What does a software engineer remote earn?

Remote builder roles often pay 5–15% below the equivalent SF on-site band but offer wider geographic flexibility. The typical band for a software engineer runs $120k–$200k base, equity at startups.

Are software engineer jobs remote remote-friendly?

Every listing on this page is fully remote. That's the filter.

What companies hire software engineer jobs remote?

Jobs Base aggregates listings across YC-backed startups, growth-stage companies, and selected larger companies hiring with builder-role characteristics.

What's the difference between a software engineer and a regular software engineer?

Jobs Base only lists builder roles. Positions where one person owns the product end-to-end. We filter out ticket-driven, narrowly-scoped roles even when the title matches. About 9% of listings scraped match this definition.

Remote Software Engineer Jobs

Remote software engineer roles framed as builder roles are biased toward companies with strong written-communication cultures. Linear, Supabase, PostHog-style operations. The role assumes you can ship without supervision and write down what you did clearly enough that others can build on it. Compensation runs $130k–$200k for senior US-remote roles, €70k–€110k for European remote. The bar for hire tends to be higher than the equivalent in-office role because the candidate pool is global.

29 active 100% remote median salary $188k

1.	Senior Software Engineer, AI (Bubble) New York, New York, United States \| $183,000 – $237,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| typescript, python, llm apis \| 2mo ago
2.	Senior Software Engineer – AI Systems & Architecture (Item Alignment Inc) New Jersey, United States \| $125,000 – $210,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| java, python, llm \| 3mo ago
3.	Senior Software Engineer - Special Projects (Jobgether) United States \| $200,000 – $250,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| distributed systems, backend development, rust \| 3mo ago
4.	Senior Software Engineer (AI) (Limelight) United States \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| llms, prompt engineering, rag \| 3mo ago
5.	Founding Software Engineer - Equity Only Role (SideKix HQ Inc.) United States \| remote \| full-time \| lead \| react, node.js, firebase \| 3mo ago
6.	Founding Software Engineer (Ensense AI) United States \| remote \| full-time \| lead \| python, go, postgres \| 3mo ago
7.	Frontier Software Engineer (GiveCampus) District of Columbia, United States \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| react, javascript, ruby on rails \| 3mo ago
8.	AI/ML/NLP Software Engineer (Troupe) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States+1 \| remote \| full-time \| lead \| python, typescript, react \| 2mo ago
9.	Full Stack Software Engineer (Terralytiq) United States \| $90,000 – $120,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| mid \| typescript, next.js, react \| 3mo ago
10.	Full-Stack Software/AI Engineer (Aiola CPA, PLLC) United States \| remote \| full-time \| lead \| python, node.js, react \| 3mo ago
11.	AI Agent Engineer (LaunchPad Lab) United States \| $125,000 – $175,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| mid \| langchain, langgraph, crewai \| 2mo ago
12.	Founding Engineer (Vye Health) United States \| remote \| full-time \| lead \| react, postgresql, aws \| 3mo ago
13.	AI Automation Engineer (QuSecure) United States \| $80,000 – $130,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| software engineering, api integration, prompt engineering \| 2mo ago
14.	AI Engineer (Ready Health) California, United States \| remote \| full-time \| mid \| llm, prompt engineering, vision models \| 2mo ago
15.	Internship-Full Stack Engineer (SkipQ) United States \| remote \| internship \| internship \| javascript, typescript, react.js \| 3mo ago
16.	Product Builder (Cache Financials Inc.) United States \| remote \| full-time \| mid \| typescript, java, sql \| 2mo ago
17.	Applied AI Engineer (Institutes of Health) United States \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| llm apis, claude, gpt-4 \| 2mo ago
18.	Founding Head of Engineering (AI) (Deploy IQ) United Kingdom \| remote \| full-time \| executive \| ai/ml, llms, agent systems \| 3mo ago
19.	Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Automation & AI (Compass Regulatory) United States \| $130,000 – $210,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| python, django, postgresql \| 3mo ago
20.	Lead Full-Stack Engineer (RocketParts) United States \| remote \| full-time \| lead \| typescript, react, node.js \| 3mo ago
21.	AI Engineer (Plurai) United States \| remote \| full-time \| entry \| python, node.js, go \| 2mo ago
22.	Senior Python AI Engineer (DeweyLearn, Inc.) United States+11 \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| python, api development, llms \| 3mo ago
23.	Full-Stack Product Engineer (AI & Prompt Systems) (Intelligenic) United States \| remote \| full-time \| entry \| python, javascript, react.js \| 3mo ago
24.	Founding Engineer (AI startup-Remote) (CyberCoders) Seattle, Washington, United States \| $170,000 – $200,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| lead \| python, machine learning, aws \| 3mo ago
25.	Founding Engineer - AI-Native (NeoRecruit) India \| remote \| full-time \| entry \| flutter, dart, react.js \| 3mo ago
26.	Founding Frontend Engineer (ASTA Health Tech) United States \| remote \| full-time \| lead \| javascript, typescript, react \| 3mo ago
27.	Principal AI Engineer (Beverage Distribution Consultants, Inc) United States+1 \| $140,000 – $175,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| lead \| python, asyncio, pydantic \| 2mo ago
28.	Sr/Staff Application & AI Engineer (AI Center of Excellence) (Raintree Systems) Alabama, United States+16 \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| typescript, node.js, react.js \| 2mo ago
29.	Mid–Senior Full-Stack Developer \| 3-Month Contract (Training & eTracking Solutions) United States \| $10,000/mo \| remote \| contract \| mid \| react, next.js, typescript \| 2mo ago

Frequently asked questions

What does a software engineer remote earn?: Remote builder roles often pay 5–15% below the equivalent SF on-site band but offer wider geographic flexibility. The typical band for a software engineer runs $120k–$200k base, equity at startups.
Are software engineer jobs remote remote-friendly?: Every listing on this page is fully remote. That's the filter.
What companies hire software engineer jobs remote?: Jobs Base aggregates listings across YC-backed startups, growth-stage companies, and selected larger companies hiring with builder-role characteristics.
What's the difference between a software engineer and a regular software engineer?: Jobs Base only lists builder roles. Positions where one person owns the product end-to-end. We filter out ticket-driven, narrowly-scoped roles even when the title matches. About 9% of listings scraped match this definition.