🇺🇸Unix jobs in California
116 open roles mentioning Unix in California as of Nov 15, 2026. SpaceX, Anduril Industries, Illumio, Varda Space Industries and Cerebras have the most. The median advertised salary is $185K.
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- Full Stack Software Engineer (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$150K - $175KGoPythonTypeScript
- Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$200K - $280KSeniorGoPythonTypeScript
- Senior FPGA Verification EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Goleta, California, United States$191K - $254KSeniorPythonC++Linux
- Senior Spacecraft Avionics Test EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $203KSeniorPythonGitUnix
- Spacecraft Avionics Test Engineer IIVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$120K - $173KPythonGitUnix
- Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer, AvionicsVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $203KSeniorPythonUnixTest planning
- Software Engineer, AIAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$167K - $222KAIComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Contract Student Worker – Firmware Engineer (FW Core System Services)Zoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA—PythonC++Unix
- Software Engineer (Starship)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KPythonSQLC#
- GTM Applications EngineerCursor · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$240K - $325KGoPythonTypeScript
- Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Fight SoftwareSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$165K - $230KSeniorGoPythonJavaScript
- Full Stack Software Engineer, Internal PlatformsSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KGoPythonJavaScript
- Technical Operations Engineer, Mission ConfigAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$132K - $155KPythonLinuxMATLAB
- Space Operations Software EngineerSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KPythonJavaScriptReact
- Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Launch SoftwareSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$165K - $230KSeniorGoPythonJavaScript
- Senior Software Engineer, AIAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $254KSeniorAIComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Staff Software Engineer, AIAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveAIComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Sr. Software Engineer (Starlink Enterprise)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$175K - $280KSeniorTypeScriptJavaScriptCI/CD
- Software Engineer (Starlink Enterprise)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$135K - $175KTypeScriptJavaScriptCI/CD
- Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer, PropulsionAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$127K - $170KSeniorGoPythonLinux
- Staff Engineer - Cloud SecurityIllumio · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California - HQ$196K - $235KLead and aboveGoSQLTerraform
- PhD Intern, Security Engineer (2027)Figma · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA • New York, NY—InternLinuxAWSUnix
- Staff Engineer - Container SecurityIllumio · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California - HQ$196K - $235KLead and aboveGoPythonJava
- Sr. Software Engineer - Container SecurityIllumio · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California - HQ$172K - $198KSeniorGoPythonJava
- Sr. Software Engineer - Cloud SecurityIllumio · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California - HQ$172K - $198KSeniorGoSQLTerraform
- Principal Red Team OperatorArmadin · 🇺🇸Palo Alto—Lead and abovePythonGCPAzure
- Application Software Engineer, Launch SoftwareSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KGoPythonJavaScript
- Solutions Engineer, Okta (Enterprise West)Okta · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington; San Francisco, California$160K - $269KPythonJavaScriptNode.js
- Manufacturing Test Engineering, SoftwareAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States—PythonSQLC#
- Manufacturing Test Engineer, PropulsionAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$132K - $175KGoPythonLinux
- Staff Electrical Engineer, EWAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$183K - $243KLead and abovePythonLinuxComputer Vision
- Application Software Engineer, Flight SoftwareSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KGoPythonJavaScript
- Senior Project Engineer - Advanced EffectsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$167K - $220KSeniorLinuxJiraComputer Vision
- Project Engineer - Advanced EffectsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$132K - $175KLinuxJiraComputer Vision
- Senior Engineer, Cloud SecurityIllumio · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California - HQ$172K - $198KSeniorGoSQLTerraform
- Principal RF Components EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$219K - $317KLead and abovePythonUnixTest planning
- Senior RF Components EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$169K - $244KSeniorPythonUnixTest planning
- Senior Software EngineerIllumio · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California - HQ · +1 more location$172K - $198KSeniorGoSQLTerraform
- Application Software Engineer, Employee ExperienceSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KGoPythonJavaScript
- Software Engineer, Software UpdatesNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$146K - $219KGoPythonC++
- Software Engineer - Product Platform SecurityRubrik · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$131K - $197KGoPythonJava
- System Test EngineerZoox · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA$153K - $209KPythonAzureLinux
- RF Components Engineer IIVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$144K - $208KPythonUnixTest planning
- Senior Incident Commander, Cloud OpsBox · 🇺🇸Redwood City, CA, United States$187K - $234KSeniorGoPythonTerraform
- Manufacturing Test Engineer, MissilesAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$146K - $194KPythonSQLLinux
- Sr. Software Engineer, PlatformSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$165K - $230KSeniorGoPythonJavaScript
- Full Stack Software Engineer, PlatformSpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KGoPythonJavaScript
- Senior Electrical Engineer - Board Design, ThunderAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$147K - $196KSeniorPythonLinuxComputer Vision
- Software Engineer, Backend (Python/C++)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $150KPythonJavaScriptReact
- Staff EngineerIllumio · 🇺🇸HQ - Sunnyvale (Office) · +1 more location$196K - $235KLead and aboveGoSQLTerraform
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Who is hiring for Unix roles in California
What Unix roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $145K | 50 |
| Senior | $198K | 41 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about Unix jobs in California
- How many Unix jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 116 open Unix jobs in California at 22 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 12 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 Unix jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (48), Anduril Industries (18), Illumio (15), Varda Space Industries (6) and CoreWeave (3). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Unix jobs in California?
- None of the 116 open Unix jobs in California are listed as remote at the moment. Remote roles appear here as soon as employers post them.
- What do Unix jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $185K, based on 103 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $142K and $212K. 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 Unix jobs in California?
- 5 of the 116 open Unix jobs in California (4%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 84 postings that state experience, the median asks for 1 year. 22 companies are hiring and 12 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 Unix jobs in California?
- 28 of the 116 open Unix jobs in California (24%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 116 such roles today at 22 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do Unix jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Unix (100%), Python (76%), Kubernetes (57%), Linux (52%), SQL (51%) of the 116 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in Unix jobs in California?
- Software Engineer (15), Sr. Full Stack Engineer (9), Full Stack Software Engineer (8), Sr. Software Engineer (7), Senior Software Engineer (6): the most common titles among the 116 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are Unix jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 116 Unix jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 22 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 12 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $185K. 0 (0%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for Unix 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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