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?

14 of the current 288 listings (5%) 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.

288 active 5% remote median salary $208k

1.	Software Engineering Intern (Maritime Technology Startup (Stealth)) El Segundo, California, United States \| $40 – $48/hr \| on-site \| internship \| internship \| python, go, javascript \| 3w ago
2.	Software Engineer (Cognition) San Francisco, California, United States \| From $260,000/yr \| on-site \| full-time \| mid \| python, distributed systems, ai \| 3w ago
3.	Software Engineer - AI Agents (LiveFlow) San Francisco, California, United States \| remote \| full-time \| mid \| ai agents, llm, workflow automation \| 3w ago
4.	Software Engineer III (Kora/Support) (Cedar) United States \| $170,000 – $215,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| generative ai, large language models, llm prompt engineering \| 3w ago
5.	Software Engineer - Frontend (Maritime Technology Startup (Stealth)) El Segundo, California, United States \| $130,000 – $200,000/yr \| on-site \| full-time \| mid \| react, typescript, d3.js \| 3w ago
6.	Software Engineer (Freeform) Hawthorne, California, United States \| on-site \| full-time \| mid \| 3w ago
7.	Software Engineer (Clad) New York City, United States \| on-site \| full-time \| software engineering, ai, construction \| 3w ago
8.	Software Engineer (Traba) New York City, New York, United States \| $140,000 – $200,000/yr \| on-site \| full-time \| lead \| react native, react, node.js \| 3w ago
9.	Software Engineer (Column) San Francisco, California, United States \| on-site \| full-time \| mid \| infrastructure, backend, product \| 4w ago
10.	Software Engineer (AveryIQ) Austin, Texas, United States+1 \| hybrid \| full-time \| bun, hono, next.js \| 4w ago
11.	Software Engineer (Marker) United States+3 \| remote \| full-time \| entry \| deno, react, postgresql \| 4w ago
12.	Software Engineer (Lantern) New York, New York, United States \| on-site \| full-time \| entry \| python, fastapi, next.js \| 4w ago
13.	Software Engineer, Stablecoin (Slash) San Francisco, California, United States \| $200,000 – $300,000/yr \| on-site \| full-time \| senior \| full-stack development, api design, database migration \| 1mo ago
14.	Software Engineer - Voice Agent (Baseten Labs) United States \| $165,000 – $330,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| lead \| python, docker, kubernetes \| 1mo ago
15.	Software Engineer (SF) (Fractional AI) San Francisco, California, United States \| $160,000 – $220,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| software engineering, ai systems, system design \| 1mo ago
16.	Software Engineer, Agents (Benchling) San Francisco, California, United States \| $173,369 – $234,388/yr \| remote \| full-time \| entry \| python, react, llm \| 1mo ago
17.	Software Engineer (Latent) San Francisco, California, United States \| $200,000 – $285,000/yr \| on-site \| full-time \| mid \| typescript, distributed systems, postgresql \| 1mo ago
18.	Software Engineer - AI (NovusMinds AI) San Francisco, California, United States \| on-site \| full-time \| senior \| python, typescript, go \| 1mo ago
19.	Software Engineer, Production Engineering (Ramp) United States+2 \| $168,000 – $324,500/yr \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| aws, observability, slos \| 1mo ago
20.	Software Engineer (Open Level) (Formation Bio) New York City, United States+3 \| $204,500 – $267,000/yr \| hybrid \| full-time \| distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, aws \| 1mo ago
21.	Software Engineer, AI (Ruli) San Francisco, California, United States \| $110,000 – $200,000/yr \| hybrid \| full-time \| entry \| python, typescript, serverless \| 1mo ago
22.	Software Engineer - AI (WealthyMinds AI) San Francisco, California, United States \| on-site \| full-time \| entry \| python, fastapi, langchain \| 1mo ago
23.	Software Engineer, Security Infrastructure (Sift) Marina Del Rey, California, United States+2 \| $170,000 – $220,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| aws, kubernetes, ci/cd \| 1mo ago
24.	Software Engineer, Growth (Slash) San Francisco, California, United States \| $350,000 – $550,000/yr \| on-site \| full-time \| mid \| software engineering, fintech, product development \| 1mo ago
25.	Software Engineer - Voice AI (Inference Runtime) (Baseten Labs) San Francisco, California, United States \| $165,000 – $330,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| python, docker, kubernetes \| 1mo ago
