Senior Software Engineer
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Boulder, CO · $174k–$252k a year · Posted October 31, 2026
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Where Boulder, CO ranks
Where Boulder, CO placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Mountain West$144k · of 11
- #2Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Mountain West82 / 100 · of 11
- #4Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mountain West233 openings · of 22
- #4Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Mountain West59 / 100 · of 11
- #4Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Mountain West55 / 100 · of 11
- #5Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Mountain West57 / 100 · of 11
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $213,000 a year. Across 1,167 open senior software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $166,000 to $222,000 and the median is $197,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 8% above the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among software developers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for software developers: 29% (some).
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Google has filed one layoff notice in the last twelve months, covering 52 workers, most recently August 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
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About the job
...Python.3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products.1 year of experience with software design and... ...Experience developing accessible technologies.Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions...