🇺🇸Engineering jobs in California
5,455 open Engineering roles in California as of Nov 14, 2026. SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Roblox and Waymo have the most. 218 are remote and the median advertised salary is $215K.
- Sr. Software Engineer, Machine Learning & Data InfrastructureOKX · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$179K - $268KSeniorGoPythonJava
- Director of EngineeringEndor Labs · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA—LeadC++CI/CD
- Software Engineer, Frontier Data ProductsMercor · 🇺🇸San Francisco$160K - $500KPythonPostgreSQLAWS
- Sr. Materials Engineer, Polymer DevelopmentSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$135K - $215KSenior
- Senior Software Engineer, Roblox OSRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$197K - $243KSeniorROS
- Certification ArchitectOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$266K - $295K
- Senior Technical Program Manager - AV EngineeringWayve · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California USA$172K - $229KSeniorMachine Learning
- Software Engineer, Cloud PlatformBaseten · 🇺🇸San Francisco$165K - $330KGoTerraformMachine Learning
- Principal Sofware Engineer, Applied AIPure Storage · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California$203K - $275KLeadKubernetesAI
- Lead Design CNC Programmer/OperatorLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA—Lead
- Legal Engineering Manager, In-House (Litigation/Regulatory)Harvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$315K - $385K
- Lead Electrical Engineer, Hardware Reliability (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$165K - $230KLead
- Senior Software Engineer, Data EngineeringRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$243K - $295KSeniorMachine Learning
- Senior Software Engineer, Platform FullstackAirbyte · 🇺🇸San Francisco$196K - $235KSeniorTypeScriptReactJava
- Senior GRC EngineerBrex · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$154K - $192KSeniorSQL
- Senior Software Engineer, Release EngineeringAgility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Any Office (Fremont, CA, Salem, OR, or Pittsburgh…$175K - $274KSeniorPythonLinuxKubernetes
- Senior Software Engineer II, InferenceCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA$182K - $242KSeniorGoPythonC++
- Compliance EngineerHarvey · 🇺🇸San Francisco$218K - $328K
- Software Engineer I, PaymentsTwitch · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA · +1 more location$127K - $185KGoJavaC++
- Senior Software Engineer, PerformanceNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$194K - $291KSeniorC++CUDAROS
- Operations Tech LeadCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$200K - $250KLeadGo.NET
- Executive Assistant, CTO & Team LeadPlaid · 🇺🇸San Francisco HQ$144K - $197KLead
- Staff Software Engineer - Okta Identity GovernanceOkta · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$194K - $267KLeadGoJavaKotlin
- Automation Engineer - Compute Software PerformanceZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$196K - $242KPythonC++SQL
- Software Engineer, Consumer SubscriptionsxAI · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$140K - $225KRustGoPython
- Technical Program Manager, Life Sciences Research (Genetic Medicine)Anthropic · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seatt…$290K - $365KLLM
- Senior Mission Software EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$169K - $216KSeniorPythonC++Docker
- Autonomy EngineerApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$110K - $160KRustPythonTypeScript
- Senior Network Software Engineer I - Secret ClearanceRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$132K - $198KSeniorDockerJiraAgile
- Senior Network Software Engineer II - Secret ClearanceRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$151K - $227KSeniorDockerJiraAgile
- Principal Network Software Engineer - TS/SCIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$173K - $259KLeadDockerJiraAgile
- Manager, Power Electronics Test & ValidationLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$175K - $257K
- Hardware Test Engineering, Intern (Summer 2027)Lightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA—InternPython
- Software Engineer III, Software Services (Applications)Agility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Any Office (Fremont, CA, Salem, OR, or Pittsburgh…$144K - $225KRustGoPython
- Flight Software Engineer IIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$108K - $148KRustC++Linux
- Engineering Manager, Kubernetes Platform (LKS)Lambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$297K - $440KMachine LearningKubernetes
- Full Stack Software Engineer, Consumer HealthOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $385K
- Full Stack Software Engineer, ChatGPT FinancesOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$347K - $385KGoPythonTypeScript
- Principal Design Verifiction EngineerSambaNova · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$180K - $225KLeadPythonC++Machine Learning
- Senior Cloud Network EngineerNubank · 🇺🇸Palo Alto—SeniorGoPythonJava
- Principal Software Engineer, Creator AnalyticsRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$345K - $399KLeadGoPythonJava
- Senior Mission Operations EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $179KSeniorPythonJavaScript
- Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Support EquipmentVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $179KSeniorPython
- Senior Software Engineer, StorageCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$170K - $190KSeniorRustGoJava
- Tech Lead Manager, Human Agent ToolingChime · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, USA$199K - $275KLeadReactRubyReact Native
- Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Test SystemsWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA$213K - $263KSeniorPythonC++
- Technical Support Engineer - SFCodeRabbit · 🇺🇸San Francisco$115K - $190KCI/CD
- High Performance Computing Systems Engineer (HPC)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KPythonDockerLinux
- Senior GNC EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$169K - $216KSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Technical Program Manager - Guidance & RoutingZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$202K - $236KSeniorJira
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Questions about Engineering jobs in California
- How many Engineering jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 5,455 open Engineering jobs in California at 286 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 337 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most Engineering jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (503), OpenAI (289), Anthropic (203), Roblox (168) and Waymo (164). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Engineering jobs in California?
- 218 of the 5,455 open Engineering jobs in California (4%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do Engineering jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $215K, based on 4,646 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $174K and $269K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
- How do I apply for Engineering jobs in California?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.

































