Software Engineer II (METOC)
Centurum
San Diego, CA · $90k–$120k a year · Posted October 9, 2026
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Where San Diego, CA ranks
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November 2026
- #1Cities hosting the most business conferences in the West Coast78 conferences · of 17
- #2Cities hosting the most human resources conferences6 conferences · of 10
- #3Best cities for life sciences and biotech jobs454 openings · of 41
- #3Best cities for aerospace and defense jobs377 openings · of 67
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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)
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- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $105,000 a year. Across 109 open software engineer ii listings that state pay, the middle half runs $110,000 to $152,000 and the median is $138,500. That is 24% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
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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).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
Centurum is seeking a skilled Software Engineer II to support the Navy and Marine Corps Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) Capability-Based (CB) In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) Programs at Naval