# Software Systems Engineer Jobs in San Francisco, CA

200 software systems engineer jobs in San Francisco, CA. Top employers: OpenAI, Astranis, Anthropic, and 5 more. Salaries from $30K–$500K.

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**Software Engineer** at OpenAI
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 347K–385K/yr
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**Principal Software Engineer, Full Stack — Codex** at OpenAI
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 459K–536K/yr
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**Software Engineer** at Simple AI
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 130K–280K/yr
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**Principal Software Engineer, Productivity** at OpenAI
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 459K–536K/yr
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**Software Engineer, Identity Infrastructure** at OpenAI
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 230K–325K/yr
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**Member of Technical Staff (AI Policy and Strategic Initiatives)** at Perplexity
San Francisco | INTERN | USD 200K–330K/yr
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**Lead Security Engineer** at Physical Intelligence
San Francisco | FULL_TIME
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**Industrial Software Engineer** at HERA
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (US) | FULL_TIME | USD 150K–200K/yr
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**Software Engineer - 3D Graphics** at Mach9
San Francisco | INTERN | USD 130K–180K/yr
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**Senior Software Engineer - Transport Infrastructure** at Atoms
San Francisco, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 200K–235K/yr
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**Software Engineer, Agent Runtime** at Sierra AI
San Francisco, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 230K–390K/yr
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**Senior Software Engineer - Cards** at Mercury
San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United States | FULL_TIME | USD 167K–208K/yr
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**Frontend Engineer - Design Systems** at Mercury
San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United States | INTERN | USD 141K–158K/yr
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**Software Engineer, Privacy Engineering (Lawful Access)** at OpenAI
San Francisco | FULL_TIME | USD 347K–385K/yr
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**Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure** at Benchling
San Francisco, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 195K–265K/yr
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