The median starting salary is $167,700 a year, measured on the 76 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
C++ jobs in San Jose: 125 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name C++ in the job title or description, located in San Jose, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 125
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 67
- remote
- 10
- median starting salary
- $167,700
AI level of C++ jobs in San Jose
- AI Level 461 (49%)
- AI Level 36 (5%)
- AI Level 22 (2%)
- AI Level 156 (45%)
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Common questions
How much do C++ jobs in San Jose pay?
How much AI work do C++ jobs in San Jose involve?
Of the 125 live postings: AI Level 4: 61 (49%); AI Level 3: 6 (5%); AI Level 2: 2 (2%); AI Level 1: 56 (45%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for C++ jobs in San Jose?
By number of live postings: Capital One (31), Cisco (28), Adobe (18), Etched (15), Samsung Electronics (11). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have C++ jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: Seattle (636), Santa Clara (507), San Francisco (252), New York (217), Sunnyvale (215). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in C++ jobs in San Jose?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (106), Machine learning (56), Java (54), LLM (50), AWS (45). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in C++ jobs in San Jose?
By number of live postings: AI engineer (32), Machine learning engineer (8), Applied scientist (1). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names C++ in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.