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164 Active Listings Updated December 2025

Golang Salary Data

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

Median Salary

$140,000

/year
Based on 164 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$115,000-$160,000
Entry ($40,000)MedianTop ($1,100,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Remote79%
San Francisco Bay Area8%
Europe2%
Other11%

verified_listings

Principal Architect (Go)
[F]grind
$1,100,000 - $1,700,000
Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$300,000 - $300,000
Principal Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$250,000 - $250,000
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
[E]zen
$205,000 - $205,000
Staff Software Engineer, Mobile Enablement
[F]stable
$205,000 +
Staff Software Engineer (Sources/Sinks)
[E]grind
$200,000 - $225,000
Sr Software Engineers (low level systems developers: rust/C++/golang) and Sr Software Engineer (C++, performance optimizations) and Network Security Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$200,000 +
Staff Backend Engineer
[F]grind
$200,000 - $200,000
Staff Software Engineer (Sources/Sinks)
[E]grind
$200,000 - $225,000
Staff-level distributed/decentralized systems engineer
[E]grind
$200,000 - $250,000
Staff Software Engineer (Sources/Sinks)
[E]grind
$200,000 - $225,000
Staff Backend Engineer
[F]grind
$200,000 +
Distributed Systems Engineer, Product Engineer
[E]grind
$200,000 - $325,000
Software Engineer
[F]grind
$200,000 - $200,000
Staff Full Stack Engineer
[F]grind
$190,000 - $250,000
Staff Full Stack Engineer
[E]grind
$190,000 - $250,000
Staff Full Stack Engineer
[E]grind
$190,000 - $250,000
Staff TLM, Cloud Platform
[E]CRUNCH
$189,000 - $302,000
Senior Backend Engineer - Activation
[E]grind
$185,000 - $240,000
Product Growth Engineer
[E]grind
$180,000 - $235,000
Windows Software Engineer
[E]grind
$180,000 - $265,000
Customer Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$180,000 - $210,000
Software Engineer, Backend
@HRstable
$180,000 - $250,000
Sr/Staff Golang/DB Developer
[F]grind
$175,000 - $205,000
Senior iOS Engineer
[E]stable
$175,000 - $185,000
Senior Backend Engineer, Senior Software Engineer - Backend
[E]grind
$172,000 - $200,000
Senior Backend Engineer, Senior Software Engineer - Backend
[E]grind
$172,000 - $200,000
Senior Backend Engineer, Senior Software Engineer - Backend
[E]grind
$172,000 - $200,000
Senior Backend Engineer, Senior Software Engineer - Backend
[E]grind
$172,000 - $200,000
Senior Frontend Engineer, Senior iOS Engineer, Senior Frontend/Fullstack Engineer
[E]stable
$170,000 - $185,000
Director Engineering
[F]grind
$170,000 - $210,000
Staff Backend Engineer
[F]grind
$170,000 - $210,000
Front-end Engineer
[F]grind
$170,000 - $170,000
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform
[E]CRUNCH
$168,000 - $252,000
Senior Full Stack Developer
@HRstable
$165,000 - $195,000
Senior Golang Engineer
[E]grind
$165,000 - $190,000
Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack
@HRstable
$164,996 - $213,090
Full Stack & Front End Engineer
[F]grind
$162,000 - $220,000
Software Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $210,000
Senior Software Engineer
[F]grind
$160,000 - $255,000
Senior Software Engineer, Full-stack, Application Experience
[F]grind
$160,000 - $190,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $280,000
Senior Solutions Engineer
[F]grind
$160,000 - $200,000
Product Manager, Consumer Experience focus
[E]grind
$160,000 - $210,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$160,000 - $205,000
Senior Software Engineer, AI Focus, Data Management
[F]grind
$160,000 - $190,000
Senior Software Engineer, Full-stack, Application Experience
[E]grind
$160,000 - $190,000
Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack
[F]grind
$159,000 - $239,000
Staff Software Engineer, AI & Automation
[E]grind
$156,000 - $215,000
Staff Software Engineer, AI & Automation
[E]CRUNCH
$156,000 - $215,000
Backend Engineer
[E]grind
$155,000 - $175,000
Senior Backend Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$155,000 - $180,000
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
[E]grind
$153,000 - $190,000
Senior Frontend Engineer
[F]grind
$150,000 - $170,000
Backend or Fullstack Software Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $175,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Frontend Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Software Engineers, Systems Engineers, ML/AI Engineers
[E]grind
$150,000 - $250,000
Senior or Staff Software Engineer
[E]stable
$150,000 - $225,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $180,000
Senior Backend Software Engineer
[F]grind
$150,000 - $150,000
Product System Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $150,000
Senior/Staff Software Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
Senior Backend Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
Backend or Fullstack Software Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Full-stack engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Backend or Fullstack Software Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Infrastructure, Product, Growth Engineers
[F]grind
$150,000 - $220,000
Senior Software Engineer, AI Team
[F]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
Backend Engineering Lead
[F]grind
$150,000 +
Full-stack engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $180,000
Backend or Fullstack Software Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $175,000
Full-time
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $300,000
iOS Engineer
[E]stable
$150,000 - $195,000
Systems Engineer & Design Engineer
[F]grind
$150,000 - $220,000
Senior/Staff Security Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$149,000 - $350,000
Senior/Staff Security Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$149,000 - $350,000
Multiple Roles
@HRgrind
$145,885 - $225,849
Multiple Positions
@HRgrind
$145,885 - $225,849
Sr. Front End and Back End Engineers
[F]CRUNCH
$145,000 - $165,000
Sr. Front End and Back End Engineers
[F]grind
$145,000 - $165,000
Sr. Full Stack Engineer
[E]grind
$140,000 - $180,000
Software Engineer & Strategic Partnerships & Business Development Manager
[F]stable
$140,000 - $230,000
Sr Cloud Engineer
[E]grind
$140,000 - $165,000
Full-time Software Engineer - Open Source
[E]grind
$140,000 - $180,000
Open-Source Full Stack Engineer
[E]grind
$140,000 - $180,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$140,000 - $210,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$140,000 - $210,000
Senior Software Engineer
[E]grind
$140,000 - $210,000
Fullstack Software Engineer, Activation
@HRgrind
$138,938 - $156,110
Multiple Roles
@HRstable
$138,938 - $199,690
Multiple Openings
@HRstable
$138,938 - $199,690
Software Engineer, Fullstack - Data Management
[E]stable
$136,000 - $160,000
Senior Software Developer
[E]stable
$135,000 - $175,000
Senior Software Engineer, Deal Central
[E]grind
$130,047 - $190,736
Staff Software Engineer
[F]grind
$130,000 - $150,000
BE/FE/FS Software Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$130,000 - $200,000
Senior Software Design Engineer
[E]grind
$127,000 - $170,000
Senior Software Design Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$127,000 - $170,000
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Commonly Paired With

## Market Signal (December 2025)

Top Hirers: Spacelift leads hiring for Golang roles with 16 active posts, followed by Virta Health.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: Golang is highly remote-friendly, with 79% of roles open to remote work. Onsite Premium: Onsite Golang roles offer a 7% higher median salary ($150,000) than remote alternatives.

### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 38% of Golang jobs also require React, and 37% mention TypeScript.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Golang developers is $140,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $160,000.