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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
$170k – $387k
Top Companies
Datadog, Pinterest, Beaconai, MongoDB, Ezcaterinc, Waymo +30 more
Job Types
90% Full Time, 8% Contract, 2% Internship
Top Locations
New York, New York, San Carlos - Hybrid, San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, Boston
Work Model
56% On-Site, 22% Remote, 22% Hybrid
Experience Levels
67% Staff, 20% Lead, 9% principal
We found 3,075 lead software engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including New York, New York, San Carlos - Hybrid, San Francisco, CA, US; Remote. Salaries range from $170k to $387k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (56%), Remote (22%), Hybrid (22%). Top employers include Datadog, Pinterest, Beaconai and 33 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Lead Software Engineer Jobs
Datadog4 jobs
Pinterest3 jobs
Beaconai3 jobs
MongoDB3 jobs
Ezcaterinc2 jobs
Waymo2 jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$215k–$246k
9 jobs
Staff
$221k–$310k
30 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
1 job
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Senior Principal Software Engineer
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Staff Software Engineer, Finance Technology (Remote)
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Staff Software Engineer, React/TypeScript — Medical Imaging
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Big Data, tvScientific
Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Senior Principal Software Engineer
Ujet·Remote, US
Full TimeprincipalRemote
$180k – $210kFull Timeprincipal
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Finance Technology (Remote)
Ezcaterinc·Boston, MA
Full Timestaff
$184k – $232kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Search Platform (Remote)
Ezcaterinc·Boston, MA
Full Timestaff
$184k – $232kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, React/TypeScript — Medical Imaging
Cleerly·Denver, Colorado, United States; New York, New York, United States
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer
Magical·San Francisco
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Dir, Software Engineering Management, Platform - Veza
ServiceNow·Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA, United States
Full Timestaff
$221k – $387kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
Software Engineer - Dice
DHI Group, Inc.·Denver, CO; Des Moines, IA; Field
Full Time
Full Time
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2w ago
Software Engineer
CircleCI·Toronto, Ontario
Full Time
Full Time
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer - ML Observability
Datadog·Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York, New York, USA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Logs Observability Pipelines
Datadog·New York, New York, USA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Logs Management
Datadog·New York, New York, USA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Data-Driven Behaviors
Waymo·Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer
Datadog·New York, New York, USA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Ground and Control Services, Software Engineering Manager
BlackSky·Seattle, WA; Remote
Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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2w ago
Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Panthalassa·Portland, OR
Full Timeprincipal
$210k – $290kFull Timeprincipal
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2w ago
Staff+ Software Engineer, Databases
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff+ Software Engineer, Caching
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Director of Software Engineering, Core Platform
Pure Storage·Santa Clara, California
Full Timedirector
Full Timedirector
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2w ago
Software Engineer
Voltus·Remote
Full TimeRemote
Full Time
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, EAA CX
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Forge
Snowflake·US-WA-Bellevue
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Avail
Rdccareers·Austin, Texas, United States
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Principal Software Engineer 4 with TS/SCI + Poly
Aperio Global·Fort Meade, MD
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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2w ago
Lead Software Engineer, Physical Network Layer
Arista Networks·Nashua, NH, United States
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
Lead Software Engineer, Network Systems
Arista Networks·Nashua, NH, United States
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Rippling·Seattle, Washington, US
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer
Fuze Health·Remote, United States
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack) - Intelligent Foundations and Experiences
Capital One·New York, NY
Internshiplead
$215k – $246kInternshiplead
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2w ago
Principal Software Engineer F/T
Mastercard·O'Fallon, Missouri
Full Timeprincipal
$170k – $281kFull Timeprincipal
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2w ago
Lead Software Engineer (Backend)
Happen Bank·San Francisco, California, US
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Reliability (US Citizen Only)
Rubrik·Palo Alto, CA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Platform Services - Game Tech Group, Anti-Cheat
Riot Games·Los Angeles, USA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure
Plaid·San Francisco HQ
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff C++ Software Engineer
Divergent Talent·Torrance, California, United States
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Software Developer
Berkadia Services India Pvt. Ltd.·Midvale, Utah, United States
Full Time
Full Time
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2w ago
Software Engineer, Tech Ops
ZipRecruiter·Los Angeles, CA
Full Time
Full Time
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2w ago
Lead Svelte Software Engineer
Array Marketing·United States
Contractlead
Contractlead
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2w ago
Lead Go Software Engineer
Array Marketing·United States
Contractlead
Contractlead
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Safety Experience
Discord·San Francisco Bay Area or Los Angeles Area
Full Timestaff
$248k – $310kFull Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Edge
Pinterest·US; Remote, US
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Service Communications
Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Lead Software Engineer, Advanced Pilot Assistant Software (Autonomy/Robotics)
Beaconai·San Carlos - Hybrid
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
Lead Backend Software Engineer
Beaconai·San Carlos - Hybrid
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
Lead Software Engineer, Frontend/Web App
Beaconai·San Carlos - Hybrid
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Planner
Waymo·Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Communications Platform)
Squarespace·New York City
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Security Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security (Staff or Senior)
MongoDB·Austin; New York City; San Francisco; Seattle; United States
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Query (Optimization)
MongoDB·Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Quebec
Contractstaff
Contractstaff
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2w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Query (Optimization)
MongoDB·United States
Contractstaff
Contractstaff
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