Remote software engineering jobs paying $150k+ right now
Jobfinder AI's live index shows 246 remote software engineering jobs at 101 companies with posted pay reaching $150k or more, and a median top of range of $209,000.
Data: Jobfinder AI's live index of 169,000 jobs from employer career sites, updated daily.
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- 246 Live remote software engineering jobs with posted pay of $150k+
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- $209,000 Median top of posted pay range
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Live remote postings whose published pay range reaches $150k or more, highest first.
246 remote engineering roles at 101 companies post pay reaching $150k
As of 4 November 2026, Jobfinder AI's index of 169,000 live jobs holds 246 remote software engineering postings with a published pay range that reaches $150k or more. They come from 101 different companies, so this is not a market held by a few employers.
The median top of the posted range is $209,000. Half of these ranges top out at or above that figure, and half below it.
Read the threshold carefully. A posting qualifies when its range reaches $150k, which means the bottom of some ranges sits below that line. The top of a range is also not what most hires are offered. Treat $209,000 as the ceiling employers are willing to publish, not a typical offer.
The titles in the sample lean senior: lead backend, senior Java, senior .NET, staff engineer and senior or staff full stack roles. Pay at this level is mostly tied to seniority, so a mid-level engineer should expect fewer of these ranges to fit.
Affirm, Bright Vision Technologies and Brex post the most of these roles
Affirm leads with 27 qualifying postings, followed by Bright Vision Technologies with 16 and Brex with 15. Monzo has 7, Mercury and Vistulo have 6 each, and 1dea, Babylist, Circuithub and Docker have 5 each.
Fintech is well represented near the top. Affirm, Brex, Monzo and Mercury are all in financial technology, and Vistulo's postings are listed as being for a major North American bank. If you have payments, lending, banking or compliance-heavy engineering experience, these employers are a natural place to start.
Some names in the list are staffing or consulting firms hiring on behalf of clients. Vistulo's label says so directly. With an agency, the end employer, the contract type and who sets the final pay can differ from a direct hire, so ask early.
Outside the top ten, the remaining companies post smaller numbers each. That long tail matters. Many of the best-paid roles sit at employers with only one or two openings, which are easy to miss if you only watch the biggest names.
Remote does not always mean open to you from anywhere
A posting counts as remote here when the employer marks it remote. The location attached to the posting still matters. The examples include remote-tagged roles listed under Poland, Canada, San Francisco and New York, alongside ones listed simply as Remote.
In practice, many remote roles are limited to one country, one time zone band or places where the employer can legally hire and pay you. A senior .NET role listed in Poland or a staff role listed in Canada may only accept candidates who live and can work there.
Before you apply, check three things in the posting: the countries or states it hires in, the working hours it expects you to overlap, and whether the pay range is set for one location. A range published for a US city may not apply if you are hired from the UK, Australia or elsewhere in Europe.
If you are outside the US, the examples at Link Group, XTB S.A. and Babylist show that $150k+ remote ranges are not only for US-based candidates, but you should confirm eligibility first.
What this snapshot can and cannot tell you
This is a single snapshot of live postings on 4 November 2026. It counts job ads, not hires. It does not show how many people applied, how long roles stay open, or what anyone was actually paid.
It covers only postings that publish a pay range. Many well-paid remote engineering roles do not list pay at all, so the real number of $150k+ remote roles is likely larger than what appears here. Employers in places with pay transparency rules are more likely to publish ranges, which can shape which companies show up.
Role group and seniority are classified automatically from each posting, so a few titles may be grouped imperfectly. Pay outside $20k to $1000k was removed as a likely parsing error.
Because this is one point in time, it says nothing about whether demand is rising or falling. Use it as a current list of who is publishing high remote pay, then check each posting directly for eligibility, level and the full range.
Open roles behind these numbers
- Lead Backend EngineerBV Teck·Remote
- Senior Java Software EngineerXTB S.A.·Remote
- Senior .NET DeveloperLink Group·Poland
- Software Engineer, Developer Productivity, AI ToolsThinking Machines Lab·San Francisco
- Staff Software EngineerBabylist·Canada
- Senior Backend Engineer (Kotlin / Java)Fourthwall·Remote
- Loancrate - Senior/Staff Software EngineerdeCircle·New York
- Senior Java Fullstack DeveloperITFS·Remote
- Senior Full Stack EngineerGoliath Partners·Remote
- Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cards)Affirm·Remote US
- Senior Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack (Marketplace and Consumer Experiences)Affirm·Remote US
- (Senior) Fullstack Engineer with Go - FreelanceNetguru·Remote
- Porter - Infrastructure EngineerdeCircle·New York
- Senior Software EngineerBabylist·Canada
- Staff Backend Software Engineer - Kalepa for Operations Kalepa·US or Canada
- Staff Backend Software Engineer - Kalepa for ITKalepa·US or Canada
- Software Engineer, Platform Vercel·Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City
- Staff Networking Software EngineerGeneral Motors·Remote
- FX Trading Systems Engineer (Java Backend)Vistulo (for a major N. American bank)·Wrocław, Poland
- AfterQuery - Software Engineer – MarketplacedeCircle·San Francisco
- Staff Software Engineer, Revenue SystemsSquarespace·Remote
- Staff Software Engineer - FraudMercury·San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Port...
