Software engineer jobs in Sunnyvale

Updated Oct 1, 2026

Level lists 182 open jobs in Sunnyvale whose title matches software engineer. They are posted by 11 companies. 69 (38%) work on AI or build AI, where AI is part of the daily work. 18 of these jobs also allow remote work.

open jobs: 182
Build or work on AI: 69
remote: 18

Median starting salary: $165k.

Software Engineer - Cloud Security

Illumio

$141k-$162kSunnyvale, California - HQ2mo

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Software Engineer – Infrastructure Tooling

Applied Intuition

$149k-$164kSunnyvale3mo

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Key numbers

As of October 1, 2026, Level lists 182 open roles for software engineers in Sunnyvale.
These jobs are posted by 11 companies.
38 of the software engineers jobs in Sunnyvale build AI (AI Level 4).
31 of the software engineers jobs in Sunnyvale work on AI (AI Level 3).
6 of the software engineers jobs in Sunnyvale use AI (AI Level 2).
107 of the software engineers jobs in Sunnyvale involve little AI (AI Level 1).
18 of them (9.9%) are marked remote.
The median starting salary is $165k a year, across 153 postings with an annual range in USD.

Common questions

How many software engineer jobs are open in Sunnyvale?

As of October 1, 2026, Level lists 182 open jobs for software engineers in Sunnyvale; 69 of them work on AI or build AI.

Which companies are hiring software engineers in Sunnyvale?

As of October 1, 2026, by number of open jobs: Applied Intuition (62), CoreWeave (37), Amazon (23), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (14), Cerebras (13).

How much do software engineer jobs pay in Sunnyvale?

As of October 1, 2026, the median starting salary is $165k a year, measured on the 153 postings that publish an annual range in USD.

Method: counted from live postings shown on Level whose title matches the role and whose location, as published by the employer, names the city; a job listing several cities counts in each of them. Companies that only republish other employers' postings are excluded. Updated every 6 hours. Levels follow our method.