

$190,619
$19,147
Additional Cash Compensation
$209,766
Total Compensation
Median: 189,000
Min: $130K
Max: $300K

How Much Does a Senior Software Engineer Make in San Francisco?

The average salary for a Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco is $190,619. The average additional cash compensation for a Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco is $19,147. The average total compensation for a Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco is $209,766. Senior Software Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In from anonymous Senior Software Engineer employees in San Francisco.

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Senior Software Engineer jobs in San Francisco

Sr Software Engineer - Ads

San Francisco
2 days ago
ABOUT THE TEAM:We're looking for engineers to join to help grow the UberEats Ads business which enables eaters to discover new foods, and restaurants to grow their customer base. You'll work with teams behind apps used by millions globally every day.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:- PhD or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field OR 3-years full-time Software Engineering work experience, WHICH INCLUDES 2-years total

Sr Software Engineer

San Francisco
4 days ago
About the RoleYou will be joining the UberEats Order Platform Team. This team supports mainly 3 tracks - Keeping standards for existing platforms to run the business, supporting core products that need changes at the platform level, and writing the Next-Gen order platform that could spawn new delivery verticals quickly, is maintainable, and scalable.What You'll Do:As a Backend Engineer in the Order Platform Team at Uber and being part of Grocery

Senior Software Engineer - FrontEnd

San Francisco
2 days ago
About the RoleUber is looking for an accomplished senior software engineer to lead a talented frontend team of Configuration platform based in San Francisco, and Seattle. You will have a profound impact on a wide variety of technology teams spanning multiple focus areas. We are looking for an experienced engineer who possesses world-class engineering experience in building and scaling mission-critical, reliable platforms at the boundary between

Senior Software Engineer, PhD - Backend

San Francisco
3 days ago
About the RoleUber Engineering is growing quickly as we look to take on some exciting opportunities at scale and around the world. As we grow our team and code base, there is a growing need for automatic analysis tools to keep our code quality and performance high while ensuring our engineers can continue to adapt quickly. To support this need, the Programming Systems Group is looking for hardworking engineers to develop new optimizations, static

Sr. Software Engineer, Back End (Remote)

San Francisco
4 hours ago
Locations: US Remote, United States of AmericaSr. Software Engineer, Back End (Remote)Are you interested in machine learning, big data, and building low latency - high resiliency systems? If so, you have come to the right place! At Capital One, Card Fraud Technology is one of those teams where you can "see it all". We coordinate complicated business processes across a huge (and growing!) fleet of microservices doing everything from sending real

Sr. Software Engineer, Full Stack/Back End (Remote)

San Francisco
2 days ago
Plano 5 (31065), United States of America, Plano, TexasSr. Software Engineer, Full Stack/Back End (Remote)Are you interested in machine learning, big data, and building low latency - high resiliency systems? If so, you have come to the right place! At Capital One, Card Fraud Technology is one of those teams where you can "see it all". We coordinate complicated business processes across a huge (and growing!) fleet of microservices doing everything

Sr Software Engineer - Video Content Management Team

San Francisco
1 week ago
Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.Who We Are... When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to

Senior Software Engineer

San Francisco
4 hours ago
Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.Who We Are... When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to

Senior Software Engineer (Go/K8s)

San Francisco
1 day ago
Doximity is transforming the healthcare industry. Our mission is to help doctors be more productive, informed, and connected. As a software engineer, you'll work within cross-functional delivery teams alongside other engineers, designers, and product managers in building software to help improve healthcare.   Our team brings a diverse set of technical and cultural backgrounds and we like to think pragmatically in choosing the tools most

Senior Software Engineer, Data

San Francisco
3 days ago
Doximity is transforming the healthcare industry. Join our mission to help every physician be more productive and provide better care for their patients. As medicine's largest network in the United States, there's an elevated level of responsibility in everything we do. We don't take that responsibility lightly and are committed to building diverse teams with an inclusive culture that can make a direct impact on the healthcare system. One of

Senior Software Engineer - Platform

San Francisco
3 days ago
Why We Need You As a Senior Software Engineer in Platform, you’ll help lead PagerDuty through a highly strategic transformation from a pure product to a platform. PagerDuty is transitioning from a set of products to a platform that consists of a set of configurable, flexible building blocks that can be leveraged to manage a variety of real-time work and real-time workflows. With that, we are increasing our engagement with partners integrating

