Software Engineer - Microservices
Delta Dental
Oakland, CA · $81k–$174k a year · Posted October 30, 2026
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Where Oakland, CA ranks
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November 2026
- #2Cities with the most hybrid jobs34% · of 100
- #2Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the West Coast34% · of 66
- #7Best all-round cities for remote workers in the West Coast72 / 100 · of 39
- #9Best cities for director and executive jobs in the West Coast23% · of 71
- #10Best cities for energy and utilities jobs86 openings · of 27
- #11Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living$187k · of 94
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 $127,400 a year. Across 784 open software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $152,500 to $250,000 and the median is $195,000. That is 35% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
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About the job
Job-ID: 3597Category: Software EngineeringLocation: Oakland, CA, United States; Alpharetta, GA, United StatesSchedule: Full timePosted: 2026-10-27The Software Engineer - Microservices is a hybrid role combining hands-on microservices development and AI engineering, with...