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Software Engineering
IC5 - Expert
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$170,700
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$195,350
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$220,000
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Staff Software Engineer, HRIS Onboarding
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$188k - $235k
$187,500 - $234,500
Staff Backend Engineer
New York City
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$199k - $234k
$198,900 - $234,000
Principle Full-stack Software Engineer (R3087)
United States
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Feb 2025
$174k - $313k
$174,200 - $312,540
Staff Software Engineer, Foundations (R3088)
San Diego
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$182k - $272k
$181,540 - $272,310
Staff Software Applications Engineer (DC/SD)
San Diego
·7+ Years Experience
$155k - $233k
$155,000 - $233,000
Staff Software Engineer, Frontend/Full Stack (R2552)
San Diego
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jul 2025
$155k - $232k
$155,000 - $232,000
Staff Software Engineer, DevOps (R2832)
Dallas
·5-7 Years Experience
$141k - $211k
$140,840 - $211,261
Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer, Automation (Hybrid, 3-Days in the Palo Alto, CA Office)
United States
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$173k - $233k
$172,500 - $232,800
Staff Fullstack Engineer, Fondue
United States
·8-10 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$200k - $230k
$200,000 - $230,000
Staff Systems Engineer
San Francisco
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$195k - $230k
$195,000 - $230,000
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
$210k - $230k
$210,000 - $230,000
Staff Software Engineer, Front End
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Dec 2024
$190k - $230k
$190,000 - $230,000
Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$170k - $200k
$170,000 - $200,000
Staff DevOps Engineer
Vista
·8-12 Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$187k - $230k
$187,000 - $230,000
Senior / Staff Full Stack Software Engineer, Clinical Data
San Francisco
·5+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Nov 2024
$180k - $230k
$180,000 - $230,000
Staff Software Engineer
Palo Alto
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$175k - $230k
$175,000 - $230,000
Staff Software Engineer
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$173k - $230k
$172,800 - $230,000
Staff Software Engineer
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Oct 2024
$170k - $230k
$170,000 - $230,000
Staff Software Engineer - Frontend
California
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$160k - $230k
$160,000 - $230,000
Staff Software Engineer - Frontend
San Francisco
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$160k - $230k
$160,000 - $230,000
Staff Software Engineer - Frontend
Remote
·7+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$160k - $230k
$160,000 - $230,000
Compiler Engineer
Remote
·1+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2025
$144k - $251k
$143,600 - $251,300
Staff Software Engineer Anti Abuse
Palo Alto
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Apr 2025
$206k
$205,530
Staff Engineer
Remote
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Jun 2025
$197k - $227k
$197,000 - $227,000
Principal/Lead Engineer - Golang - US Remote or Champaign, IL
United States
·12+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$224k - $257k
$224,000 - $257,000
Staff Software Engineer - Networking - US Remote
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Sep 2024
$195k - $255k
$195,000 - $255,000
Staff Software Engineer - Golang, PaaS
Santa Clara
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: May 2025
$220k - $226k
$220,000 - $226,000
Staff Software Engineer - Networking
Santa Clara
·6+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$175k - $195k
$175,000 - $195,000
Staff Cloud Network Engineer
United States
·8+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Mar 2025
$136k - $156k
$136,200 - $156,000
Staff Embedded Software Engineer
San Jose
·10+ Years Experience
·Last Posted: Aug 2024
$164k - $226k
$164,000 - $226,000
Level Comparison
Level | Sample Size | Low | Mid | High | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IC1 Entry 0-1 YOE Contributes to smaller projects under detailed guidance. | Large 98 Data Points | $110,000 | $129,250 | $148,500 | |
IC2 Developing 2-4 YOE Contributes to projects under general guidance. Skills are relatively developed with room for growth. | Very Large 576 Data Points | $122,500 | $142,500 | $162,500 | |
IC3 Proficient 5-7 YOE Owns specific projects and requires minimal guidance. Skills are fully developed. | Very Large 778 Data Points | $129,780 | $149,890 | $170,000 | |
IC4 Advanced 8-11 YOE Owns complex projects and drives their direction. Displays in-depth and broad skills and expertise. | Very Large 1,647 Data Points | $149,705 | $169,852 | $190,000 | |
IC5 Expert 12+ YOE A very experienced team member who leads large, high-priority projects that impact company-level goals. | Very Large 522 Data Points | $170,700 | $195,350 | $220,000 | |
IC6 Advisory An authority in their field who defines and drives initiatives with long-term strategic impact. | Very Large 431 Data Points | $180,000 | $208,750 | $237,500 | |
M3 Manager Directly supervises a team of individual contributors and is accountable for their results. | Very Large 306 Data Points | $175,000 | $201,005 | $227,010 | |
M4 Sr. Manager Experienced people manager responsible for setting objectives, observing budgets, and tracking results. | Very Large 186 Data Points | $175,000 | $205,490 | $235,980 | |
M5 Director Oversees managers or leads their own department. Responsible for vision, strategy, hiring, and results. | Very Large 143 Data Points | $205,000 | $240,825 | $276,650 | |
M6 Sr. Director Manages senior leaders in various groups. Responsible for a business function. | Small 18 Data Points | $196,000 | $242,813 | $289,625 |

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