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Software Engineering
IC5 - Expert
Salary Range
Low
$174,000
12%
Mid
$197,344
12%
High
$220,688
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Distributed Systems Engineer (L5), Content Engineering
New York City
·5+ Years Experience
$170k - $720k
$170,000 - $720,000
Software Engineer (L5) - OCA Apps
Remote
·5+ Years Experience
$100k - $700k
$100,000 - $700,000
Solutions Software Engineer (L5) - Studio Tech Solutions
Los Angeles
$100k - $700k
$100,000 - $700,000
Software Engineer (L5) - Cloud Games Platform
California
$300k - $600k
$300,000 - $600,000
Senior Unreal Tools & Infrastructure Engineer, Games Studio (Blue)
Los Angeles
·5+ Years Experience
$90k - $600k
$90,000 - $600,000
Software Engineer 5 - Media Systems
Remote
$180k - $560k
$180,000 - $560,000
UI/UX Engineer
Warsaw
N/A
N/A
UI Engineer L5 - Revenue Infrastructure
Warsaw
N/A
N/A
Staff Software Engineer (Cloud/Infrastructure)
Seattle
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$435k - $514k
$435,000 - $514,000
Staff Software Engineer - NYC
New York
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$200k - $300k
$200,000 - $300,000
Senior Software Engineer, Backend/Full-Stack
Denver
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Dec 2025
$110k - $330k
$110,000 - $330,000
Senior Software Engineer, Backend/Full-Stack
Remote
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Dec 2025
$110k - $330k
$110,000 - $330,000
Senior Software Engineer – Backend / Full-Stack
Durham
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$180k - $230k
$180,000 - $230,000
Staff Software Engineer - Design Systems
Remote
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$185k - $319k
$185,000 - $319,000
Staff Software Engineer, Analytics Usability
San Francisco
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$204k - $307k
$204,000 - $307,000
Staff Software Engineer - Design Systems
Remote
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$185k - $319k
$185,000 - $319,000
Staff Software Engineer, Analytics Usability
San Francisco
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$204k - $307k
$204,000 - $307,000
Staff Software Engineer, Training Runtime Efficiency
Mountain View
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2025
$238k - $302k
$238,000 - $302,000
Staff Software Engineer, Backend Engineering
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$195k - $300k
$195,000 - $300,000
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
·5+ Years Experience
$195k - $300k
$195,000 - $300,000
Staff Software Engineer, Deployment Infrastructure
New York City
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$217k - $304k
$217,000 - $303,900
Staff Frontend Engineer, Reddit Pro
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$217k - $289k
$217,000 - $289,400
Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Simulation Data Platform
Foster City
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2025
$203k - $293k
$203,000 - $293,000
Staff Software Engineer, Engineering Productivity, Google Cloud Platforms
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2025
$197k - $291k
$197,000 - $291,000
Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity and Tooling
United States
·8+ Years Experience
$245k - $290k
$245,000 - $290,000
Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity and Tooling
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
$245k - $290k
$245,000 - $290,000
Staff Software Engineer, Developer Productivity and Tooling
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
N/A
N/A
Staff Software Engineer, Storage
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$260k - $289k
$260,000 - $289,000
Staff Software Engineer, Transaction Platform
Remote
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2025
$260k - $289k
$260,000 - $289,000
Staff Software Engineer, FoodStorm
Remote
·Last Posted: Jul 2025
$224k - $249k
$224,000 - $249,000
Sr. SLT Systems Software Engineer
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jan 2025
$166k - $294k
$165,500 - $293,800
Senior Graphics Software Engineer - Apple Vision Pro
United States
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$190k - $285k
$189,800 - $284,900
Senior Graphics Software Engineer - Apple Vision Pro
Seattle
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$190k - $285k
$189,800 - $284,900
Level Comparison
| Level | Sample Size | Low | Mid | High | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IC1 Entry 0-1 YOE Contributes to smaller projects under detailed guidance. | Large 52 Data Points | $113,000 | $130,750 | $148,500 | |
IC2 Developing 2-4 YOE Contributes to projects under general guidance. Skills are relatively developed with room for growth. | Very Large 355 Data Points | $125,000 | $147,500 | $170,000 | |
IC3 Proficient 5-7 YOE Owns specific projects and requires minimal guidance. Skills are fully developed. | Very Large 516 Data Points | $130,000 | $154,000 | $178,000 | |
IC4 Advanced 8-11 YOE Owns complex projects and drives their direction. Displays in-depth and broad skills and expertise. | Very Large 1,132 Data Points | $150,000 | $172,500 | $195,000 | |
IC5 Expert 12+ YOE A very experienced team member who leads large, high-priority projects that impact company-level goals. | Very Large 350 Data Points | $174,000 | $197,344 | $220,688 | |
IC6 Advisory An authority in their field who defines and drives initiatives with long-term strategic impact. | Very Large 314 Data Points | $180,000 | $209,675 | $239,350 | |
M3 Manager Directly supervises a team of individual contributors and is accountable for their results. | Very Large 191 Data Points | $180,000 | $205,500 | $231,000 | |
M4 Sr. Manager Experienced people manager responsible for setting objectives, observing budgets, and tracking results. | Very Large 108 Data Points | $175,850 | $207,175 | $238,500 | |
M5 Director Oversees managers or leads their own department. Responsible for vision, strategy, hiring, and results. | Large 95 Data Points | $206,500 | $243,000 | $279,500 | |
M6 Sr. Director Manages senior leaders in various groups. Responsible for a business function. | Small 14 Data Points | $185,600 | $242,800 | $300,000 |

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