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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
$95k – $325k
Top Companies
Temporaltechnologies, Icapitalnetwork, Anthropic, Systemstechnologyresearch, Alarm.com, Bluestaq +20 more
Job Types
94% Full Time, 4% Contract, 2% Internship
Top Locations
Salt Lake City, Utah, Colorado Springs, United States, Remote Opportunity, United States - Remote Opportunity
Work Model
70% On-Site, 24% Remote, 6% Hybrid
Experience Levels
49% Staff, 21% Lead, 15% principal
We found 1,811 lead software engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Salt Lake City, Utah, Colorado Springs, United States, Remote Opportunity. Salaries range from $95k to $325k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (70%), Remote (24%), Hybrid (6%). Top employers include Temporaltechnologies, Icapitalnetwork, Anthropic and 23 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Lead Software Engineer Jobs
Temporaltechnologies6 jobs
Icapitalnetwork5 jobs
Anthropic4 jobs
Systemstechnologyresearch4 jobs
Alarm.com4 jobs
Bluestaq3 jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$174k–$225k
10 jobs
Staff
$212k–$286k
23 jobs
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Labs: Applied AI
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, UI/UX
Bluestaq·Colorado Springs, CO
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Software Engineering Manager
Bluestaq·Colorado Springs
Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
Principal Software Engineer
Bluestaq·Colorado Springs
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, AI Foundations
Temporaltechnologies·United States, Remote Opportunity
Full TimestaffRemote
$224k – $302kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Open Source Server
Temporaltechnologies·United States - Remote Opportunity
Full TimestaffRemote
$212k – $286kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Observability
Temporaltechnologies·United States - Remote Opportunity
Full TimestaffRemote
$212k – $286kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer - EDR Agent (Go)
Huntress·United States of America
Full Timestaff
$200k – $220kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure Foundations
Temporaltechnologies·United States, Remote Opportunity
Full TimestaffRemote
$212k – $286kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Temporaltechnologies·United States, Remote Opportunity
Full TimestaffRemote
$260k – $325kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Nexus SDK
Temporaltechnologies·United States - Remote Opportunity
Full TimestaffRemote
$176k – $237kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Core Products
Gusto·New York, NY; San Francisco, CA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Scala Backend Software Engineer - Vice President
Icapitalnetwork·Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Full Timeexecutive
$130k – $160kFull Timeexecutive
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2w ago
Backend Software Engineer - Associate / Assistant Vice President
Icapitalnetwork·Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Full Timeexecutive
$95k – $140kFull Timeexecutive
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2w ago
Software Engineer - Assistant Vice President
Icapitalnetwork·Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Full Timeexecutive
$110k – $135kFull Timeexecutive
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Security Platform
Cloudflare·Distributed; Hybrid
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
AI Software Developer in Test - Vice President
Icapitalnetwork·Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Contractexecutive
$120k – $150kContractexecutive
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2w ago
Software Developer in Test - Assistant Vice President
Icapitalnetwork·Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Contractexecutive
$110k – $130kContractexecutive
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer
Workato·San Francisco, California
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Lead Autonomy Software Engineer
Systemstechnologyresearch·San Diego, CA
Full Timelead
$174k – $225kFull Timelead
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2w ago
Lead Autonomy Software Engineer
Systemstechnologyresearch·Atlanta, GA
Full Timelead
$174k – $225kFull Timelead
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2w ago
Lead Autonomy Software Engineer
Systemstechnologyresearch·Arlington, VA
Full Timelead
$174k – $225kFull Timelead
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2w ago
Manager Software Engineering
PointClickCare·Salt Lake City, UT
Full Time
Full Time
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2w ago
Lead Autonomy Software Engineer
Systemstechnologyresearch·Woburn, MA
Full Timelead
$174k – $225kFull Timelead
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2w ago
Principal Software Engineer (REF# AT0630)
Convera Corporation·Work From Home - USA
Full Timeprincipal
$197k – $207kFull Timeprincipal
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2w ago
Manager Software Engineering
PointClickCare·Remote - US
Full TimeRemote
Full Time
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2w ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Kaseya Careers·Toronto, Ontario
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Manager Software Engineering
PointClickCare·Mississauga, Ontario
Full Time
Full Time
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Platform Engineering
Cohere Health·United States
Full Timestaff
$185k – $210kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
Lead Software Engineer
Cohere Health·United States
Full Timelead
$155k – $175kFull Timelead
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2w ago
Staff+ Software Engineer, Platform
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Principal Software Engineer
Mqreferrals·Remote, USA
Full TimeprincipalRemote
$242k – $303kFull Timeprincipal
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2w ago
Principal Software Engineer
Marqeta, Inc.·Remote, USA
Full TimeprincipalRemote
$242k – $303kFull Timeprincipal
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2w ago
Lead Software Engineer – Control
Avride·Austin, TX
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
Software Engineering Manager
Alarm.com·Greenville, South Carolina
Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Alarm.com·Tysons, Virginia
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer
Alarm.com·Boston, Massachusetts
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management
Reddit·Remote - United States
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer
Alarm.com·Tysons, Virginia
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer/ Tech Lead - Onboard Model Consolidation
Waymo·Mountain View, California
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer (AI)
Pendo·New York, NY
Full Timestaff
$245k – $275kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Services
BlackSky·Herndon, VA; Remote
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Principal Software Engineer - 11686
Coupa·San Francisco, California, United States
Full TimeprincipalRemote
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
Tech Lead Software Engineer
Nubank·Canada, Toronto
Full Timelead
$168k – $210kFull Timelead
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2w ago
Lead Software Engineer
FOUND·Santa Monica, California, US
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
Staff + Senior Software Engineer, Inference Deployment
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff + Senior Software Engineer, Inference
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Senior Principal Test Framework Software Engineer
Graphcore·Austin, Texas, United States
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
Principal Test Framework Software Engineer
Graphcore·Austin, Texas, United States; Milpitas, California, United States
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
Lead Software Engineer
Capital One·Richmond, VA
Internshiplead
$179k – $205kInternshiplead
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A lead software engineer sets technical direction across teams, drives architectural decisions, mentors senior engineers, and often represents the engineering organization in cross-functional strategy discussions.
Total compensation for lead software engineer roles ranges from $170k to $280k+, including base salary, equity, and bonuses. FAANG and top startups pay at the upper end.
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