Senior Software Engineer
Digital Nomad
Newport Beach, CA · $159k a year · Posted November 5, 2026
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Where Newport Beach, CA ranks
Where Newport Beach, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #8Best cities for director and executive jobs in the West Coast24% · of 71
- #14Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the West Coast15% · of 66
- #19Best cities for financial services pay after cost of living$138k · of 33
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 $159,250 a year. Across 615 open senior software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $170,500 to $222,000 and the median is $199,000. That is 20% 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
... Senior Software EngineerRemote eligibility: Telecommuting position allowing remote employment from worksites throughout the United States... ...Software Systems and business initiatives. Lead Software Engineering Design Reviews to determine feasibility of design within time...