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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
$150k – $390k
Top Companies
LinkedIn, Saviynt, Anthropic, Morse Corp, Riot Games, Reply +31 more
Job Types
94% Full Time, 6% Contract
Top Locations
San Francisco, Cambridge, Mountain View, Milpitas, California
Work Model
72% On-Site, 26% Remote, 2% Hybrid
Experience Levels
52% Staff, 26% principal, 17% Lead
We found 3,075 lead software engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including San Francisco, Cambridge, Mountain View. Salaries range from $150k to $390k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (72%), Remote (26%), Hybrid (2%). Top employers include LinkedIn, Saviynt, Anthropic and 34 other companies.
Companies Hiring for Lead Software Engineer Jobs
LinkedIn4 jobs
Saviynt3 jobs
Anthropic3 jobs
Morse Corp3 jobs
Riot Games2 jobs
Reply2 jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$209k–$250k
7 jobs
Staff
$222k–$288k
22 jobs
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10w ago
Full Stack Software Developer
Resonate·Washington, DC Metropolitan Area
Full Time
Full Time
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10w ago
Splunk Software Engineer 2
Wyetech·Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Contract
Contract
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10w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Federal
Field Ai·Irvine, CA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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10w ago
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer)
Cerebras·Headquarters/Sunnyvale Office
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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10w ago
Staff Software Engineer
Nectar Social·Palo Alto
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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10w ago
Senior Principal Software Engineer, AI Onboarding
Saviynt·Milpitas, California
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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10w ago
Associate Principal Software Engineer, AI Onboarding
Saviynt·San Francisco
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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10w ago
Principal Software Engineer, AI Onboarding
Saviynt·Milpitas, California
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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10w ago
Principal Software Engineer, AI Enablement - Central Product
Riot Games·Los Angeles, USA
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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10w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Data Foundations
Riot Games·Los Angeles, USA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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10w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Android
Poshmark·Redwood City, California, USA
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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11w ago
Software Engineer
Synergy ECP·Annapolis Junction, MD
Full Time
Full Time
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11w ago
Senior Staff / Senior Python Software Engineer
Scitec·Boulder, Colorado, United States
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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11w ago
Software Engineering Manager
PointClickCare·Mississauga, Ontario
Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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11w ago
Lead Software Engineer
Reply·Chicago, Illinois
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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11w ago
Lead Software Engineer
Reply·Atlanta, Georgia
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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11w ago
Staff Software Engineer — Dynamic Tables, Performance
Snowflake·US-WA-Bellevue
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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11w ago
Staff Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure
Voxel·San Francisco, CA
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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11w ago
Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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11w ago
Principal Software Engineer - Data
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC·Bethesda, Maryland, United States; Remote US - MST; Remote US - PST; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Full TimeprincipalRemote
Full Timeprincipal
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11w ago
Robotics Software Engineer
Morse Corp·Cambridge, MA
Full Time
Full Time
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11w ago
Embedded Software Engineer
Morse Corp·Cambridge, MA
Full Time
Full Time
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11w ago
Autonomy Software Engineer
Morse Corp·Cambridge, MA
Full Time
Full Time
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11w ago
Senior Software Engineer (Tech Lead), Marketplace Middleware Engineering
Forge Global·San Francisco, California, United States
Full Timelead
$209k – $240kFull Timelead
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11w ago
Senior Software Engineer (Tech Lead), Marketplace Middleware Engineering
Forge Global·New York, New York, United States
Full Timelead
$209k – $240kFull Timelead
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11w ago
Staff Backend Software Engineer
Lumafield·San Francisco, CA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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11w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Money Partnerships
Replit·Foster City, CA
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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11w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Workspaces
Snowflake·US-WA-Bellevue
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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11w ago
Staff Software Engineer - Data AI Agent
Aledade·Remote, United States
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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11w ago
Senior/Staff Software Engineer - ML/AI Applications
Zoox·Foster City, CA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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11w ago
Staff AI Software Engineer, Product
Brightwheel·United States
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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11w ago
Distinguished Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure - Core Infra
LinkedIn·Bellevue, WA, United States
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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11w ago
Lead Software Engineer - Bee AI
Bumbleinc·US TX Austin
Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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11w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Billing Platform
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA
Contractstaff
Contractstaff
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11w ago
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Imprint·New York City
Full TimestaffRemote
Full Timestaff
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11w ago
Distinguished Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure - Core Infra
LinkedIn·Mountain View, CA, United States
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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11w ago
Distinguished Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Growth)
LinkedIn·Mountain View, CA, United States
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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11w ago
Distinguished Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure
LinkedIn·Mountain View, CA, United States
Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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11w ago
Lead Software Engineer
Clockworksystems·On Site, San Francisco, California
Full Timelead
$180k – $260kFull Timelead
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11w ago
Lead Software Engineer
WorldQuant·New York OR Old Greenwich
Full Timelead
$150k – $250kFull Timelead
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11w ago
Staff Software Engineer, iOS
Anthropic·San Francisco, CA, New York City, NY, Seattle, WA
Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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11w ago
Software Engineer, ML Infra & Distributed Systems (Staff & Principal)
Tubitv·San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY (Hybrid); USA - Remote
Full TimeprincipalRemote
Full Timeprincipal
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11w ago
Staff Software Engineer, AI Foundations
Temporal·United States
Full Timestaff
$224k – $302kFull Timestaff
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11w ago
Software Engineering Manager - Auth Team
Basis Vectors Capital·United States
Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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11w ago
Software Engineer, Backend
10a Labs·San Francisco
Full Time
Full Time
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11w ago
Staff Software Engineer, AI - Squad Team
Ironcladhq·San Francisco
ContractstaffRemote
$210k – $260kContractstaff
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11w ago
Software Engineer II, Autonomy Behaviors (R5202)
Shield AI·Boston, MA
Full Time
Full Time
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12w ago
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure
Suno·Boston
Full Timestaff
$222k – $288kFull Timestaff
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12w ago
Staff Software Engineer, AI Systems
Federato·Remote
Full TimestaffRemote
$215k – $250kFull Timestaff
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12w ago
Principal Spacecraft Simulation Software Engineer
Trueanomalyinc·Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA
Full Timeprincipal
$230k – $390kFull Timeprincipal
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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.
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