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Staff Engineer Jobs

Staff Engineer roles represent the top of the individual contributor or management ladder. These positions combine deep technical expertise with organizational influence, commanding $180k–$320k+ in total compensation at leading tech companies.

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Salary Range

$90k$229k

Top Companies

Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock, Virta Health, Western Digital, Capital One, S.i. Systems, Walmart +34 more

Job Types

96% Full Time, 4% Contract

Top Locations

Washington, McLean, Virginia, McLean, Charlotte, North Carolina; New York, New York; Raleigh, North Carolina

Work Model

76% On-Site, 18% Hybrid, 6% Remote

Experience Levels

28% Lead, 24% manager, 18% principal

We found 3,761 staff engineer jobs currently hiring in locations including Washington, McLean, Virginia, McLean. Salaries range from $90k to $229k based on experience, location, and company size. Work arrangements include On-Site (76%), Hybrid (18%), Remote (6%). Top employers include Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock, Virta Health, Western Digital and 37 other companies.

Skills in Demand for Staff Engineer Jobs

SurgeryComplianceOnboardingBusiness DevelopmentPythonJavaC#Perl

Common Tools & Technologies

SASMonday.comGoogle Tag ManagerAsanaGrafana

Companies Hiring for Staff Engineer Jobs

Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock4 jobs
Virta Health3 jobs
Western Digital2 jobs
Capital One2 jobs
S.i. Systems2 jobs
Walmart2 jobs

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Career Path & Salary Progression

Lead

$135k$149k

14 jobs

Staff

$115k$153k

7 jobs

Director+

Salary varies

3 jobs

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3w ago
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Principal Engineer, Development Engineering - SIT Lab

Western Digital·Rochester, MN, United States

Full Timeprincipal
$117k – $156kFull Timeprincipal
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3w ago
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Staff HDD Embedded System Engineer

Western Digital·Irvine, CA, United States

Full Timestaff
$115k – $153kFull Timestaff
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3w ago
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Lead Product Marketing Manager, Process & Data Intelligence

Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·Charlotte, North Carolina; New York, New York; Raleigh, North Carolina

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
A

Lead Product Marketing Manager, Process Automation

Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·Charlotte, North Carolina; New York, New York; Raleigh, North Carolina

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
A

Head of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. - Common Stock·Remote

Full TimedirectorRemote
Full Timedirector
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3w ago
E

Seasonal Automotive Detailer - Car Washer - Albany

Enterprise Holdings·Albany, NY, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
M

Director of GTM Enablement

MarqVision·San Francisco, California, United States

Full Timedirector
Full Timedirector
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3w ago
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Principal Devops Engineer

Snaplii·Ontario, CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
C

Senior Manager, Product Manager-Customer Restrictions

Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US

Full Timemanager
$201k – $229kFull Timemanager
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3w ago
S

Product Manager: Payment Acceptance

SpotOn·Royal Oak, Michigan, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
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Senior Product Manager

TRS Staffing·Mason, Ohio, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
M

Division Chief - Soils and Aggregate Technology (Program Manager IV)

Maryland Department of Transportation·Annapolis, Maryland, US

Full Timeexecutive
Full Timeexecutive
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3w ago
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Software Engineering Tech Lead

TD·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
C

Lead Automation Engineer

CDM Smith·Rockville, Maryland, US

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
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Intune + MECM Customer Engineer 21

JDA TSG·Maryland, US

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
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Lead Engineer (C#.NET Developer) to bring a new SaaS solution to market through a Product Led Growth (PLG) strategy

S.i. Systems

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
S

Lead Engineer (C#.NET Developer) to bring a new SaaS solution to market through a Product Led Growth (PLG) strategy

S.i. Systems·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
B

Principal Cloud Platform Engineer

Bank of Montreal·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
G

Staff GTM Engineer (AI & Automation) | Canada | Remote

Grafana Labs·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
S

Team Lead, Cloud Engineering

Scotiabank·Toronto, Ontario, CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
U

Principal Engineer - Medium Voltage, Switchgear & Assemblies

UL Solutions·CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
S

Lead Full Stack Engineer - Remote

Sparks Group·McLean, Virginia, US

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
A

IT Technical Project Manager/ScrumMaster Jobs

Akumen Inc.·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
L

Technical Project Manager (Data Privacy & AI)

Lavendo·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timemanager
$90k – $125kFull Timemanager
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3w ago
L

IT Project Manager

LCBO·CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
F

Lead Flink Data Engineer IoT

Fusemachines·CA

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
I

Staff Data Engineer, Product Analytics

Inworld AI·CA

Full Timestaff
Full Timestaff
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3w ago
I

Practice Leader - Cloud & Platform Engineering GCP

Intuitive ai·CA

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
C

Software Engineering, Team Lead - US Based Remote Opportunity

Common App·Arlington, Virginia, US

Full Timelead
$135k – $149kFull Timelead
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3w ago
G

Data QA Engineer Principal

GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY·Fairfax, Virginia, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
J

Fullstack Python developer

Judge Group, Inc.·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Contractstaff
Contractstaff
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3w ago
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Data Engineer (Hybrid)

Technocrafts, Inc.·McLean, Virginia, US

Contractstaff
Contractstaff
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3w ago
G

Lead Data Engineer Remote - US 8

Greenbox Capital·Washington, District of Columbia, US

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
C

Lead Platform Engineer, Workday (HCM)

Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
E

Sr Product Manager-2026-16

emergiTEL Inc.·Calgary, Alberta, CA

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
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Principal, UX Designer - Walmart Business

Walmart·Bentonville, Arkansas, US

Full Timeprincipal
Full Timeprincipal
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3w ago
V

Lead Product Designer, Activation

Virta Health·Sylvester, Georgia, US

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
V

Lead Product Designer, Activation

Virta Health·Wrightsville, Georgia, US

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
V

Lead Product Designer, Activation

Virta Health·Nederland, Colorado, US

Full Timelead
Full Timelead
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3w ago
O

Principal DevOps Engineer - Seattle, WA or Arlington, VA (50% remote - US Citizenship Required)

Oracle·Arlington, Virginia, US

Full Timeprincipal
$97k – $223kFull Timeprincipal
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3w ago
E

Technical Product Manager

Empower·Greenwood Village, Colorado, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
R

Product Manager

Robert Half·West Haven, Connecticut, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
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(USA) Staff, Product Manager

Walmart·Kearny, New Jersey, US

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
O

Program Manager, Product Policy

OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco

Full Timemanager
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
T

Software Engineering Manager

Tractian·São Paulo, SP

Full TimemanagerRemote
Full Timemanager
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3w ago
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Head of Marketing (US)

Noble·Remote

Full TimedirectorRemote
Full Timedirector
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3w ago
B

Senior Vice President, Market Access

BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics, Inc. - Common Stock·San Francisco - 1800 Owens

Full Timeexecutive
Full Timeexecutive
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3w ago
B

Executive Director, U.S. Public Policy (CMS, HHS & Payment Policy)

BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics, Inc. - Common Stock·Washington DC

Full Timeexecutive
Full Timeexecutive
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3w ago
A

Area Vice President - SLED

Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·McLean, Virginia

Full Timeexecutive
Full Timeexecutive
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3w ago
A

Regional Vice President - Defense

Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·McLean, Virginia

Full Timeexecutive
Full Timeexecutive
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