What does a software engineer in the united states earn?

US base salaries skew highest globally for builder roles, with most listings concentrated in SF, NYC, Austin, Seattle, and remote-US. The typical band for a software engineer runs $120k–$200k base, equity at startups.

Are software engineer jobs in the united states remote-friendly?

2 of the current 13 listings (15%) allow remote work; the rest are on-site or hybrid in United States.

What companies hire software engineer jobs in the united states?

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.

Software Engineer Jobs in the United States

US software engineer roles filtered as builder roles share a few characteristics: small team, end-to-end ownership of a product surface, and the autonomy to decide what to build (not just how). Most of these come from companies under 100 people; some come from larger companies with internal teams operating with startup-like autonomy. Compensation ranges widely (from $130k base at pre-seed startups up to $250k+ at well-funded companies), but the constant across builder-role versions is meaningful equity that's actually worth something.

13 active 15% remote median salary $250k

1.	Software Engineer - AI (NovusMinds AI) San Francisco, California, United States \| on-site \| full-time \| senior \| python, typescript, go \| 5mo ago
2.	Software Engineer, AI (Ruli) San Francisco, California, United States \| $110,000 – $200,000/yr \| hybrid \| full-time \| entry \| python, typescript, serverless \| 5mo ago
3.	Software Engineer - AI (WealthyMinds AI) San Francisco, California, United States \| on-site \| full-time \| entry \| python, fastapi, langchain \| 6mo ago
4.	Software Engineer (Underdog.io -Apply to top tech jobs in 60 seconds. A place where companies apply to you) Brooklyn, New York, United States \| hybrid \| full-time \| senior \| python, node.js, rust \| 6mo ago
5.	Founding Engineer (Lance (YC W26)) San Francisco, California, United States \| $160,000 – $300,000/yr \| on-site \| full-time \| entry \| python, javascript, software development \| 5mo ago
6.	Senior AI Engineer (Theo Ai) California, United States \| hybrid \| full-time \| senior \| typescript, llm, rag \| 5mo ago
7.	AI Engineer (Plurai) United States \| remote \| full-time \| entry \| python, node.js, go \| 5mo ago
8.	AI Founding Engineer (Supply Veins (Techstars '24)) California, United States+1 \| hybrid \| full-time \| entry \| neural networks, pattern recognition, natural language processing \| 5mo ago
9.	Principal AI Engineer (Beverage Distribution Consultants, Inc) United States+1 \| $140,000 – $175,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| lead \| python, asyncio, pydantic \| 5mo ago
10.	Fullstack Engineer - Education (Spanish Bilingual) (xAI) Palo Alto, California, United States+1 \| $180,000 – $440,000/yr \| on-site \| full-time \| entry \| typescript, react, next.js \| 6mo ago
11.	AI Builder Intern - Agentic AI (Tabhi) Austin, Texas, United States \| on-site \| internship \| internship \| agentic ai, llms, agent frameworks \| 5mo ago
12.	Chief Technology Officer (LoanBud) New York City, New York, United States \| on-site \| full-time \| executive \| software engineering, technology leadership, product strategy \| 5mo ago
13.	AI Systems Weirdo (UniteGPS) South Portland, ME, United States \| on-site \| full-time \| mid \| ai systems design, route optimization, gps tracking \| 5mo ago

Frequently asked questions

What does a software engineer in the united states earn?: US base salaries skew highest globally for builder roles, with most listings concentrated in SF, NYC, Austin, Seattle, and remote-US. The typical band for a software engineer runs $120k–$200k base, equity at startups.
Are software engineer jobs in the united states remote-friendly?: 2 of the current 13 listings (15%) allow remote work; the rest are on-site or hybrid in United States.
What companies hire software engineer jobs in the united states?: 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.