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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
$140k – $288k
Top Companies
Nuro, Perplexity, ZoomInfo Technologies LLC, Lilasciences, Intuitive, Rigetti Computing +35 more
Job Types
98% Full Time, 2% Contract
Top Locations
Mountain View, California (HQ), San Francisco, Sunnyvale, McLean
Work Model
56% On-Site, 38% Remote, 6% Hybrid
Experience Levels
72% Staff, 17% principal, 4% manager
We found 1,811 lead software engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Mountain View, California (HQ), San Francisco, Sunnyvale. Salaries range from $140k to $288k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (56%), Remote (38%), Hybrid (6%). Top employers include Nuro, Perplexity, ZoomInfo Technologies LLC and 38 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Lead Software Engineer Jobs
Nuro4 jobs
Perplexity3 jobs
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC2 jobs
Lilasciences2 jobs
Intuitive2 jobs
Rigetti Computing2 jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
Salary varies
2 jobs
Staff
$180k–$252k
33 jobs
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack
Oscar·New York, New York, United States
Full Timestaff
$192k – $252kFull Timestaff
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience
Attentive Ai·United States
Full Timestaff
$180k – $240kFull Timestaff
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5w ago
Software Engineering Manager (US - Remote)
Knowbe4·Remote
Full TimemanagerRemote
$150k – $174kFull Timemanager
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5w ago
Principal Software Engineer - Apps
NBCUniversal·Remote
Full TimeprincipalRemote
$185k – $215kFull Timeprincipal
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5w ago
Senior/Staff Software Engineer, ML Data Infrastructure
Nuro·Mountain View, California (HQ)
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Labeling Platform
Nuro·Mountain View, California (HQ)
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform
Nuro·Mountain View, California (HQ)
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Agentic AI Systems - Moveworks
ServiceNow·Mountain View, CALIFORNIA, United States
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Staff/Senior Software Engineer, Onboard Infrastructure
Nuro·Mountain View, California (HQ)
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Principal Software Engineer (GTMO/Mesh)
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC·Remote-US-CA
Full TimeprincipalRemote
Full Timeprincipal
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5w ago
Member of Technical Staff- Full Stack Software Engineer
Fireworksai·San Mateo, CA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Platform
Branch AI·Remote, US
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer (backend)
Tines·United States (Remote)
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Principal Software Engineer, Instrument Simulations
Lilasciences·Cambridge, MA USA
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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5w ago
Principal Software Engineer, Data
Lilasciences·Cambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer Embedded UI
Intuitive·Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning Inference Platform
Stackav·Pittsburgh, PA or Remote
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Software Engineer 3
Wyetech·Ft. Meade, Maryland
Contract
Contract
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5w ago
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Comet and Native Apps)
Perplexity·San Francisco
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Connector Platform)
Perplexity·San Francisco
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Principal Software Engineer
Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology·Morrisville, North Carolina, US
Full Timeprincipal
$206k – $277kFull Timeprincipal
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5w ago
Senior/Staff Applied Research Software Engineer
Twilio·Remote
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Senior / Staff Embedded Software Engineer
Heron Power·Scotts Valley
Full Timestaff
$140k – $220kFull Timestaff
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5w ago
Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack
Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
AssetMark·Austin, TX
Full Timestaff
$180k – $220kFull Timestaff
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5w ago
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Agent Capabilities)
Perplexity·San Francisco
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Engineering
Abridge·SF Office
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack
Oscar Health·Los Angeles, California, US
Full Timestaff
$192k – $252kFull Timestaff
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer
Chewy·Boston, Massachusetts, US
Full Timestaff
$166k – $265kFull Timestaff
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5w ago
Vice President, Software Engineering & Platform Management
Enterprise Community Partners·Columbia, Maryland, US
Full Timeexecutive
Full Timeexecutive
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5w ago
Staff Platform Software Engineer
Intuitive·Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Lead Software Engineer, Backend
Cortex·Remote
Full TimeleadRemote
Full Timelead
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5w ago
IC Layout Automation Software Engineer
Rigetti Computing·Fremont, CA
Full Time
Full Time
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5w ago
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Rigetti Computing·Berkeley, CA or Fremont, CA
Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Frontend (Consumer - Advanced Trading)
Coinbase·Remote - USA
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Principal AI Software Engineer, Product
Brightwheel·United States
Full TimeprincipalRemote
Full Timeprincipal
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5w ago
Staff+ Software Engineer, Inference Runtime
Anthropic·Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Staff Flight Software Engineer, Arc Vehicle
Inversion Space·Playa Vista, California, United States
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Principal Software Engineer
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC·Bethesda, Maryland, United States; Remote Canada - EST; Remote-US-NJ; Remote-US-NY; Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Full TimeprincipalRemote
Full Timeprincipal
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5w ago
Future Opportunities: Staff Software Engineer
Fuze Health·Remote, United States
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Platform (Kafka)
Calix·Remote - USA
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer, GCS - Full Stack (R5192)
Shield AI·United States
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer – Cloud & Embedded Systems Configuration
Zoox·Foster City, CA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer (Frontend)
Sigma Computing·San Francisco, California, US
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Principal Software Engineer
Minfy·McLean, Virginia, US
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer (Guarded Containers)
Chainguard·United States - Remote
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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5w ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Billing Platform
Crusoe·San Francisco, CA - US
Full Timestaff
$238k – $288kFull Timestaff
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5w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Test & Validation – AI Kernels
D Matrix·Santa Clara
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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6w ago
Software Engineer
SteerBridge·Vienna, VA
Full Time
Full Time
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6w ago
Software Engineer, Data Engineering
Verse Innovation·United States
Full Time
Full Time
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