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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
$104k – $320k
Top Companies
Nubank, Capital One, Coinbase, Anthropic, Stripe, Pantheon +22 more
Job Types
90% Full Time, 6% Contract, 4% Internship
Top Locations
USA, Palo Alto, Toronto, Boston, McLean
Work Model
74% On-Site, 22% Remote, 4% Hybrid
Experience Levels
45% Staff, 24% principal, 24% Lead
We found 2,433 lead software engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including USA, Palo Alto, Toronto, Boston. Salaries range from $104k to $320k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (74%), Remote (22%), Hybrid (4%). Top employers include Nubank, Capital One, Coinbase and 25 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Lead Software Engineer Jobs
Nubank8 jobs
Capital One4 jobs
Coinbase4 jobs
Anthropic3 jobs
Stripe3 jobs
Pantheon2 jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$197k–$246k
10 jobs
Staff
$170k–$245k
19 jobs
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3w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Data
Nubank·USA, Palo Alto
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Staff Software Engineer Credit Cards
Nubank·Brazil, Belo Horizonte; Brazil, Campinas; Brazil, Rio de Janeiro; Brazil, Sao Paulo; Canada, Toronto; USA, Miami; USA, Palo Alto
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Staff Software Engineer Credit Cards
Nubank·Brazil, Belo Horizonte; Brazil, Campinas; Brazil, Rio de Janeiro; Brazil, Sao Paulo; Canada, Toronto; USA, Durham; USA, Miami; USA, Palo Alto; USA, Washington DC
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Principal Software Developer – Data Architect
Caseware International·Toronto, ON
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
Principal Software Engineer - Credit Card Core Platforms
Nubank·Brazil, Belo Horizonte; Brazil, Campinas; Brazil, Rio de Janeiro; Brazil, Sao Paulo; USA, Durham; USA, Miami; USA, Palo Alto; USA, Washington DC
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
Lead Software Engineer - Reliability
Nubank·USA, Miami
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
Lead Software Engineer, AI Agents & Orchestration
Nubank·USA, Palo Alto
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
Staff+ Software Engineer, Backend
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Staff Software Engineer
Nubank·Brazil, Belo Horizonte; Brazil, Campinas; Brazil, Rio de Janeiro; Brazil, Sao Paulo; Canada, Toronto
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Lead Software Engineer
Nubank·USA, Palo Alto
Full Timelead
$230k – $276kFull Timelead
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3w ago
Principal Software Engineer, Trading Systems
Ninjatrader·Chicago
Full Timeprincipal
$195k – $220kFull Timeprincipal
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3w ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Configuration & Coordination
Pinterest·San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Collaborative Web Platform
Pantheon·Canada (Remote)
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Collaborative Web Platform
Pantheon·United States (Remote)
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform
Getbuilt·Remote - USA
Full TimestaffRemote
$170k – $245kFull Timestaff
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3w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Growth (Revenue Enablement) San Francisco, CA
Gusto·San Francisco, California, US
Full Timestaff
$163k – $204kFull Timestaff
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3w ago
Lead Software Engineer (AWS, Python, Java, React, Generative AI APIs)
Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
Staff + Senior Software Engineer, Inference Deployment
Anthropic·Seattle, Washington, US
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Staff + Senior Software Engineer, Inference Deployment
Anthropic·New York, New York, US
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Software Engineering Manager
Robert Half·New York, New York, US
Contractmanager
Contractmanager
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3w ago
Software Engineering Manager - Container and Virtualisation Infrastructure
Canonical·CA
Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack
JPMorgan Chase & Co.·Seattle, Washington, US
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Python, Spark)
Capital One
Internshiplead
$215k – $246kInternshiplead
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3w ago
Software Engineering Manager, Platform
Pure Storage·Santa Clara, California
Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
Principal Software Engineer, Datapath
Pure Storage·Santa Clara, California
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
Lead Software Engineer (Python, Kubernetes)
Capital One·McLean, VA
Internshiplead
$197k – $225kInternshiplead
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3w ago
Principal Associate, Software Engineer - International Card Tech - Mobile
Capital One·Toronto, ON
Full Timeprincipal
$134k – $153kFull Timeprincipal
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3w ago
Principal Software Developer – BloodTrack (C++ expert)
Haemonetics Corporation·Boston, MA, US
Full Timeprincipal
$104k – $176kFull Timeprincipal
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3w ago
Principal Software Developer - SafeTrace Tx
Haemonetics Corporation·Boston, MA, US
Full Timeprincipal
$104k – $176kFull Timeprincipal
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3w ago
Lead Software Engineer
Mastercard·Arlington, Virginia, US
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
Software Developers & Programming Specialist - Freelance AI Trainer Project
Agency·United States of America
Contract
Contract
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3w ago
Software Engineer II, Ad Engineering
Washpost·DC-Washington-TWP Headquarters
Full Time
Full Time
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3w ago
Principal Software Engineer
GoDaddy·United States
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Prediction Markets)
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Principal AI Software Engineer (TS/SCI + Poly)
Aperio Global·Fort Meade, MD
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Data Engineering Solutions
Stripe·Seattle
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform
Stripe·San Francisco, Seattle
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform
Stripe·Toronto
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Software Engineer II, Backend (Reliability Platform)
Affirm·Remote Canada
Full TimeRemote
Full Time
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3w ago
Principal Software Engineer, Cloud
Crusoe·San Francisco, CA - US
Full Timeprincipal
$256k – $320kFull Timeprincipal
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3w ago
Software Engineer
Coinbase·Charlotte, NC
Full Time
Full Time
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3w ago
Software Engineer - Review Team
Magnet Forensics·Canada
Full TimeRemote
Full Time
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3w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Infrastructure Storage
Lambda·San Francisco Office (Fremont St)
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Software Engineer - Salesforce Platform (EAA)
Coinbase·Remote - USA
ContractRemote
Contract
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3w ago
Lead Software Engineer, Meteorological Technologies
Theweathercompany·Andover, MA
Full Timelead
$150k – $190kFull Timelead
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3w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Solana Staking Protocol
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Lead Software Engineer, Meteorological Technologies
Theweathercompany·Atlanta, GA
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
Software Engineer (Full Stack)
Magnet Forensics·Waterloo, Ontario
Full Time
Full Time
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3w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Data Processing & Execution Platform
Dotmatics·Boston, MA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
Software Developer, Internal Products
Slice·Fully remote - Canada
Full TimeRemote
Full Time
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