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Software Engineer Swe Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

Senior Software Engineer

San Francisco, CA ยท On-site

$180K - $300K/yr

Senior Software Engineer As a Senior SWE you'll play a key role in engineering decisions, working closely with the founders and focus on questions like: * How can we optimize the ranking of our ...

Software Engineer II

San Diego, CA ยท On-site

$103K - $141K/yr

At Raytheon's Software Engineering Directorate (SWE) Effectors Center (EC), we deliver innovative, mission-driven solutions to secure our nation. Our engineers engage in the full software development ...

Software Engineer II

Los Angeles, CA

$105K - $143K/yr

At Raytheon's Software Engineering Directorate (SWE) Effectors Center (EC), we deliver innovative, mission-driven solutions to secure our nation. Our engineers engage in the full software development ...

Software Engineer II

San Diego, CA

$103K - $141K/yr

At Raytheon's Software Engineering Directorate (SWE) Effectors Center (EC), we deliver innovative, mission-driven solutions to secure our nation. Our engineers engage in the full software development ...

Software Engineer II

Los Angeles, CA

$105K - $143K/yr

At Raytheon's Software Engineering Directorate (SWE) Effectors Center (EC), we deliver innovative, mission-driven solutions to secure our nation. Our engineers engage in the full software development ...

Software Engineer II

San Jose, CA

$114K - $156K/yr

At Raytheon's Software Engineering Directorate (SWE) Effectors Center (EC), we deliver innovative, mission-driven solutions to secure our nation. Our engineers engage in the full software development ...

Software Engineer II

San Jose, CA

$114K - $156K/yr

At Raytheon's Software Engineering Directorate (SWE) Effectors Center (EC), we deliver innovative, mission-driven solutions to secure our nation. Our engineers engage in the full software development ...

Software Engineer, Insights

Mountain View, CA ยท Hybrid

$140K - $265K/yr

About the Role: We're seeking a software engineer to join the Insights team within the Billing and ... As an SWE on this team, you'll design and build data pipelines, backend services, and customer ...

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How much do software engineer swe jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 10, 2026, the average yearly pay for software engineer swe in California is $145,177.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $114,600.00 and $179,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Software Engineer Swe vs Software Developer?

AspectSoftware Engineer SweSoftware Developer
CredentialsBachelor's in CS or related field, certifications like AWS or MicrosoftBachelor's in CS or related field, similar certifications
Work EnvironmentDesigning, developing, testing, and maintaining software systemsWriting, debugging, and implementing code for applications
Industry UsageCommonly used in tech companies, large enterprises, and software firmsUsed across startups, tech companies, and freelance projects
Search & Comparison IntentUnderstanding roles, responsibilities, and career pathsSimilar roles, job requirements, and skill sets

Both roles involve software development, but Software Engineers Swe often focus on system design and architecture, while Software Developers typically concentrate on coding and implementation. The roles overlap significantly, and the titles are sometimes used interchangeably depending on the company.

What cities in California are hiring for Software Engineer Swe jobs? Cities in California with the most Software Engineer Swe job openings:

Software Engineer, Agent Harnessing

Scout AI

Sunnyvale, CA โ€ข On-site

Full-time

Posted 5 days ago


Job description

Job Summary:
Scout AI is developing Fury, the first robotic foundation model for defense, aimed at enhancing U.S. forces' capabilities. As a Software Engineer on the Agent Harnessing team, you will design and build the architecture that enables AI agents to control complex physical systems, ensuring robust communication and integration with hardware.
Responsibilities:
โ€ข Designing and advancing the agent harness (agent loop, tools, prompts, execution environment, capabilities) used across Scout AI's agentic stack.
โ€ข Integrating fullstack software with physical hardware systems and AI agentsโ€”ensuring robust, low-latency communication across complex pipelines.
โ€ข Building simulation environments and video-game-like frameworks that allow agents to be tested and trained before physical deployment.
โ€ข Owning the connectors between AI models and real-world systemsโ€”the layer that translates model output into physical action.
โ€ข Fine-tune frontier AI models and build the data acquisition pipelines that feed the training infrastructure powering our agents.
โ€ข Work shoulder-to-shoulder with warfighters to turn capability requests into production-ready agentic systems โ€” fast.
Qualifications:
Required:
โ€ข 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience (startup or high-ownership environment preferred)
โ€ข You have built complex agentic products or infrastructureโ€”agent loops, orchestration systems, tool-use frameworks. You have strong opinions on model and agent behavior.
โ€ข You are a systems-oriented fullstack engineer with hands-on experience integrating software with physical hardware or low-level systems.
โ€ข You have exposure to simulation environments, game engines (Unreal, Unity, Isaac Sim), or robotics middleware (ROS/ROS2).
โ€ข You have strong SWE fundamentalsโ€”architecture, distributed systems, real-time pipelinesโ€”and love shipping production systems.
Company:
Scout AI is a frontier AI lab for U.S. defense. Founded in 2024, the company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, US, , with a team of 11-50 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.