Software Engineer salary in Colorado
Average Base Salary in Colorado
$106,277
$8,577
Additional Cash Compensation
$114,854
Total Compensation
Median: $106K
Min: $60K
Max: $170K
How Much Does a Software Engineer Make in Colorado?
The average salary for a Software Engineer in Colorado is $106,277. The average additional cash compensation for a Software Engineer in Colorado is $8,577. The average total compensation for a Software Engineer in Colorado is $114,854. Software Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In Colorado from anonymous Software Engineer employees in Colorado.
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Software Engineer jobs in Colorado
Lead Software Engineer In Test
+37
As the SDET Lead Engineer, you will be working cross-functionally across the best in class engineering organization that Pie has built and developed in order to ensure the highest class of engineering quality. You will be working in a hybrid leadership and direct contributor role to impact Pie's engineering quality, as well as lead the SDET function and existing staff at Pie. You will have access to cutting edge technological tools, and have a huge opportunity to impact Pie’s growth at scale.
Staff Back-End Software Engineer
+37
Staff Engineers are innovative, driven by engineering excellence and create code that is a joy for other engineers to maintain and is highly testable, and act as technical leads across the organization. They are capable of stretching themselves by exploring the unknown and helping technically guide the organization. Rapid problem-solving is one of your core competencies. You’ll be collaborating with other world-class engineers to drive automation, leverage our analytics, and create awe-inspiring user experiences. The systems you develop will be large and must be highly resilient. This is a dynamic startup environment; you must love working on a design in the morning and performing root cause analysis on a production issue in the afternoon.
Software Engineer - UV
+52
IHS Markit is seeking an experienced, driven, Software Engineer based in Denver, CO who will report to the Assistant Director of Software Development for our currently unreleased digital transformation solution. This role will be responsible for full stack development activities in one of our scrum teams. The Software Engineer is engaged with development, IT and project owner teams to build strategic architectures and frameworks to tackle complex business initiatives and deliver global commercial software releases. The candidate must have good working knowledge of the following technologies: .Net Framework, ASP.NET MVC, WebApi, Entity Framework, AngularJS, JavaScript, HTML, CSS/Bootstrap, REST Services, Web Services and backend database technologies. The candidate should have a passion for learning new tools, technology, and software design patterns as needed to create solutions.
Sr. Software Engineer
+52
IHS Markit is seeking an experienced, driven, Senior Software Engineer based in Denver, CO who will report to the Assistant Director of Software Development for our currently unreleased digital transformation solution. This role will be responsible for full stack development activities in one of our scrum teams. The Senior Software Engineer is engaged with development, IT and project owner teams to build strategic architectures and frameworks to tackle complex business initiatives and deliver global commercial software releases. The candidate should be able to demonstrate strong working knowledge in several of the following technologies: .NET Framework, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, WCF, .NET Core, Entity Framework, AngularJS, JavaScript, HTML, CSS/Bootstrap, REST Services, Docker, HELM, Linux, Containerization, Kubernetes, Azure Cloud Services. The candidate should also be able to deploy and work with different types of repositories such as MS SQL, SQLite, Cassandra, and Elastic. The candidate should have a passion for learning new tools, technology, and software design patterns as needed in as we grow our architecture and technology stack.
Lead, Software Engineer
+37
In your role, you will work with both front-end and back-end web developers to build client-side logic, as well as the development, integration and enhancement of multiple web services. You will also be bridging the gap between the visual elements and the server-side infrastructure, taking an active role on both sides, and defining how the application looks and functions. Join us as we change the game!
Senior Software Engineer
(This role is remote through 2020)
OrthoFi is a Denver-based company which focuses on building software to support growth and streamline financial processes for the elective health care industry. We pride ourselves in our culture as a people-first organization, demonstrated through recent achievements of being ranked in Built in Colorado’s list of Top 100 Digital Companies in Colorado and recognized on Inc. 5000’s Best
Lead Software Engineer
**This job is based in Denver and remote through 2020**
Lead Software Engineer
OrthoFi is a Denver-based company which focuses on building software to support growth and streamline financial processes for the elective health care industry. We pride ourselves in our culture as a people-first organization, demonstrated through recent achievements of being ranked in Built in Colorado’s list of Top 100 Digital Companies in
Software Engineer - UV-1
+52
IHS Markit is seeking an experienced, driven, Software Engineer based in Denver, CO who will report to the Assistant Director of Software Development for our currently unreleased digital transformation solution. This role will be responsible for full stack development activities in one of our scrum teams. The Software Engineer is engaged with development, IT and project owner teams to build strategic architectures and frameworks to tackle complex business initiatives and deliver global commercial software releases. The candidate must have good working knowledge of the following technologies: .Net Framework, ASP.NET MVC, WebApi, Entity Framework, AngularJS, JavaScript, HTML, CSS/Bootstrap, REST Services, Web Services and backend database technologies. The candidate should have a passion for learning new tools, technology, and software design patterns as needed to create solutions.
Director of Software Engineering
+17
The Director of Software Engineering will report to the Head of Engineering and will be responsible for the development of software across AMP products. This includes managing and growing a team of software engineers that encompass perception, path-planning, web development, devops, and cloud infrastructure.
