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Software Engineer salary in New York
Average Base Salary in New York
$127,993
$13,570
Additional Cash Compensation
$141,563
Total Compensation
Median: $128K
Min: $65K
Max: $240K
How Much Does a Software Engineer Make in New York?
The average salary for a Software Engineer in New York is $127,993. The average additional cash compensation for a Software Engineer in New York is $13,570. The average total compensation for a Software Engineer in New York is $141,563. Software Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In NYC from anonymous Software Engineer employees in New York.
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Software Engineer jobs in NYC
You will be part of the Detection Tools team. The adversaries White Ops encounters in our day-to-day aren't just bedroom hackers. They are technically adept and savvy fraudsters, operating at a scale and agility that makes their 'enterprise' profitable. Therefore, our detection team needs the support of experienced software engineers who build quality systems that are resilient to change. This is why you're key to our team. We are the team that supports internal detection teams to perform their job at their best. We create software that automates processes, provides timely data, and increases the productivity of our humans. In short, we are the team that makes humans in WhiteOps behave like humans. We incarnate the principle of Tau: find the levers for disproportionate impact inside the company.
Staff Software Engineer, KYT
+41
You have successfully developed cloud-native data ingestion and aggregation processes that handle gigabytes of data per day.
You've built a scalable API service on AWS that handles thousands of requests per second.
Our product suite has cutting-edge features that detect market manipulation, fraud, anomalous activity, and more.
The team has clear production service level objectives (SLOs) and solutions to meet and monitor them.
We’ve modernized our stack and moved to a streaming architecture.
Your team has a well documented and ambitious 12-24 month tech vision.
The other members of the team eagerly seek out your opinion on problems they are trying to solve.
Software Engineer, Data Pipelines
+41
A Software Engineer on the Data Engineering team is really good at building reliable and scalable backend microservices to make data available to our products, ultimately enabling law enforcement agencies, the world’s largest cryptocurrency businesses, and financial institutions to do things like take down dark web marketplaces, prosecute child predators, and solve the Twitter Hack (yeah, we do all that!). We measure success by how well we build components that are reusable and replaceable, reducing time to production, building tools that simplify data analysis and fostering collaborative relationships across the company.
Software Engineer, Data Intelligence
+41
A Software Engineer on the Data Engineering team is really good at building reliable and scalable backend pipelines to make data available to our products, ultimately enabling law enforcement agencies, the world’s largest cryptocurrency businesses, and financial institutions to do things like take down dark web marketplaces, prosecute child predators, and solve the Twitter Hack (yeah, we do all that!). We measure success by how well we build components that are reusable and replaceable, reducing time to production, building tools that simplify data analysis and fostering collaborative relationships across the company.
Software Engineer - Backend (Remote)
+42
About Thirty Madison
Thirty Madison is building the premier healthcare company for people with chronic health issues. Through our novel approach to care delivery, powered by our proprietary platform and brands built around specific chronic conditions, we combine the best of specialist-level healthcare with the convenience of telemedicine.
In just three years, we've built three brands on top of our platform: Keeps (for men's hair loss), Cove (for
Software Engineer - Frontend (Remote)
+42
About Thirty Madison
Thirty Madison is building the premier healthcare company for people with chronic health issues. Through our novel approach to care delivery, powered by our proprietary platform and brands built around specific chronic conditions, we combine the best of specialist-level healthcare with the convenience of telemedicine.
In just three years, we've built three brands on top of our platform: Keeps (for men's hair loss), Cove (for
Software Engineer - Backend
+42
About Thirty Madison
Thirty Madison is building the premier healthcare company for people with chronic health issues. Through our novel approach to care delivery, powered by our proprietary platform and brands built around specific chronic conditions, we combine the best of specialist-level healthcare with the convenience of telemedicine.
In just three years, we've built three brands on top of our platform: Keeps (for men's hair loss), Cove (for
Software Engineer - Frontend
+42
About Thirty Madison
Thirty Madison is building the premier healthcare company for people with chronic health issues. Through our novel approach to care delivery, powered by our proprietary platform and brands built around specific chronic conditions, we combine the best of specialist-level healthcare with the convenience of telemedicine.
In just three years, we've built three brands on top of our platform: Keeps (for men's hair loss), Cove (for
Software Engineer - Full Stack
+42
About Thirty Madison
Thirty Madison is building the premier healthcare company for people with chronic health issues. Through our novel approach to care delivery, powered by our proprietary platform and brands built around specific chronic conditions, we combine the best of specialist-level healthcare with the convenience of telemedicine.
In just three years, we've built three brands on top of our platform: Keeps (for men's hair loss), Cove (for
Senior Software Engineer - Pharmacy
+42
About Thirty Madison
Thirty Madison is building the premier healthcare company for people with chronic health issues. Through our novel approach to care delivery, powered by our proprietary platform and brands built around specific chronic conditions, we combine the best of specialist-level healthcare with the convenience of telemedicine.
In just three years, we've built three brands on top of our platform: Keeps (for men's hair loss), Cove (for
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
+42
About Thirty Madison
Thirty Madison is building the premier healthcare company for people with chronic health issues. Through our novel approach to care delivery, powered by our proprietary platform and brands built around specific chronic conditions, we combine the best of specialist-level healthcare with the convenience of telemedicine.
