The median starting salary is $184,000 a year, measured on the 484 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
C++ jobs in Santa Clara: 509 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name C++ in the job title or description, located in Santa Clara, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 509
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 244
- remote
- 11
- median starting salary
- $184,000
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara1w
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$124k-$196kUS, CA, Santa Clara3w
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$152k-$242kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
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$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
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$152k-$242kUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
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$100k-$167kUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
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Santa Clara, California, United States of America1w
Santa Clara, California, United States of America1w
AI level of C++ jobs in Santa Clara
- AI Level 4177 (35%)
- AI Level 367 (13%)
- AI Level 219 (4%)
- AI Level 1246 (48%)
Companies hiring for C++ in Santa Clara
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Common questions
How much do C++ jobs in Santa Clara pay?
How much AI work do C++ jobs in Santa Clara involve?
Of the 509 live postings: AI Level 4: 177 (35%); AI Level 3: 67 (13%); AI Level 2: 19 (4%); AI Level 1: 246 (48%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for C++ jobs in Santa Clara?
By number of live postings: NVIDIA (430), Amazon (56), Johnson & Johnson (8), Intel (6), Roche (4). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have C++ jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: Seattle (634), San Francisco (254), New York (217), Sunnyvale (214), Mountain View (199). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in C++ jobs in Santa Clara?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (362), CUDA (189), Deep learning (169), Machine learning (112), LLM (104). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in C++ jobs in Santa Clara?
By number of live postings: Applied scientist (21), Research scientist (16), Solutions architect (15), Machine learning engineer (5), AI engineer (3). 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.