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Software Engineer salary in Boston
Average Base Salary in Boston
$111,082
$9,910
Additional Cash Compensation
$120,992
Total Compensation
Median: $111K
Min: $75K
Max: $160K
How Much Does a Software Engineer Make in Boston?
The average salary for a Software Engineer in Boston is $111,082. The average additional cash compensation for a Software Engineer in Boston is $9,910. The average total compensation for a Software Engineer in Boston is $120,992. Software Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In Boston from anonymous Software Engineer employees in Boston.
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Software Engineer jobs in Boston
Klaviyo is a Boston startup located right in the heart of downtown Boston. We craft software helping thousands of ecommerce companies to have engaging relationships with hundreds of millions of consumers. We love taking on tough engineering problems and look for full stack engineers who specialize in certain areas but are passionate about building, owning & scaling features end to end from scratch and breaking through any obstacle or technical challenge in their way. We push each other to move out of our comfort zone, learn new technologies and work hard to ensure each day is better than the last.
Design, build, and maintain a highly scalable web analytics platform.
Ensure that the platform meets business requirements and industry practices for security and privacy.
Write queries/jobs/functions to feed and enhance the data pipeline.
Recommend ways to improve data reliability, efficiency and quality.
Integrate new technologies and software engineering tools into existing platform.
Assist customer support team with analytics and software inquiries.
Software Engineer
+34
Being hands-on in developing our products using best practices, appropriate tools and technologies.
Working with cross functional collaborative teams, helping to clarify requirements at the onset of projects and suggesting different and relevant technical approaches.
Highlighting areas for continuous improvement and driving their prioritization.
Being proactive in suggesting new tools, technologies and ways of working.
Senior Endpoint Software Engineer
+59
Our VMWare+Carbon Black team is looking for Software Engineers with experience in Linux development, computer security, and development of enterprise-grade endpoint software systems. Ideal candidates have experience developing code against posix on unix platforms writing code in C/C++ for endpoints as well as a passion to create a world class security product. If you love computer security and digging into complex engineering challenges, then we want you on our team!
Endpoint Software Engineer
+59
The ideal engineer will possess a solid understanding of C++ programming at both the application and system levels, with a proven and established habit of delivering high quality code in a professional context. Our team is very collaborative and we are looking for dynamic technical leaders who can work independently while supporting the needs of the team. If you are the kind of programmer who wants to grow technically while making a meaningful contribution to cutting edge software that does some good in the world, join VMware Carbon Black!
Embedded Software Engineer
+27
PFF is hiring a passionate and experienced Embedded Software Engineer to join our engineering team. In this role you will bring your expertise in developing firmware and embedded linux platforms for embedded ARM processor devices to help gita® move and operate collaboratively with people. The Embedded Software Engineer will be a key contributor in the development and improvement of gita embedded software and as well as future new products.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will leverage the latest technologies to solve challenging problems that will impact millions of users. You will collaborate with a team of talented engineers, break down complex problems, and implement robust and scalable solutions. You’ll experiment with new ideas, and find ways to delight users!
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will leverage the latest technologies to solve challenging problems that will impact millions of users. You will collaborate with a team of talented engineers, break down complex problems, and implement robust and scalable solutions. You’ll experiment with new ideas, and find ways to delight users!
Software Engineer - ExtJS / Java
+26
Primary task is to write well designed, high quality, maintainable and robust code across full stack in ExtJS, Java 7, SQL.
Perform support tasks and investigate production issues.
Take active part in scrum meetings.
Estimate task-related efforts for future development.
Cooperate with QA, BA, DB departments as well as architects & offshore development teams (Belarus & India).
Design unit & integration tests.
Report on task progress.
Senior Software Engineer
+47
Our engineers are changing history way beyond git rebase -i. The engineering team is involved in every step of the product cycle, working closely with many other teams (and our users!) to brainstorm and build solutions to education’s toughest problems. Sure, we have strong technical chops, but we make sure to constantly challenge ourselves and grow. From lunchtime guest talks and...
Klaviyo is a Boston startup located right in the heart of downtown Boston. We craft software helping thousands of ecommerce companies to have engaging relationships with hundreds of millions of consumers. We love tackling tough engineering problems and look for full stack engineers who specialize in certain areas but are passionate about building, owning & scaling features end to end from scratch and breaking through any obstacle or technical challenge in their way. We push each other to move out of our comfort zone, learn new technologies and work hard to ensure each day is better than the last.
