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Remote Software Engineer Salary at AI Startups

Base pay from 459 open roles at 73 AI companies that list a salary range. Annual USD.

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25th percentile

$190K

Median

$211K

75th percentile

$242K

Percentiles use the midpoint of each posted range. Lowest posted $24K, highest $510K.

Pay by role

RoleCompanySalary range
Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure SecurityUS - RemoteOpenAI$401K–$510K
Senior+ Software Engineer, Legal TechRemote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NYAnthropic$320K–$485K
Staff+ Software Engineer, Data InfrastructureRemote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NYAnthropic$405K–$485K
Staff+ Software Engineer, Inference VelocityRemote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NYAnthropic$405K–$485K
Staff+ Software Engineer, People ProductsRemote-Friendly (Travel Required) | San Francisco, CAAnthropic$405K–$485K
Staff+ Software Engineer, PrivacyRemote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NYAnthropic$405K–$485K
Staff+ Software Engineer, Public SectorRemote-Friendly, United States; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DCAnthropic$405K–$485K
Staff+ Software Engineer, Research Systems EngineeringRemote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NYAnthropic$320K–$485K
Software Engineer, Infrastructure SecurityUS - RemoteOpenAI$266K–$445K
Sr. Staff Software Engineer, AI PlatformPalo Alto, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$209K–$429K
Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Data Product PlatformSan Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$209K–$429K
Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Notifications & Growth Platform San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$209K–$429K
Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Pinterest AssistantSan Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$209K–$429K
Staff Software Engineer, GTM AI Engineering Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WAAnthropic$320K–$405K
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Client ArchitectureRemote - United StatesReddit$279K–$390K
Staff Software Engineer, App Promotion San Francisco, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US; Remote, CA, WA, USPinterest$189K–$390K
Software Engineer, Full Stack (People Innovation)US - RemoteOpenAI$153K–$385K
Senior Staff AI Software Engineer, PerceptionHybrid- Any Office (Fremont, CA, Salem, OR, or Pittsburgh, PA); RemoteAgility Robotics$238K–$372K
Principal Software EngineerRemote, USToast$230K–$368K
Principal Software Engineer, Tech Lead Remote, US Toast$230K–$368K
Principal Software Engineer, Tech Lead, RetailRemote, USToast$230K–$368K
Senior Software Engineering Manager, ToastNowRemote USToast$230K–$368K
Staff Software Engineer, Ads Measurement Signal Seattle, WA, US; Remote, USPinterest$177K–$365K
Staff Software Engineer, Big Data StoragePalo Alto, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$177K–$365K
Staff Software Engineer, Capacity EngineeringSan Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$177K–$365K
Staff Software Engineer, EdgeUS; Remote, USPinterest$177K–$365K
Staff Software Engineer, ObservabilitySan Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$177K–$365K
Staff Software Engineer, Web Product Enablement San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, CA, USPinterest$177K–$365K
Software Engineer - Data PlatformRemote - United StatesVercel$232K–$348K
Senior Staff Software Engineer, CalibrationRemoteAgility Robotics$218K–$340K
Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Consumer Revenue)San Francisco Bay Area or Remote (U.S.)Discord$272K–$340K
Principal Cloud DX Software Engineer (CI/CD)Remote - United StatesAlphaSense$246K–$339K
Principal Software EngineerRemote - United StatesAlphaSense$246K–$339K
Principal Software Engineer, Financial Data Platform & GenSearch AgentRemote - United StatesAlphaSense$246K–$339K
Principal Software Engineer – Platform EngineeringRemote - United StatesAlphaSense$246K–$339K
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Motion PlanningRemoteAgility Robotics$216K–$337K
Staff Software Engineer - InsuranceRemoteHeadway$224K–$336K
Staff Software Engineer - ExperimentationRemoteHeadway$265K–$331K
Staff Software Engineer (Journeys)RemoteHeadway$265K–$331K
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack (Marketplace and Consumer Experiences)Remote USAffirm$265K–$325K
Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML InfrastructureRemote, United StatesThumbtack$250K–$323K
Sr. Security Software Engineer, Security Operations San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$156K–$320K
Sr Software Engineer, EPD AdsSan Francisco, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; Remote, USPinterest$156K–$320K