26.	Software Engineer - Product (Mid to Senior) (Julius) San Francisco, California, United States \| $150,000 – $200,000/yr \| on-site \| full-time \| mid \| react, next.js, tailwind css \| 1mo ago
27.	Software Engineer - Product (New Grad) (Julius) San Francisco, California, United States \| $130,000 – $150,000/yr \| on-site \| full-time \| entry \| react, next.js, tailwind css \| 1mo ago
28.	Software Engineer, AI x Healthcare (Asha Health (YC F24)) Manhattan, New York, United States \| on-site \| full-time \| entry \| backend engineering, ai agents, product management \| 1mo ago
29.	Software Engineer - UI (Pasito) United States+4 \| $140,000 – $170,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| prosemirror, tiptap, yjs \| 1mo ago
30.	Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management (Hadrian) Mesa, Arizona, United States+1 \| $192,500 – $273,500/yr \| on-site \| full-time \| senior \| oauth 2.0, openid connect (oidc), saml \| 1mo ago
31.	Software Engineer (Conduit) San Francisco, California, United States \| $150,000 – $200,000/yr \| hybrid \| full-time \| senior \| python, django, svelte \| 1mo ago
32.	Software Engineer (Product) (Kaizen) United States \| $130,000 – $200,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| mid \| react, next.js, typescript \| 1mo ago
33.	Software Engineer (Dover) California, United States+1 \| $100,000 – $200,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| entry \| 1mo ago
34.	Software Engineer - Product (Mid to Senior) (Julius) San Francisco, California, United States \| $150,000 – $200,000/yr \| on-site \| full-time \| mid \| react, next.js, tailwind css \| 1mo ago
35.	Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Systems) (Sweep360) New York, New York, United States \| Up to $240,000/yr \| on-site \| full-time \| mid \| python, go, typescript \| 1mo ago
36.	Software Engineer ($180K - $220K + Equity) at YC-backed AI Data Infrastructure Startup (CoffeeSpace) San Francisco, California, United States \| $180,000 – $220,000/yr \| on-site \| full-time \| entry \| next.js, react, python \| 1mo ago
37.	Software Engineer, Product (Prelim) United States \| $160,000 – $170,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| mid \| react, node.js, postgresql \| 1mo ago
38.	Software Engineer, AI/ML Platforms (Early Career) (Cornerstone First Mortgage, LLC) San Diego, California, United States \| $30 – $35/hr \| on-site \| full-time \| entry \| typescript, javascript, python \| 1mo ago
39.	Software Engineer, Maritime (Anduril Industries) United States \| $132,000 – $198,000/yr \| hybrid \| full-time \| entry \| java, python, rust \| 1mo ago
40.	Software Engineer \| AI-First Team (Halosight) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States \| hybrid \| full-time \| mid \| python, java, langchain \| 1mo ago
41.	Software Engineer (Founding) (Moe) San Francisco, California, United States \| hybrid \| full-time \| entry \| react native, typescript, aws lambda \| 1mo ago
42.	Software Engineer - AI (Brellium) New York, New York, United States \| hybrid \| full-time \| entry \| python, typescript, sql \| 1mo ago
43.	Software Engineer -> Physical AI - former Anduril & Palantir Leaders (Strativ Group) New York, United States \| on-site \| full-time \| mid \| distributed systems, backend engineering, api \| 1mo ago
44.	Software Engineer, OfficeJS (GC AI) United States+1 \| $165,000 – $350,000/yr \| remote \| full-time \| senior \| typescript, react, office add-ins \| 1mo ago
45.	Software Engineer, Gen AI Platform (Abridge) San Francisco, California, United States \| $221,000 – $300,000/yr \| hybrid \| full-time \| entry \| python, java, go \| 1mo ago
46.	Software Engineer (ABC People) San Francisco, California, United States \| on-site \| full-time \| lead \| react, python, node.js \| 1mo ago
47.	Software Engineer (Jack) New York, New York, United States \| $80,000 – $140,000/yr \| hybrid \| full-time \| lead \| frontend development, react, full-stack \| 1mo ago
48.	Software Engineer (ShiftOS) San Francisco, California, United States \| $120,000 – $165,000/yr \| on-site \| full-time \| entry \| react, next.js, typescript \| 1mo ago
49.	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 \| 1mo ago
50.	Software Engineer / Platform Architect (Bluprint Films) New York City, New York, United States \| hybrid \| part-time \| senior \| software architecture, front-end development, back-end development \| 1mo ago

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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?: 14 of the current 288 listings (5%) 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.