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Lead Software Engineer Jobs
Lead Software Engineer roles represent the top of the individual contributor or management ladder. These positions combine deep technical expertise with organizational influence, commanding $170k–$280k+ in total compensation at leading tech companies.
Salary Range
$215k – $485k
Top Companies
Verkada, Canonical, Perplexity, Captivation Software, Zeta Global, Grafana Labs +27 more
Job Types
96% Full Time, 2% Contract, 2% Internship
Top Locations
San Mateo, Home Based - Americas, Annapolis Junction, New York
Work Model
86% On-Site, 12% Remote, 2% Hybrid
Experience Levels
64% Staff, 18% manager, 12% Lead
We found 2,410 lead software engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including San Mateo, Home Based - Americas, Annapolis Junction. 33 new positions were added this week at companies like Verkada, Revantage Corporate Services, Autostore. Salaries range from $215k to $485k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (86%), Remote (12%), Hybrid (2%). Top employers include Verkada, Canonical, Perplexity and 30 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Lead Software Engineer Jobs
Verkada8 jobs
Canonical7 jobs
Perplexity2 jobs
Captivation Software2 jobs
Zeta Global2 jobs
Grafana Labs2 jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$215k–$246k
4 jobs
Staff
$250k–$485k
21 jobs
Latest Jobs Added
Staff+ Software Engineer, Security Infrastructure
Verkada
Staff Software Engineer - Detection and Response Platform
Verkada
Staff Software Engineer - Data Protection
Verkada
Staff Embedded Software Engineer - Camera Firmware
Verkada
AVP, Software Engineer
Revantage Corporate Services
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6d ago
Staff+ Software Engineer, Security Infrastructure
Verkada·San Mateo, CA United States
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Staff Software Engineer - Detection and Response Platform
Verkada·San Mateo, CA United States
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6d ago
Staff Software Engineer - Data Protection
Verkada·San Mateo, CA United States
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6d ago
AVP, Software Engineer
Revantage Corporate Services·Dallas, TX
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6d ago
Staff Embedded Software Engineer - Camera Firmware
Verkada·San Mateo, CA United States
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6d ago
Software Engineering Manager - Intercom
Verkada·San Mateo, CA United States
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6d ago
Software Engineering Manager, Data Protection Platform
Verkada·San Mateo, CA United States
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6d ago
Senior Software Engineering Manager, Supervisory Control Platform Team
Autostore·Atlanta, USA
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6d ago
Staff Software Engineer - Command Connector
Verkada·San Mateo, CA United States
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6d ago
Software Engineering Manager - Alarms
Verkada·San Mateo, CA United States
Full Timemanager
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6d ago
Staff Software Engineer (Developer Productivity)
Diligentcorporation·Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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6d ago
Android Mobile Software Developer II (Remote or Hybrid)
Rocket Companies·Seattle, WA
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6d ago
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SPECIALIST (.NET Core/CRM)
Business Devel. Bank of Canada·Montreal
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Software Engineer
Resmed·San Diego, CA, United States
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6d ago
Distinguished Cyber Software Engineer
Draper·Cambridge, MA
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6d ago
Software Engineer
Alkami Technology·US Remote
Full TimeRemote
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6d ago
Cloud Software Engineer 2
Nightwing Intelligence Solutions·Annapolis Junction, MD
Full Time
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6d ago
Staff Software Engineer
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME)·CA-Beverly Hills - 9601 Wilshire
Full Timestaff
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6d ago
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Inference & Training Platform)
Perplexity·San Francisco, California, US
Full Timestaff
$250k – $485kFull Timestaff
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6d ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer
American Express·New York, New York, US
Full Timestaff
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6d ago
Staff Software Engineer - Engineer
Uber·Seattle, Washington, US
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6d ago
Software Engineer, Platform
Scale AI·San Francisco, CA; New York, NY
Full Time
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6d ago
Staff Software Engineer, Trade PMR
Robinhood·New York, NY
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6d ago
Staff Software Engineer
2k·Austin, Texas, United States
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6d ago
Software Engineer 3 -AWS/Docker/Kubernetes/Java/JavaScript/MongoDB/Elasticsearch
Captivation Software·Annapolis Junction, MD
Full Time
Full Time
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6d ago
Software Engineer 1/2 - Java/MapReduce/GhostMachine/Spring/NiFi
Captivation Software·Annapolis Junction, MD
Full Time
Full Time
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6d ago
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Inference & Training Platform)
Perplexity·San Francisco
Full Timestaff
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6d ago
Staff Embedded Software Engineer
Lightmatter·Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA
Full Timestaff
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6d ago
Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Data Storage
Temporaltechnologies·United States - Remote Opportunity
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6d ago
Software Engineer
Defenseunicorns·United States - Remote
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6d ago
Software Engineer
Roche·Mississauga
Full Time
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6d ago
Lead Software Engineer (JAVA, API)
Sun Life·CA
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6d ago
Software Engineer, Gateway & Networking Infrastructure
CoreWeave·New York, NY
Full Time
Full Time
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1w ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Agent Development
ServiceNow·Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA, United States
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1w ago
Staff Software Engineer, GPU Infrastructure Lifecycle Management
Togetherai·San Francisco
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
Staff Software Engineer, PEO Benefits
Gusto·Denver, CO;San Francisco, CA;New York, NY
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1w ago
Lead Software Engineer - Healthcare Data & Audience Applications
Zeta Global·Remote - United States
Full TimeleadRemote
Full Timelead
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1w ago
Lead Software Engineer - Healthcare Data & Audience Applications
Zeta Global·Nashville, TN
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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1w ago
Lead Software Engineer (Java, Python, AWS)
Capital One·New York, NY
Internshiplead
$215k – $246kInternshiplead
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1w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Adaptive Telemetry, Databases USA Remote
Grafana Labs·United States (Remote)
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Adaptive Telemetry, Databases Canada Remote
Grafana Labs·Canada (Remote)
Full TimestaffRemote
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1w ago
System Software Engineer - GCC/LLVM compiler, tooling, and ecosystem
Canonical·Home Based - Americas
Full Time
Full Time
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1w ago
Software Engineer - Ubuntu Server Certification
Canonical·Home Based - Americas
Full Time
Full Time
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1w ago
Software Engineer (Python/Linux/Packaging)
Canonical·Home Based - Americas
Full Time
Full Time
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1w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Showcase Platform (Ruby/Rails)
Huntress·United States of America
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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1w ago
Software Engineering Manager - Sustaining Engineering
Canonical·Home Based - Americas
Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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1w ago
Software Engineering Manager (Backend SaaS)
Canonical·Home Based - Americas
Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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1w ago
Software Developer (Backend SaaS)
Canonical·Home Based - Americas
Full Time
Full Time
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1w ago
HRIS Software Engineering Lead
Axon·Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Full Time
Full Time
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1w ago
Software Engineer - Python - Cloud - graduate level
Canonical·Home Based - Americas
Full Time
Full Time
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