Senior Software Engineer
+37
Healthgrades is focused on providing trusted information that helps consumers and providers make meaningful connections. As a Full Stack Engineer, you will design, develop, test, and implement software solutions and systems that leverage company data.
The Healthgrades enterprise data platform will enable health systems to create a holistic patient view, eliminate data silos, and improve patient experience. This enterprise platform will bring
Senior Software Engineer
+37
Healthgrades is focused on providing trusted information that helps consumers and providers make meaningful connections. As a Senior Software Engineer working with the OAS (Online Appointment Scheduling) Platform Squad, you will collaborate with developers, test engineers, product owners, Scrum Masters, Healthgrades’ clients, and other parties to both create new integration capabilities, and to support and enhance existing production systems. You will be working not only on building and maintaining individual integrations, you will also be part of creating systems to make it quicker, easier, and more automated for us to implement and verify new integrations, to proactively monitor and manage our production systems, and to enable support for our client services team. Apply today if you want to make a measurable impact on how people across the country connect with healthcare!
The Senior Software Engineer will be part of a small team designing and developing the infrastructure powering the next generation of mobile identity certainty. Leveraging your knowledge and passion for excellence you will deliver well-thought-out software solutions as part of a fault-tolerant, scalable platform utilizing a variety of cutting edge technologies. This is a hands-on role where you will need to demonstrate the skills, experience, and confidence to work with senior engineering and product management team members to deliver solutions that will delight our customers.
Software Engineer Salary ranges
The most common Software Engineer salary in Colorado is between $100k - $110k.
Average Software Engineer Salary by Company Size
People with the job title Software Engineer make the most at companies with 51-200 employees, earning $93,643 on average.
Software Engineer Salary by gender
The average Software Engineer salary for women is $96,673 and the average Software Engineer salary for men is $113,149.
Software Engineer Salary by Years of Experience
The average salary for a Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $122,997. The average salary for <1 year of experience is $67,000.
Average Dev + Engineer salaries in Colorado
| Job Title | Average Salary | Salary Range |
|---|---|---|
| QA Analyst | $64,830 | Min: $36K Max: $110K |
| Junior Software Engineer | $73,278 | Min: $55K Max: $105K |
| QA Engineer | $82,121 | Min: $47K Max: $127K |
| Salesforce Developer | $83,571 | Min: $58K Max: $135K |
| Front End Developer | $86,443 | Min: $37K Max: $330K |
| Automation Engineer | $87,444 | Min: $51K Max: $120K |
| Android Developer | $88,615 | Min: $70K Max: $115K |
| Software Test Engineer | $89,991 | Min: $60K Max: $175K |
| Data Engineer | $101,446 | Min: $49K Max: $160K |
| iOS Developer | $102,857 | Min: $58K Max: $145K |
| Security Engineer | $102,886 | Min: $70K Max: $165K |
| Game Developer | $105,000 | Min: $105K Max: $105K |
| Software Engineer | $106,277 | Min: $60K Max: $170K |
| Sales Engineer | $107,129 | Min: $61K Max: $200K |
| QA Manager | $107,176 | Min: $85K Max: $140K |
| DevOps Engineer | $107,546 | Min: $70K Max: $160K |
| Site Reliability Engineer | $119,133 | Min: $96K Max: $193K |
| Lead Software Engineer | $120,417 | Min: $93K Max: $143K |
| Hardware Engineer | $121,000 | Min: $121K Max: $121K |
| Database Administrator | $127,667 | Min: $110K Max: $140K |
| Systems Engineer | $128,000 | Min: $126K Max: $130K |
| Machine Learning Engineer | $129,333 | Min: $128K Max: $130K |
| Senior Software Engineer | $129,990 | Min: $75K Max: $195K |
| Engineering Manager | $136,853 | Min: $99K Max: $194K |
| Data Architect | $138,888 | Min: $73K Max: $185K |
| Principal Software Engineer | $145,830 | Min: $98K Max: $195K |
| Data Engineering Manager | $150,000 | Min: $138K Max: $167K |
| Director of Software Engineering | $159,005 | Min: $111K Max: $270K |
| Vice President of Engineering | $168,034 | Min: $121K Max: $225K |
| CTO (Chief Technology Officer) | $191,800 | Min: $100K Max: $330K |
Skills that affect Software Engineer salaries in Colorado
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Javascript
10% have this skill
2
SQL
9% have this skill
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Front-end
7% have this skill
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Java
6% have this skill
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Node.js
6% have this skill
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Python
6% have this skill
Recent Software Engineer salaries in Colorado
$87,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $87,000 with +$3,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Denver
$115,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $115,000 with +$4,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Denver
$130,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $130,000 with +$5,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
201-500 Employees
Boulder
$76,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $76,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Male
501-1,000 Employees
Denver
$75,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $75,000
< 1 Year of Experience
Female
11-50 Employees
Denver
$83,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $83,000
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Denver
$80,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $80,000 with +$3,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Denver
1-5 Reports
$112,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Developer reported a yearly salary of $112,000
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
Denver
$120,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $120,000
7+ Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Boulder
$122,500
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $122,500 with +$2,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Boulder
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