Systems Software Engineer salary
Typical advertised pay for Systems Software Engineer roles, from real job postings on FindRole.
Median advertised base salary
$227,725
Most postings fall between $194,525 and $235,750.
Based on 40 postings across 5 companies. Updated October 11, 2026.
As of October 2026, the median advertised base salary for Systems Software Engineer roles is $227,725, based on 40 live job postings from 5 employers tracked by FindRole.
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Skills employers ask for
Share of Systems Software Engineer postings that name each skill.
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C++ 48% · 19 of 40
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C 45% · 18 of 40
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Python 45% · 18 of 40
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Linux 38% · 15 of 40
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Kubernetes 30% · 12 of 40
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Distributed Systems 28% · 11 of 40
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Go 28% · 11 of 40
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Firmware 25% · 10 of 40
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Swift 20% · 8 of 40
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Drivers 18% · 7 of 40
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Bash 15% · 6 of 40
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CI/CD 15% · 6 of 40
Counted once per posting across 40 Systems Software Engineer postings with an extracted skill list, as of October 2026. Spellings are folded to one name (K8s → Kubernetes) — see methodology.
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Titles whose postings ask for many of the same skills.
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Top companies hiring Systems Software Engineers
Open Systems Software Engineer roles right now
The postings these numbers come from — see all Systems Software Engineer jobs.
- Senior Systems Software Engineer, Compute Stack Acceleration Nvidia · Remote (Santa Clara, CA) View →
- Senior Systems Software Engineer, Data Center Platform Enablement Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA View →
- Senior Systems Software Engineer, GPU Performance at Scale Nvidia · Remote (Santa Clara, CA) View →
- Systems Software Engineer, Platform Architecture Apple Inc · Cupertino, CA View →
- Systems Software Engineer, Platform Architecture Apple Inc · Cambridge, MA View →
- Systems Software Engineer, Computing Services Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA View →
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Create a free accountThese figures are the midpoint of the advertised salary range on real Systems Software Engineer job postings indexed by FindRole — employer-stated base pay, not total compensation (they exclude equity and bonuses), and they reflect the roles we index rather than the whole market. A guide, not a guarantee.