🇺🇸C jobs in California
556 open roles mentioning C in California as of Nov 15, 2026. SpaceX, Anduril Industries, Rocket Lab, Applied and Reliable Robotics have the most. 4 are remote and the median advertised salary is $198K.
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- Flight Software Engineer IIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$108K - $148KRustC++Linux
- Principal Design Verifiction EngineerSambaNova · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$180K - $225KLead and abovePythonC++Machine Learning
- Senior Software Engineer, StorageCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$170K - $190KSeniorRustGoJava
- Flight Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)Reliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$128KInternC++CControl systems
- Flight Simulation Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)Reliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$128KInternPythonC++C
- Flight Navigation Intern (Summer 2027)Reliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$128KInternPythonC++C
- Hardware Test Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)Reliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$105KInternPythonC++MATLAB
- Reliability Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)Reliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$105KInternPythonSQLC
- Principal RF Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$210K - $340KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Sr. RF Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$165K - $265KSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Hardware Architect, Health SensingOura · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, California$202K - $238KHybridSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- FPGA EngineerAnysignal · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$130K - $170KPythonC++Bash
- Software Development Engineer - New GraduateShield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US—JuniorPythonC++Machine Learning
- RF Software Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KPythonC++Linux
- Sr. Electrical Design Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$140K - $230KSeniorPythonC++Security clearance
- Summer 2027 - Software Engineer InternShield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US—InternPythonJavaScriptJava
- Aerospace Software Engineer (Starfall)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $150KC++LinuxBash
- Sr. Aerospace Software Engineer (Starfall)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$165K - $230KSeniorC++LinuxBash
- New Graduate Engineer, Aerospace Software (Starfall)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KJuniorC++LinuxBash
- Firmware Engineer, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$380K - $445KRustC++C
- Embedded Software Engineer InternSK hynix memory solutions America Inc. · 🇺🇸San Jose—InternRustPythonC++
- R&D Engineering InternAMAX · 🇺🇸Fremont, California, United States—InternPythonC++C
- Founding Hardware Integration EngineerGallatin · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$160K - $250KPythonC++Docker
- Anti-Cheat Engineering Intern (Masters/PhD) - Summer 2027Riot Games · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, USA—InternPythonC++C
- Security Certification Engineer - Android, Common Criteria & FIPS 140-3Samsung Research America · 🇺🇸665 Clyde Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA$164K - $225KC++AndroidLinux
- Senior GNC EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$160K - $235KSeniorRustPythonC++
- Thermal Design EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$100K - $215KPythonC++MATLAB
- Sr. Software Engineer (Starlink Mobile)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$175K - $280KSeniorC++CHardware testing
- Senior Infrastructure EngineerCrusoe · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA - US$170K - $205KSeniorRustGoPython
- Embedded Software ManagerKodiak · 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area$220K - $250KC++AWSEmbedded C
- Sr. Production Reliability Engineer (Starship Electronics)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$140K - $230KSeniorPythonC++C
- Member of Technical Staff (Storage)Cockroach Labs · 🇺🇸🇨🇦New York, NY; Remote, United States; San Mateo, CA; Toron…$180K - $238KRemoteRustGoC++
- Senior Software Engineer, Embedded (TS Cleared)Apex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$185K - $250KSeniorRustPythonC++
- Systems Engineering Intern - Summer 2027Skydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States—HybridInternPythonC++Linux
- Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Graphics) - League of LegendsRiot Games · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, USA—SeniorPythonC++C
- Electrical EngineerHinge Health · 🇺🇸San Francisco-HQ$135K - $186KHybridPythonC++C
- Electrical EngineerVerne Robotics · 🇺🇸San Francisco$140K - $250KPythonC++Embedded C
- Principal Design Verification Engineer (AI Fabric Switches)Astera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$185K - $240KLead and abovePythonC++AI
- Validation and Verification Engineer, Aviation EngineeringSkyryse · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$120K - $145KPythonC++MATLAB
- Principal Software EngineerPure Storage · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; Santa Clara, California$244K - $298KLead and abovePythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Robotics Test EngineerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$225K - $318KPythonC++C
- Advisory Solutions Architect (Pre-Sales)MongoDB · 🇺🇸San Francisco$118K - $231KPythonNode.jsJava
- Radiation Effects EngineerApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$100K - $160KPythonC++SQL
- Spacecraft GNC EngineerApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$112K - $180KPythonC++MATLAB
- Spacecraft GNC Engineer (Early)Apex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$100K - $135KPythonC++MATLAB
- 2027 Summer Intern, BS/MS, Software Engineer, MultiverseWaymo · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, USA—InternPythonC++SQL
- Staff Embedded Software Engineer – AUTOSAR, Platform SoftwareLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$179K - $263KLead and abovePythonC++C
- Sr. Software Engineer, Training/Inference (C++)xAI · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$220K - $357KSeniorRustC++LLM
- Sr. Software Engineer, Kernels/CUDA (C++)xAI · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$220K - $357KSeniorC++LinuxCUDA
- GNC Engineer - Navigation Sensors and AlgorithmsK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$110K - $200KRustPythonC++
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Who is hiring for C roles in California
What C roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $172K | 213 |
| Senior | $208K | 158 |
| Lead and above | $232K | 91 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about C jobs in California
- How many C jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 556 open C jobs in California at 87 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 37 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 C jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (78), Anduril Industries (74), Rocket Lab (18), Reliable Robotics (18) and Applied (18). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote C jobs in California?
- 4 of the 556 open C jobs in California (1%) 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 C jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $198K, based on 475 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $160K and $225K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the C jobs in California?
- 45 of the 556 open C jobs in California (8%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 409 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 87 companies are hiring and 37 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing C jobs in California?
- 159 of the 556 open C jobs in California (29%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, Machine Learning, LLM. Employers still list 556 such roles today at 87 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do C jobs in California ask for?
- Most often C (100%), C++ (95%), Python (67%), Hardware testing (33%), Linux (32%) of the 556 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in C jobs in California?
- Software Engineer (46), Senior Software Engineer (34), Embedded Software Engineer (15), Sr. Software Engineer (11), Electrical Engineer (9): the most common titles among the 556 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are C jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 556 C jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 87 companies, 0.4% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 37 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $198K. 4 (1%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for C 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. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.
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