- Software Engineer, BackendVercel·Remote
- Software Engineer, Trust & SafetyVercel·Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City
- Regular Fullstack Developer - React & Python (k/m)SoftBlue (InTechHouse)·Remote
Every number in this report
| Role | Company | Posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Backend Engineer | BV Teck | $95k to $750k |
| Senior Java Software Engineer | XTB S.A. | $510k to $675k |
| Senior .NET Developer | Link Group | $482k to $570k |
| Software Engineer, Developer Productivity, AI Tools | Thinking Machines Lab | $350k to $475k |
| Staff Software Engineer | Babylist | $299k to $373k |
| Senior Backend Engineer (Kotlin / Java) | Fourthwall | $209k to $353k |
| Loancrate - Senior/Staff Software Engineer | deCircle | $150k to $350k |
| Senior Java Fullstack Developer | ITFS | $274k to $333k |
| Senior Full Stack Engineer | Goliath Partners | $285k to $325k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cards) | Affirm | $265k to $325k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack (Marketplace and Consumer Experiences) | Affirm | $265k to $325k |
| (Senior) Fullstack Engineer with Go - Freelance | Netguru | $288k to $324k |
| Porter - Infrastructure Engineer | deCircle | $220k to $320k |
| Senior Software Engineer | Babylist | $256k to $319k |
| Staff Backend Software Engineer - Kalepa for Operations | Kalepa | $222k to $314k |
| Staff Backend Software Engineer - Kalepa for IT | Kalepa | $222k to $314k |
| Software Engineer, Platform | Vercel | $208k to $312k |
| Staff Networking Software Engineer | General Motors | $260k to $302k |
| FX Trading Systems Engineer (Java Backend) | Vistulo (for a major N. American bank) | $270k to $300k |
| AfterQuery - Software Engineer – Marketplace | deCircle | $250k to $300k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Revenue Systems | Squarespace | $170k to $299k |
| Staff Software Engineer - Fraud | Mercury | $239k to $299k |
| Software Engineer, Backend | Vercel | $196k to $294k |
| Software Engineer, Trust & Safety | Vercel | $196k to $294k |
| Regular Fullstack Developer - React & Python (k/m) | SoftBlue (InTechHouse) | $162k to $291k |
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Questions about this data.
Who is hiring remote software engineers for $150k or more?+
In Jobfinder AI's live index on 4 November 2026, 101 companies posted 246 remote software engineering jobs with pay ranges reaching $150k or more. Affirm had the most with 27, followed by Bright Vision Technologies with 16 and Brex with 15. Monzo had 7, Mercury and Vistulo had 6 each, and 1dea, Babylist, Circuithub and Docker had 5 each.
How much do remote software engineering jobs pay at the high end?+
Among the 246 remote software engineering postings with ranges reaching $150k or more, the median top of the posted range was $209,000. That is the highest figure employers published, not a typical offer. Ranges qualified if they reached $150k, so some start below that. Most example titles are senior, lead or staff level, which is where these ranges are most common.
Are remote software engineering jobs open to candidates in any country?+
Often not. A role counts as remote when the employer marks it remote, but many remote postings are limited to certain countries or time zones. Examples in this data are listed under Poland, Canada, San Francisco and New York as well as plain Remote. Check the hiring locations, required working hours and whether the pay range is set for a specific location before applying.
How do I find remote software engineer jobs that pay over $150k?+
Filter for postings that publish a pay range, since many well-paid roles do not list pay. Look beyond the largest employers: the 246 qualifying roles in this snapshot were spread across 101 companies, many with only a few openings. Fintech employers such as Affirm, Brex, Monzo and Mercury featured near the top. Check each posting for seniority and location limits, and check new postings regularly.
What is a good AI tool to search for remote software engineering jobs?+
Jobfinder AI is an AI job search agent that checks its live index of jobs from employer career sites every day and matches new roles to your CV and preferences, including role, location, remote and seniority. You review and approve matches. For approved roles on Greenhouse, Ashby or Lever, it submits the employer's own application form using your profile facts, and drafts a short email to a verified recruiter or hiring manager.