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Software Engineer in Seattle Salary at AI Startups
Base pay from 219 open roles at 34 AI companies that list a salary range. Annual USD.
25th percentile
$183K
Median
$219K
75th percentile
$292K
Percentiles use the midpoint of each posted range. Lowest posted $100K, highest $850K.
Pay by role
| Role | Company | Salary range |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer, ML NetworkingSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $280K–$850K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Claude CodeSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$625K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Code RLSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $405K–$625K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer ProductivitySan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $405K–$625K |
| Senior+ Software Engineer, Legal TechRemote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Software Engineer, LabsSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Software Engineer, Staff: Applied AI, Science & EngineeringNew York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $405K–$485K |
| Staff + Senior Software Engineer, Inference DeploymentSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff + Senior Software Engineer, Inference InfrastructureSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Access ProgramsSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Account AbuseSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Account CreationSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff Software Engineer, AI ReliabilitySan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $325K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Billing PlatformSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $405K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, CachingSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Capacity EngineeringSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Claude App InfrastructureSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Claude DesignSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, DatabasesSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Data InfrastructureRemote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Anthropic | $405K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer AccelerationSan Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $405K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, ExperimentationSan Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $405K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Full-stackSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $405K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Inference VelocityRemote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Anthropic | $405K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Distributed Systems)San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Kubernetes PlatformSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Node InfraSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Payment Fraud San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, PlatformSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $405K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform Portability San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $405K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, PrivacyRemote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Anthropic | $405K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Product SandboxingSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $405K–$485K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, Research Systems EngineeringRemote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud InferenceSan Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Inference Launch EngineeringSan Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Staff + Sr. Software Engineer, ScalingNew York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$485K |
| Software Engineer, Habitat (Online Data)Seattle | OpenAI | $266K–$445K |
| Software Engineer, Full-Stack - Core ExperimentationSeattle | OpenAI | $347K–$445K |
| Software Engineer, Ads ManagerSeattle | OpenAI | $347K–$445K |
| Full Stack Engineer, Education LabsSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $300K–$405K |
| Security Software Engineer, Detection & Response PlatformNew York City, NY | Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA; Washington, DC | Anthropic | $320K–$405K |
| Software Engineer, Business TechnologyNew York City, NY | Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Anthropic | $320K–$405K |
| Software Engineer, Research ToolsSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $300K–$405K |
| Staff / Senior Software Engineer, Security Fusion PlatformSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$405K |
| Staff Software Engineer, AndroidSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$405K |
| Staff+ Software Engineer, GRC PlatformSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$405K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Growth San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$405K |
| Staff Software Engineer, GTM AI Engineering Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$405K |
| Staff Software Engineer, iOSSan Francisco, CA, New York City, NY, Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$405K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Product San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$405K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Financial Platform - IssuingSeattle, WA, United States of America | Block | $264K–$395K |
