Senior Software Engineer
SAIC
El Segundo, CA · $120k–$160k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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Where El Segundo, CA ranks
Where El Segundo, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #7Best cities for manufacturing and industrial pay after cost of living$145k · of 35
- #8Best cities for energy and utilities pay after cost of living$146k · of 18
- #8Best all-round cities for new graduates in the West Coast58 / 100 · of 39
- #10Best cities for manufacturing and industrial jobs339 openings · of 100
- #12Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the West Coast491 openings · of 60
- #14Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast48 jobs · of 47
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 $140,000 a year. Across 1,013 open senior software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $166,000 to $222,000 and the median is $197,500. That is 29% 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
Job ID: 2618824 Location: El Segundo, CA, US Date Posted: 2026-11-05 Category: Software Subcategory: SW Engineer Schedule: Full-Time Shift: Day Job Travel: Yes - 10% of the time Minimum Clearance Required: Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able...