The median starting salary is $159,300 a year, measured on the 3,998 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
C++ jobs: 6,915 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name C++ in the job title or description. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 6,915
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 2,015
- remote
- 573
- median starting salary
- $159,300
$193k-$262kUS, CA, Cupertino4mo
llamadeepseekpytorch+3
$281k-$356kMountain View, California, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; New York City, New York, United States.9mo
$60/hrMountain View, CA, USA18h ago
cautolabeler
$246k-$361kBLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations1d
unreal-enginecpython+1
$191k-$253kWaltham, Massachusetts, United States1d
claudecodex
TW, TPE, Taipei1d
linuxpythonpcie
IN, TS, Hyderabad2d
generative-aiagentic-aicloud-computing
$169k-$271kUS - Foster City, CA2d
claudecopilotclaude-code+4
Bengaluru MilleniaRemote2d
openaianthropiclangchain+1
$144k-$194kUS, CO, Denver2d
$167k-$226kUS, WA, Bellevue2d
Bengaluru Millenia2d
claudelangchainlanggraph+8
$165k-$224kUS, WA, Seattle2d
AI level of C++ jobs
- AI Level 41,518 (22%)
- AI Level 3497 (7%)
- AI Level 2177 (3%)
- AI Level 14,723 (68%)
Companies hiring for C++
C++ jobs by city
Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do C++ jobs pay?
How much AI work do C++ jobs involve?
Of the 6,915 live postings: AI Level 4: 1,518 (22%); AI Level 3: 497 (7%); AI Level 2: 177 (3%); AI Level 1: 4,723 (68%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for C++ jobs?
By number of live postings: Amazon (2,143), NVIDIA (860), Anduril Industries (445), SpaceX (381), Cisco (185). Counted September 2026.
Where are C++ jobs located?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: Seattle (632), Santa Clara (509), Bengaluru (396), San Francisco (254), New York (217). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in C++ jobs?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (4,568), Java (2,894), AWS (1,904), Machine learning (1,657), C# (1,626). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in C++ jobs?
By number of live postings: Applied scientist (428), Machine learning engineer (120), Solutions architect (116), AI engineer (99), Research scientist (46). 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.