The median starting salary is $159,300 a year, measured on the 3,999 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
$158k-$214kUS, NY, New York2w
awsamazon-connectamazon-lex
C++ jobs: 6,917 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
- 6,917
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 2,015
- remote
- 573
- median starting salary
- $159,300
$144k-$194kUS, TX, Austin2w
pythoncrust+6
$272k-$431kUS, CA, Santa Clara2w
pythoncci-cd
$224k-$357kUS, CA, Santa Clara2w
pythonc
$224k-$357kUS, CA, Santa ClaraRemote2w
jaxccuda+1
$165k-$224kUS, CA, Palo Alto2w
awsmachine-learning-pipelines
$185k-$250kUS, WA, Seattle2w
generative-ailarge-language-models
China, Shanghai3w
cudaopenclmpi+2
GB, Cambridge3w
cloud-computingcomputer-vision
$158k-$214kUS, NY, New York3w
pythonaws
$144k-$194kUS, WA, Seattle3w
awshealthlakecomprehend-medical+1
AI level of C++ jobs
- AI Level 41,519 (22%)
- AI Level 3496 (7%)
- AI Level 2178 (3%)
- AI Level 14,724 (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 6,917 live postings: AI Level 4: 1,519 (22%); AI Level 3: 496 (7%); AI Level 2: 178 (3%); AI Level 1: 4,724 (68%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for C++ jobs?
By number of live postings: Amazon (2,145), 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 (4,570), Java (2,896), AWS (1,906), Machine learning (1,657), C# (1,627). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in C++ jobs?
By number of live postings: Applied scientist (429), 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.