Character salary data
Character publishes pay ranges on 13 of its open roles. These are the company's own published figures, not estimates or crowd-sourced guesses.
Last checked 19 August 2026
$250k
Median midpoint
$150k
Lowest published
$400k
Highest published
13
Roles with pay
Pay by role at Character
| Role | Openings | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 5 | $150k | $300k |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 4 | $150k | $400k |
| Manager | 2 | $220k | $260k |
Where this comes from. Every figure is taken from Character's own job board and recorded each day. When a range changes, we keep both the old number and the new one — which is how you can see pay moving rather than just where it stands today.
Roles with published pay
| Role | Location | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Program Manager, Product Experience | Redwood City, CA | Product | $200k – $300k |
| Principal Research Engineer, Post-Training | Redwood City, CA | Technical Staff - ML | $275k – $400k |
| Technical Program Manager, Model Alignment and Deployment | Redwood City, CA | Safety | $220k – $260k |
| Staff Data Scientist, Monetization | Redwood City, CA | Product | $250k – $300k |
| Technical Program Manager, AI Infrastructure | Redwood City, CA | Safety | $220k – $260k |
| Software Engineer, Backend/Applied ML (Safety & Integrity) | Redwood City, CA | Technical Staff - Engineering | $150k – $300k |
| Software Engineer, Applied ML (Discovery, Recommendation & Search) | Redwood City, CA | Technical Staff - Engineering | $200k – $300k |
| Software Engineer, Backend | Redwood City, CA | Technical Staff - Engineering | $180k – $300k |
| Software Engineer, Monetization | Redwood City, CA | Technical Staff - Engineering | $150k – $300k |
| Software Engineer, Core Product | Redwood City, CA | Technical Staff - Engineering | $150k – $300k |
| Research Engineer, AI Safety & Alignment | Redwood City, CA | Technical Staff - ML | $225k – $400k |
| Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer | Redwood City, CA | Technical Staff - ML | $150k – $350k |
| Research Engineer, Post-Training (All Industry Levels) | Redwood City or New York City | Technical Staff - ML | $225k – $400k |
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