Software Engineer, Generative Experiences
Apple
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Santa Clara, CA · Posted October 26, 2026
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Where Santa Clara, CA ranks
Where Santa Clara, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for sales pay after cost of living$175k · of 45
- #1Best cities for product pay after cost of living$224k · of 14
- #2Best cities for operations pay after cost of living$173k · of 41
- #2Best cities for marketing pay after cost of living$192k · of 16
- #2Best all-round cities for remote workers in the West Coast85 / 100 · of 39
- #3Best cities for finance pay after cost of living$156k · of 35
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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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 475 open software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $159,500 to $238,500 and the median is $197,500.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
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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.
Apple has filed 4 layoff notices in the last twelve months, covering 225 workers, most recently August 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
Are you interested in revolutionizing how hundreds of millions of people utilize their devices to access information? As an engineer on the team, you will bridge the gap between cutting-edge foundation models and the end user, helping guide the products and features that bring our generative AI technologies to life.