| Staff Software Engineer, App Promotion San Francisco, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US; Remote, CA, WA, US | $189K–$390K | |
| Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Core Experimentation Seattle | OpenAI | $347K–$385K |
| Sr. Staff Software Engineer, DUE ExperienceMountain View, CA; Seattle, WA; New York City, NY; Los Angeles, CA | Waymo | $298K–$368K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Ads Measurement Signal Seattle, WA, US; Remote, US | $177K–$365K | |
| Principal Software Engineer, InfraEng Platform TeamSeattle, Washington, United States | Anduril | $253K–$336K |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer - SeattleSeattle | OpenAI | $153K–$325K |
| Sr Software Engineer, EPD AdsSan Francisco, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; Remote, US | $156K–$320K | |
| Senior Software Engineer, Full-stackSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA | Anthropic | $320K–$320K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack - Gen AI New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY | Scale AI | $252K–$315K |
| Software Engineering Manager, Hardware Test (X-BAT) (R6020)Seattle, Washington | Shield AI | $169K–$300K |
| Staff Software Engineer, AcquisitionSeattle, Washington, United States | Brex | $240K–$300K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Product Data PlatformSeattle, Washington, United States | Brex | $240K–$300K |
| Manager, Software Engineering - Front end/MobileSeattle, WA | Carbon Robotics | $260K–$300K |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer - App and Partner EcosystemSeattle, Washington | Databricks | $217K–$299K |
| Sr. Staff Software Engineer — Observability, Insights & GovernanceBellevue, Washington; Seattle, Washington | Databricks | $217K–$299K |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer - IAMSeattle, Washington | Databricks | $220K–$297K |
| Staff Software Engineer, AI Platform Seattle, Washington, United States | Anduril | $220K–$292K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Quality Integration Seattle, Washington, United States | Anduril | $220K–$292K |
| Staff Software Engineer, SecuritySeattle, Washington, United States | Anduril | $220K–$292K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Stateful Systems Seattle, Washington, United States | Anduril | $220K–$292K |
| Senior Software Engineer, BackendSeattle, WA | Stripe | $206K–$286K |
| Senior Software Engineer, Product VelocitySeattle, WA | Stripe | $206K–$286K |
| Software Engineer, BackendSeattle, WA | Stripe | $206K–$286K |
| Software Engineer, High Availability and Disaster RecoverySeattle, WA | Stripe | $206K–$286K |
| Software Engineer, Online Database InfrastructureSeattle, WA | Stripe | $206K–$286K |
| Staff Software Engineer, BankingSeattle, Washington, United States | Brex | $240K–$285K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Travel & ExpenseSeattle, Washington, United States | Brex | $240K–$285K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Data VisualizationSan Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; NYC, NY | DoorDash | $194K–$285K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Event Streaming SystemsNew York, NY; Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; Sunnyvale, CA | DoorDash | $194K–$285K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Storage - TauluNew York, NY; Bay Area, CA; Seattle, WA | DoorDash | $194K–$285K |
| Senior Software Engineer - Product SecuritySeattle Office | Plaid | $204K–$281K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Open Source ServerSeattle, Washington | Temporal | $170K–$278K |
| Staff Software Engineer, TrafficSeattle, Washington | Temporal | $170K–$278K |
| Senior Software Engineer, ML PlatformSeattle, Washington, United States | Xaira Therapeutics | $205K–$275K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, CA; Remote, US; Seattle, Washington, United States | Maven Clinic | $230K–$270K |
| Staff Embedded Application Software EngineerSeattle, Washington, United States | Axon | $169K–$270K |
| Staff Full Stack Software Engineer (Frontend-Focused) Seattle, Washington, United States | Axon | $169K–$270K |
| Staff/Principal Full Stack Software EngineerSeattle, Washington, United States | Axon | $169K–$270K |
| Staff Software EngineerSeattle, Washington, United States | Axon | $169K–$270K |
| Staff Software Engineer, Justice & CorrectionsSeattle, Washington, United States | Axon | $169K–$270K |
| Senior Software Engineer, Backend Seattle Office | Plaid | $191K–$263K |
| Senior Software Engineer, Full StackSeattle Office | Plaid | $191K–$263K |
| Staff Frontend Engineer - UI Platform - SeattleSeattle, Washington | Databricks | $181K–$261K |
| Sr. Full Stack Member of Technical StaffSeattle, Washington, United States | Axon | $160K–$256K |
| Software Engineer II, EPD AdsSan Francisco, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY; Remote, US | $124K–$255K | |
| Lead Software Engineer, API/SDKSeattle, Washington, United States | Anduril | $191K–$253K |
| Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle AutonomyCosta Mesa, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Anduril | $191K–$253K |
| Senior Front End Software Engineer, ReactSeattle, Washington, United States | Anduril | $191K–$253K |
| Senior Software EngineerSeattle, Washington, United States | Anduril | $191K–$253K |
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