Senior Software Engineer - Platform

San Francisco
4 days ago
Why We Need You As a Senior Software Engineer in Platform, you’ll help lead PagerDuty through a highly strategic transformation from a pure product to a platform. PagerDuty is transitioning from a set of products to a platform that consists of a set of configurable, flexible building blocks that can be leveraged to manage a variety of real-time work and real-time workflows. With that, we are increasing our engagement with partners integrating

Senior Software Engineer Salary ranges

The most common Senior Software Engineer salary in San Francisco is between $190k - $200k.

Average Senior Software Engineer Salary by Company Size

People with the job title Senior Software Engineer make the most at companies with 501-1,000 employees, earning $199,180 on average.

Senior Software Engineer Salary by gender

The average Senior Software Engineer salary for women is $200,309 and the average Senior Software Engineer salary for men is $182,379.

Senior Software Engineer Salary by Years of Experience

The average salary for a Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $197,719.

Average Dev + Engineer salaries in San Francisco

Job TitleAverage SalarySalary Range
Junior Software Engineer$106,690
Min: $75K
Max: $150K
QA Analyst$110,456
Min: $80K
Max: $166K
Automation Engineer$119,818
Min: $105K
Max: $150K
Android Developer$122,367
Min: $92K
Max: $178K
Salesforce Developer$122,669
Min: $100K
Max: $221K
QA Engineer$127,105
Min: $74K
Max: $180K
Software Test Engineer$128,676
Min: $85K
Max: $155K
Front End Developer$136,189
Min: $90K
Max: $221K
Hardware Engineer$137,544
Min: $100K
Max: $190K
iOS Developer$144,067
Min: $108K
Max: $185K
Sales Engineer$147,123
Min: $80K
Max: $250K
Data Engineer$151,613
Min: $105K
Max: $235K
Game Developer$156,500
Min: $140K
Max: $200K
QA Manager$157,435
Min: $142K
Max: $255K
Security Engineer$161,714
Min: $125K
Max: $230K
Data Architect$166,196
Min: $146K
Max: $225K
Software Engineer$167,112
Min: $80K
Max: $300K
Systems Engineer$168,136
Min: $120K
Max: $300K
Database Administrator$170,500
Min: $151K
Max: $192K
Machine Learning Engineer$171,718
Min: $130K
Max: $210K
DevOps Engineer$179,019
Min: $130K
Max: $325K
Lead Software Engineer$187,824
Min: $100K
Max: $265K
Site Reliability Engineer$189,921
Min: $131K
Max: $275K
Senior Software Engineer$190,619
Min: $130K
Max: $300K
Principal Software Engineer$203,500
Min: $150K
Max: $250K
Data Engineering Manager$210,909
Min: $150K
Max: $260K
Engineering Manager$211,549
Min: $145K
Max: $300K
Director of Software Engineering$226,319
Min: $165K
Max: $325K
CTO (Chief Technology Officer)$232,020
Min: $150K
Max: $292K
Vice President of Engineering$283,159
Min: $216K
Max: $380K

Skills that affect Senior Software Engineer salaries in San Francisco

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SQL
11% have this skill
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Javascript
10% have this skill
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Java
8% have this skill
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Amazon Web Services
7% have this skill
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Node.js
7% have this skill
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Python
6% have this skill

Recent Senior Software Engineer salaries in San Francisco

$160,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $160,000
7+ Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
San Francisco
$171,000
Yearly Salary
A Sr Software Eng reported a yearly salary of $171,000
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
201-500 Employees
San Francisco
$175,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $175,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
San Francisco
$160,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $160,000 with +$50,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
San Francisco
$217,000
Yearly Salary
A Sr Android Engineer II reported a yearly salary of $217,000
7+ Years of Experience
Male
501-1,000 Employees
San Francisco
$150,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $150,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
San Francisco
1-5 Reports
$166,500
Yearly Salary
A Senior Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $166,500
5-7 Years of Experience
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201-500 Employees
San Francisco
$155,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $155,000
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
201-500 Employees
San Francisco
$175,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $175,000
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
San Francisco
$160,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $160,000 with +$24,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
201-500 Employees
San Francisco
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