In just three years, we've built three brands on top of our platform: Keeps (for men's hair loss), Cove (for
Senior Software Engineer - Firmware
We are looking for a talented and passionate Senior Software Engineer, Firmware to be part of an exciting team. You will have an enormous opportunity to make a large impact on the design, architecture, and implementation of cutting edge products in Peloton Roadmap. You collaborate with software developers, systems engineers, product managers, technical program managers, and electrical and other hardware
Software Engineer Salary ranges
The most common Software Engineer salary in New York is between $120k - $130k.
Average Software Engineer Salary by Company Size
People with the job title Software Engineer make the most at companies with 201-500 employees, earning $130,570 on average.
Software Engineer Salary by gender
The average Software Engineer salary for women is $122,497 and the average Software Engineer salary for men is $128,100.
Software Engineer Salary by Years of Experience
The average salary for a Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $148,333. The average salary for <1 year of experience is $107,907.
Average Dev + Engineer salaries in New York
| Job Title | Average Salary | Salary Range |
|---|---|---|
| QA Analyst | $79,427 | Min: $55K Max: $138K |
| Junior Software Engineer | $89,211 | Min: $42K Max: $135K |
| QA Engineer | $99,316 | Min: $60K Max: $152K |
| Software Test Engineer | $100,138 | Min: $65K Max: $150K |
| Automation Engineer | $102,793 | Min: $70K Max: $146K |
| Salesforce Developer | $111,080 | Min: $76K Max: $180K |
| Systems Engineer | $111,143 | Min: $85K Max: $180K |
| Front End Developer | $117,083 | Min: $70K Max: $175K |
| Hardware Engineer | $121,000 | Min: $100K Max: $142K |
| Data Engineer | $123,678 | Min: $75K Max: $200K |
| Android Developer | $124,550 | Min: $50K Max: $200K |
| Sales Engineer | $126,333 | Min: $46K Max: $185K |
| Software Engineer | $127,993 | Min: $65K Max: $240K |
| QA Manager | $133,500 | Min: $84K Max: $225K |
| Machine Learning Engineer | $133,556 | Min: $105K Max: $165K |
| iOS Developer | $135,216 | Min: $83K Max: $250K |
| Game Developer | $136,000 | Min: $136K Max: $136K |
| DevOps Engineer | $138,846 | Min: $56K Max: $200K |
| Security Engineer | $138,918 | Min: $70K Max: $252K |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $143,125 | Min: $100K Max: $210K |
| Database Administrator | $145,667 | Min: $140K Max: $150K |
| Data Architect | $148,767 | Min: $85K Max: $260K |
| Senior Software Engineer | $158,023 | Min: $110K Max: $225K |
| Principal Software Engineer | $164,897 | Min: $106K Max: $240K |
| Lead Software Engineer | $169,483 | Min: $130K Max: $225K |
| Data Engineering Manager | $175,000 | Min: $115K Max: $216K |
| Engineering Manager | $182,704 | Min: $95K Max: $265K |
| Director of Software Engineering | $207,231 | Min: $140K Max: $420K |
| Vice President of Engineering | $232,524 | Min: $160K Max: $450K |
| CTO (Chief Technology Officer) | $249,580 | Min: $120K Max: $426K |
Skills that affect Software Engineer salaries in New York
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Javascript
17% have this skill
2
SQL
13% have this skill
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Python
12% have this skill
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Front-end
12% have this skill
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Java
11% have this skill
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Node.js
9% have this skill
Recent Software Engineer salaries in New York
$98,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $98,000 with +$5,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
New York
$130,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $130,000 with +$13,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
501-1,000 Employees
New York
$135,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer III reported a yearly salary of $135,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
New York
$115,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $115,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
New York
$140,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $140,000
5-7 Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
New York
$92,700
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineeer reported a yearly salary of $92,700 with +$8,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Prefer not to say
51-200 Employees
New York
$150,000
Yearly Salary
A Applications Developer reported a yearly salary of $150,000
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
501-1,000 Employees
New York
$135,000
Yearly Salary
A Application Developer reported a yearly salary of $135,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
501-1,000 Employees
New York
$118,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $118,000 with +$20,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Prefer not to say
501-1,000 Employees
New York
$166,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $166,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
New York
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Yes. With $13 billion in investment, NYC is second only to Silicon Valley as the world's highest performing tech ecosystem, according to Startup Genome's "Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2018." Talented software engineers and developers are in high demand.
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What does a software engineer do in NYC?
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NYC is a major hub for digital media, fintech, robotics, retail, health tech and cybersecurity. Full-stack software engineers are in particular demand.
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How do I become a software engineer in NYC?
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You don't need a computer science degree to become a software engineer. Companies like the NYC-based Codeacademy, for example, provides immersive interactive courses in all the major programming languages. While any software engineer needs a strong foundation in coding, critical thinking and problem solving skills are the true keys to success.
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Which languages should a software engineer in NYC know?
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According to Stack Overflow, the top five most popular programming languages in NYC are Python, Java, Nod.JS and Ruby. Check out the Built In NYC job board to find companies hiring developers with these skills