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, ML-based ControlsRemote US & CanadaWaabi$241K–$320K
Security Software Engineer, IAMRemote - United StatesVercel$208K–$312K
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Guest & HostRemote - USAAirbnb$248K–$310K
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Guest & HostRemote - USAAirbnb$248K–$310K
Senior Staff Software Engineer, TrustRemote - USAirbnb$248K–$310K
Staff Software Engineer - Consumer RevenueRemoteDiscord$248K–$310K
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Institutional ExchangeRemote - USACoinbase$263K–$309K
Staff/Senior Software Engineer, Voice AI PlatformRemote, USToast$193K–$309K
Staff Software Engineer - AI/Agent Engineer, Care AutomationRemote, USAToast$193K–$309K
Staff Software Engineer, AndroidRemote USA Toast$193K–$309K
Staff Software Engineer, Backend Remote, US Toast$193K–$309K
Staff Software Engineer, Catering & EventsRemote, USToast$193K–$309K
Staff Software Engineer, GTM & AI StrategyRemote, USToast$193K–$309K
Staff Software Engineer, Orders PricingRemote, USToast$193K–$309K
Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead, Payroll OnboardingRemote, USAToast$193K–$309K
Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead, SchedulingRemote, USToast$193K–$309K
Sr. Software Engineer, WebSan Francisco, CA, US; Remote, USPinterest$150K–$308K
Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML PlatformRemoteAgility Robotics$197K–$307K
Staff Software Engineer, Program Structure & TrustRemote U.S.Vanta (California)$260K–$306K
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Tech FoundationsRemoteAirbnb$244K–$305K
Senior Software Engineer, StorageRemote - United StatesReddit$217K–$304K
Staff Software Engineer, Developer EcosystemRemote - United StatesReddit$217K–$304K
Staff Software Engineer, Identity & Access ManagementRemote - United StatesReddit$217K–$304K
Staff Software Engineer - Ingestion Platform Remote - United StatesReddit$217K–$304K
Staff Software Engineer , ObservabilityRemote - United StatesReddit$217K–$304K
Staff Software Engineer - Site DefenseRemote - United StatesReddit$217K–$304K
Staff Software Engineer, Consumer EngineeringRemote - United StatesReddit$217K–$303K
Staff Software Engineer, DevPlatformRemote - United StatesReddit$217K–$303K
Staff Software Engineer, Media ExperienceRemote - United StatesReddit$217K–$303K
Staff Software Engineer, Media FoundationsRemote - United StatesReddit$217K–$303K
Staff Software Engineer, OnboardingRemote - United StatesReddit$217K–$303K
Staff Software Engineer, Security & PrivacyRemote - USAAbnormal Security$210K–$303K
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Partner Integrations Remote - GlobalFlex (Financial Services)$240K–$300K
Staff Software Engineer, AI/MLNew York, NY; Remote, US (Hub cities)Maven Clinic$220K–$300K
Staff Software Engineer, Data PlatformRemoteAgility Robotics$191K–$299K
Staff Software Engineer - DevXRemote-NAMERAmplitude$198K–$299K
Staff Software Engineer - FraudSan Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United StatesMercury Technologies$201K–$299K
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Blockchain PlatformRemote - USACoinbase$254K–$299K
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Core AutomationRemote - USACoinbase$254K–$299K
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Data PlatformRemote - USACoinbase$254K–$299K
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Native MobileRemote - USACoinbase$254K–$299K
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Platform - IAMRemote - USACoinbase$254K–$299K
Software Engineer, BackendRemote - United StatesVercel$196K–$294K
Manager, Software Engineering (App Experiences)Remote USAffirm$230K–$290K
Manager, Software Engineering (Marketplace Performance)Remote USAffirm$230K–$290K
Staff CIAM Software EngineerRemote USAffirm$230K–$290K
Staff Software Engineer, Affirm BankRemote USAffirm$230K–$290K
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Identity Decisioning)Remote USAffirm$230K–$290K
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Ledger Engineering)Remote USAffirm$230K–$290K
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Online Storage) Remote USAffirm$230K–$290K
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Order Platform) Remote USAffirm$230K–$290K
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Search)Remote USAffirm$230K–$290K
Staff Software Engineer (Continuous Integration)Remote USAffirm$230K–$290K
Staff Software Engineer, Mobile (App Infrastructure)Remote USAffirm$230K–$290K
Senior Staff Software EngineerU.S. RemoteWebflow$232K–$290K
Staff Software EngineerRemote - USSamsara$162K–$290K
Staff Software Engineer, DevExRemote - USSamsara$162K–$290K
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