Klaviyo is a Boston startup located right in the heart of downtown Boston. We craft software helping thousands of ecommerce companies to have engaging relationships with hundreds of millions of consumers. We love taking on tough engineering problems and look for full stack engineers who specialize in certain areas but are passionate about building, owning & scaling features end to end from scratch and breaking through any obstacle or technical challenge in their way. We push each other to move out of our comfort zone, learn new technologies and work hard to ensure each day is better than the last.
Klaviyo is looking for Lead System Software Engineer to take the ownership of a product area and lead a team of engineers in building and maintaining the product area.
Software Engineer Salary ranges
The most common Software Engineer salary in Boston is between $110k - $120k.
Average Software Engineer Salary by Company Size
People with the job title Software Engineer make the most at companies with 1-10 employees, earning $120,000 on average.
Software Engineer Salary by gender
The average Software Engineer salary for women is $113,626 and the average Software Engineer salary for men is $108,225.
Software Engineer Salary by Years of Experience
The average salary for a Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $129,875. The average salary for <1 year of experience is $98,298.
Average Dev + Engineer salaries in Boston
| Job Title | Average Salary | Salary Range |
|---|---|---|
| QA Analyst | $67,882 | Min: $36K Max: $90K |
| Software Test Engineer | $96,000 | Min: $68K Max: $125K |
| QA Engineer | $96,146 | Min: $70K Max: $161K |
| Junior Software Engineer | $99,500 | Min: $94K Max: $105K |
| Front End Developer | $101,080 | Min: $62K Max: $150K |
| Salesforce Developer | $101,357 | Min: $76K Max: $110K |
| Automation Engineer | $107,000 | Min: $82K Max: $158K |
| Software Engineer | $111,082 | Min: $75K Max: $160K |
| Data Engineer | $112,839 | Min: $73K Max: $165K |
| Android Developer | $113,047 | Min: $80K Max: $163K |
| iOS Developer | $114,700 | Min: $77K Max: $179K |
| Sales Engineer | $115,011 | Min: $55K Max: $178K |
| Security Engineer | $121,067 | Min: $65K Max: $156K |
| DevOps Engineer | $122,309 | Min: $85K Max: $175K |
| Game Developer | $124,000 | Min: $124K Max: $124K |
| Senior Software Engineer | $131,262 | Min: $90K Max: $185K |
| Data Architect | $131,342 | Min: $80K Max: $185K |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $133,000 | Min: $133K Max: $133K |
| Hardware Engineer | $135,000 | Min: $135K Max: $135K |
| Systems Engineer | $137,000 | Min: $137K Max: $137K |
| Machine Learning Engineer | $138,000 | Min: $138K Max: $138K |
| Database Administrator | $142,000 | Min: $142K Max: $142K |
| Engineering Manager | $146,347 | Min: $109K Max: $205K |
| QA Manager | $147,875 | Min: $136K Max: $165K |
| Principal Software Engineer | $160,764 | Min: $110K Max: $210K |
| Lead Software Engineer | $165,000 | Min: $165K Max: $165K |
| Data Engineering Manager | $172,000 | Min: $172K Max: $172K |
| Director of Software Engineering | $180,438 | Min: $155K Max: $225K |
| CTO (Chief Technology Officer) | $190,886 | Min: $90K Max: $260K |
| Vice President of Engineering | $202,000 | Min: $120K Max: $272K |
Skills that affect Software Engineer salaries in Boston
1
Javascript
16% have this skill
2
SQL
14% have this skill
3
Front-end
12% have this skill
4
Java
10% have this skill
5
Amazon Web Services
10% have this skill
6
Node.js
9% have this skill
Recent Software Engineer salaries in Boston
$105,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $105,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
< 1 Year of Experience
Male
500+ Employees
Boston
$125,000
Yearly Salary
A Java developer 2 reported a yearly salary of $125,000
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
500+ Employees
Boston
$85,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $85,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Boston
$104,500
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $104,500 with +$9,500 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
201-500 Employees
Boston
$85,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $85,000
3-5 Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
Boston
$80,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $80,000
3-5 Years of Experience
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11-50 Employees
Boston
1-5 Reports
$100,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $100,000 with +$5,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
500+ Employees
Boston
$82,500
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $82,500 with +$3,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Boston
$117,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $117,000 with +$20,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
500+ Employees
Boston
$127,680
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $127,680 with +$15,312 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
201-500 Employees
Boston
1-5 Reports
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