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31 Active Listings Updated February 2026

C++ Salary Data

Real compensation packages for C++ developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.

Median Salary

$150,000

/year
Based on 31 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$120,000-$176,000
Entry ($60,000)MedianTop ($200,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Other100%

verified_listings

Category Labs
Multiple roles available
[E]stable
$200,000 +
RustC++Web3
Y
Category Labs
Various roles (Early Career SWE, Senior SWE, Smart Contract Engineer, Senior Researcher)
[E]CRUNCH
$200,000 +
RustC++Solidity
Y
Category Labs
Senior SWE, Smart Contract Engineer, Senior Researcher
[E]stable
$200,000 +
RustC++Solidity
Y
[E]stable
$200,000 +
RustC++Web3
Y
Category Labs
Senior SWE, Senior Security Engineer, Smart Contract Engineer, Senior Researcher
[E]grind
$200,000 +
RustC++SolidityDistributed Systems
Y
Category Labs
Senior SWE, Infrastructure Engineer, Senior Researcher
[E]stable
$200,000 +
RustC++Web3
Y
Aurora
Staff TLM, Cloud Platform
[E]CRUNCH
$189,000 - $302,000
GolangKubernetesArgocdSpinnakerPython
Y
DuckDuckGo
Multiple Roles
@HRstable
$176,000 - $176,000
C++
Y
Shorebird
Mid-Senior Systems/Runtime (C++) Engineer
[F]grind
$160,000 - $230,000
GCPCloudflareReactDartC++
Y
DuckDuckGo
Multiple Roles
@HRstable
$160,000 - $242,000
C++Backend EngineeringWindows Desktop App
Y
Anduril
Perception Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $240,000
C++Computer VisionImage SegmentationSlam
Y
Coram.ai
Senior / Lead Software Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $250,000
PythonGolangC++AWSTerraform
Y
Shorebird
Mid-Senior C++/Runtime OR Dart/Cloud Engineers
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $230,000
C++DartFlutterGCPCloudflare
Y
Bonsai Robotics
Senior MLOps Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $250,000
PythonPyTorchRayRustC++
Y
Shorebird
Mid-Senior across Web, Dart, Full Stack or C++
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $230,000
DartGCPCloudflareReactC++
Y
TandemAI
Sr/Principal DevOps Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $175,000
AWSCloudformationTerraformAnsibleLinux
Y
Google
Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$136,000 - $200,000
C++Cloud RunVertex AI
Y
Topaz Labs
Various roles (Software Engineers, PhD Researchers, Product Managers, Ops/Support, AEs)
[F]stable
$130,000 - $250,000
C++Python
Y
Topaz Labs
Engineers + Researchers + Product
[F]grind
$130,000 - $250,000
C++Python
Y
Topaz Labs
Engineers / Researchers
[F]grind
$130,000 - $250,000
C++Python
Y
Topaz Labs
Software Engineers, Researchers, Marketing, Operations
[F]stable
$130,000 - $250,000
C++Python
Y
Solitude Labs
Founding Engineer (Rust)
[F]grind
$120,000 - $160,000
RustC#C++ScadaEms
Y
[F]CRUNCH
$120,000 - $220,000
PythonC++RustSdrMesh
Y
Immunant
Systems Programmer
[E]grind
$120,000 - $150,000
C#C++RustCompilerOs
Y
Immunant
Software Engineer
[E]grind
$110,000 - $150,000
C#C++RustOperating SystemsHypervisor Internals
Y
GrayMatter Robotics
Robotics Engineer
[F]grind
$100,000 - $240,000
C++ML For RoboticsMotion PlanningPerception Robotics
Y
Undisclosed Trading firm
Software Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
[E]stable
$100,000 - $200,000
C++TypeScriptAWS
Y
eQualitie
Software developer
[E]stable
$84,000 - $90,000
C++Boost AsioFirefoxJavaScriptPython
Y
OneTake AI
Full Stack Senior Engineer
[F]grind
$80,000 - $100,000
ReactNode.jsDockerKubernetesOpenai
Y
Chainsage
Senior C++ Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$75,000 - $220,000
C++PythonTypeScriptReactDjango
Y
Elastics
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$60,000 - $60,000
PythonDockerRedisKafkaPostgreSQL
Y
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Commonly Paired With

Rust 45%Python 39%React 19%
## Market Signal (February 2026)

Top Hirers: Category Labs leads hiring for C++ roles with 6 active posts, followed by Topaz Labs.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics


### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 45% of C++ jobs also require Rust, and 39% mention Python.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for C++ developers is $150,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $176,000.