Associate Software Engineer
Moog
Santa Barbara, CA · $80k–$115k a year · Posted November 10, 2026
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Where Santa Barbara, CA ranks
Where Santa Barbara, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #12Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the West Coast16% · of 66
- #14Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast18% · of 53
- #15Best all-round cities for new graduates in the West Coast54 / 100 · of 39
- #16Cities hosting the most business conferences in the West Coast3 conferences · of 17
- #17Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the West Coast9% · of 54
- #17Best cities for junior jobs in California29% · of 54
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 $97,250 a year. Across 39 open associate software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $82,500 to $102,500 and the median is $90,000. 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).
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
## Associate Software EngineerApply: Onsite: Santa Barbara, CA: Full time: Posted Today: R-26-17229Moog is a performance culture that empowers... ...inside and outside of work.**Job Title**:Associate Software Engineer* *Work Schedule:**Onsite – Santa Barbara, CAMoog’s Santa...