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
$178k – $228k
Top Companies
Databricks, Fivetran, Reddit, Dropbox, Gusto, The Flex Company +3 more
Job Types
100% Full Time
Top Locations
(U.S.), Edmonton, Alberta, McLean, Virginia
Work Model
90% On-Site, 10% Remote
Experience Levels
92% Staff, 8% principal
We found 418 lead software engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including (U.S.), Edmonton, Alberta, McLean, Virginia. Salaries range from $178k to $228k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (90%), Remote (10%). Top employers include Databricks, Fivetran, Reddit and 6 other companies.
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Sr Staff Software Engineer, Entity Management
Gusto·San Francisco, CA
Principal Software Engineer - AI Tooling & Adoption
Fivetran·Oakland, California, United States, AMER
Staff Software Engineer, Risk Engineering
The Flex Company·Remote (U.S.)
Principal Software Engineer, Ads Product
Reddit·Remote - United States
Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Growth Platform)
Affirm·Edmonton, Alberta, CA
Staff Software Engineer, TradingTools
Robinhood·Bellevue, WA
Staff Software Engineer, Metrics and Logging
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Observability
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Software Engineer, Observability
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Money Team
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington
Databricks Enterprise Lead Security Architect - Principal IT Software Engineer
Databricks·Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California
Staff Security Software Engineer
Databricks·United States
Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform
Databricks·Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California
Senior Staff Software Engineer - App and Partner Ecosystem
Databricks·Seattle, Washington
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Performance Engineering
Fivetran·Oakland, California, United States, AMER
Staff Software Engineer
Fivetran·USA - New York
Staff Software Engineer - PostgreSQL Databases
Fivetran·Oakland, California, United States, AMER
Staff Software Engineer - ETL Platform
Fivetran·Oakland, California, United States, AMER
Staff Software Engineer - ETL Platform
Fivetran·USA - New York
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Binary Log Data Replication
Fivetran·Denver, Colorado, United States, AMER
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Binary Log Data Replication
Fivetran·Oakland, California, United States, AMER
Staff Software Engineer
Fivetran·Oakland, California, United States, AMER
Distinguished Software Engineer
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·McLean, Virginia
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Search Platform
Reddit·Remote - United States
Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Core
Dropbox·Remote - US: All locations
Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Core
Dropbox·Remote - Canada: Select locations
Staff Software Engineer - Fullstack (NYC)
Databricks·New York City, New York
Staff Backend Software Engineer, Agentic Applications
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Sr. Staff Backend Software Engineer - Enterprise Apps
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Software Engineer - GenAI inference
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer - GenAI Performance and Kernel
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks·Vancouver, Canada
Staff Software Engineer - Fullstack
Databricks·Vancouver, Canada
Staff Software Engineer, Foundational Model Serving
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer, Model Serving
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Enzyme
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Senior Staff Software Engineer - IAM
Databricks·Seattle, Washington
Staff Software Engineer - IAM
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington
Staff Software Engineer - Security Infrastructure
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Software Engineer - IAM
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Staff Software Engineer - Security Infrastructure
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington
Senior Staff Software Engineer - IAM
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Security Infrastructure
Databricks·Mountain View, California
Senior Staff Software Engineer - Security Infrastructure
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington
Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Unity Catalog Data Governance
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks·Seattle, Washington
Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington
Staff Software Engineer - Money Team
Databricks·Bellevue, Washington
Staff Software Engineer - User Activation
Databricks·San Francisco, California
Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems
Databricks·San Francisco, California