293 software engineering jobs are open in Washington, on employers' own career pages, from 42 employers. The three employers with the most openings are Anthropic, DoorDash USA and Axon, with 121 of the 293. 89 percent of these postings list a pay range. The middle half of listed pay runs from $191,000 to $306,235, with a median of $227,500. The places with the most are San Francisco, CA (105); Seattle, WA (85); Bellevue, WA (49). 16 percent are fully remote. A typical posting has been open 45 days.
Washington requires employers to list a pay range in many postings, so the pay figures here come from the employers' own ranges.
Applications here go through Greenhouse (73%), Workday (13%), Ashby (10%), SmartRecruiters (2%).
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DoorDash USA
San Francisco, CA and 1 more place · Posted Oct 17
Staff Software Engineer, Data - Experimentation
$193,800 to $285,000 a year5% above the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
We are looking for a Staff Applied Scientist to provide scientific leadership for DoorDash’s Experimentation Platform.
DoorDash USA
San Francisco, CA and 2 more places · Posted Oct 15
Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure (MDX)
$130,600 to $192,000 a year29% below the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
You will join a small, high-leverage team building the agentic layer of DoorDash's ML infrastructure.
DoorDash USA
San Francisco, CA and 2 more places · Posted Oct 13
Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering
$143,800 to $211,500 a year22% below the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
DoorDash is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to be a technical powerhouse to help us scale our data infrastructure, automation and tools to meet growing…
DoorDash USA
San Francisco, CA and 2 more places · Posted Oct 13
Software Engineer, Data Engineering
$117,500 to $172,800 a year36% below the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
DoorDash is looking for a Software Engineer to be a technical powerhouse to help us scale our data infrastructure, automation and tools to meet growing…
DoorDash USA
San Francisco, CA and 3 more places · Posted Oct 13
Senior Software Engineer, Spark Platform
$159,800 to $235,000 a year13% below the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
As a Senior Software Engineer on Spark Platform, you will set the technical direction for our in-house Spark deployment and shape the architecture that will…
DoorDash USA
San Francisco, CA and 3 more places · Posted Oct 13
Software Engineer, Spark Platform
$130,600 to $192,000 a year29% below the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
As a Software Engineer on Spark Platform, you will execute across the surfaces of our in-house Spark deployment that serves the entire company.
DoorDash USA
San Francisco, CA and 3 more places · Posted Oct 13
Software Engineer, Data Platform
$130,600 to $192,000 a year29% below the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
You're excited about this opportunity because you will…
DoorDash USA
Sunnyvale, CA and 2 more places · Posted Oct 13
Software Engineer, iOS
$130,600 to $192,000 a year29% below the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
We’re looking for Senior iOS Engineers who want to work on building an app that’s used by millions of people and critical to local entrepreneurs building…
DoorDash USA
San Francisco, CA and 3 more places · Posted Oct 13
Software Engineering, Android (All Teams)
$130,600 to $192,000 a year29% below the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
We're looking for experienced engineers to join our fast-growing engineering team to help us develop a 24x7, global infrastructure system that powers…
DoorDash USA
San Francisco, CA and 3 more places · Posted Oct 13
Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning
$203,500 to $299,300 a year11% above the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
We are looking for Software Engineers, Machine Learning to build and maintain a large scale 24x7 global infrastructure system that powers DoorDash's 3-sided…
DoorDash USA
San Francisco, CA and 2 more places · Posted Oct 13
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Drive
$137,100 to $201,600 a year26% below the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
As a Machine Learning Engineer on the Drive team, you'll own machine learning systems end-to-end, from feature engineering and model development to…
DoorDash USA
San Francisco, CA and 1 more place · Posted Oct 13
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning
$167,800 to $246,800 a year9% below the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
As a Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning, you’ll be conceptualizing, designing, implementing, and validating algorithmic improvements to the catalog…
DoorDash USA
San Francisco, CA and 3 more places · Posted Oct 13
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, New Verticals Agentic Foundations
$167,800 to $246,800 a year9% below the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
We’re looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join Agentic Foundations with a primary focus on Vertical Agent Development.
DoorDash USA
San Francisco, CA and 3 more places · Posted Oct 13
Software Engineer, Backend (All Teams)
$130,600 to $192,000 a year29% below the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
We're looking for experienced engineers to join our fast-growing engineering team to help us develop a 24x7, global infrastructure system that powers…
DoorDash USA
San Francisco, CA and 3 more places · Posted Oct 13
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (All Teams)
$159,800 to $235,000 a year13% below the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
We're looking for experienced engineers to join our fast-growing engineering team to help us develop a 24x7, global infrastructure system that powers…
DoorDash USA
San Francisco, CA and 2 more places · Posted Oct 13
Staff Software Engineering, Backend (All Teams)
$193,800 to $285,000 a year5% above the median listed hereSeen todayNew this week
As we continue to expand our Engineering organization globally, we’re looking for Staff Backend Engineers to build and evolve the large-scale, highly…
Software engineering jobs by place in Washington
| Place | Open jobs |
|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 105 |
| Seattle, WA | 85 |
| Bellevue, WA | 49 |
| New York City, NY | 4 |
| Redmond, WA | 4 |
| CA or Seattle, WA | 3 |
| Bay Area, CA | 2 |
| Boston, MA | 2 |
| Kirkland, WA | 2 |
| Addison, TX | 1 |
| Chicago, IL | 1 |
| D.C. Metro Area, WA | 1 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 |
| Olympia, WA | 1 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1 |
Who is hiring software engineering in Washington
| Employer | Open jobs | Typical posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 59 | $402,500 |
| DoorDash USA | 36 | $197,400 |
| Axon | 26 | $193,050 |
| Databricks | 26 | $214,700 |
| Snowflake | 17 | $243,750 |
| 16 | $260,867 | |
| Okta | 11 | $230,500 |
| Brex | 9 | $216,000 |
Counts are open postings on each employer's own career page. Staffing firms and job boards are left out.
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How many software engineering jobs are open in Washington?
293 on Oct 18, 2026, from 42 employers, read from employers' own career pages. The number changes as employers post and close roles.
Where in Washington are most software engineering jobs?
San Francisco, CA (105); Seattle, WA (85); Bellevue, WA (49).
Do software engineering jobs in Washington pay more than the US?
The median listed pay here is $227,500; across the US it is $194,000. Both come from postings that state pay, and a listed range is the employer's budget, not an offer.
Does Washington require pay ranges in postings?
Yes, for many employers, those with 15 or more employees (in force 2023-01-01). Source: L&I policy ES.E.2.
How much do software engineering jobs in Washington pay?
89 percent of postings list a pay range. The median listed pay is $227,500 and the middle half runs from $191,000 to $306,235. A listed range is the employer's budget for the role, not an offer. Washington requires employers to list a range in many postings.
Which employers are hiring software engineering in Washington?
The employers with the most openings are Anthropic (59), DoorDash USA (36), Axon (26). The full list is above.
How long do these postings stay open?
A typical posting has been open 45 days, and 44 percent have been open more than 60 days. An old posting is not always a closed one.
How do I apply?
Each job links to the employer's own application page. Open the posting, read the requirements and apply there. If you want a score for how well your resume matches a job, create a free Second Summit account and we score it with the reasons.
Where does this list come from?
We read employers' own career pages and USAJOBS. We do not list jobs from job boards or search services, and we do not estimate pay.
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