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.
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
Common Tools & Technologies
Companies Hiring for Staff Engineer Jobs
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Career Path & Salary Progression
Lead
$135k–$149k
14 jobs
Staff
$115k–$153k
7 jobs
Director+
Salary varies
3 jobs
Latest Jobs Added
Principal Engineer, Development Engineering - SIT Lab
Western Digital
Staff HDD Embedded System Engineer
Western Digital
Lead Product Marketing Manager, Process & Data Intelligence
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock
Lead Product Marketing Manager, Process Automation
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock
Head of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. - Common Stock
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Principal Engineer, Development Engineering - SIT Lab
Western Digital·Rochester, MN, United States
Staff HDD Embedded System Engineer
Western Digital·Irvine, CA, United States
Lead Product Marketing Manager, Process & Data Intelligence
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·Charlotte, North Carolina; New York, New York; Raleigh, North Carolina
Lead Product Marketing Manager, Process Automation
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·Charlotte, North Carolina; New York, New York; Raleigh, North Carolina
Head of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. - Common Stock·Remote
Seasonal Automotive Detailer - Car Washer - Albany
Enterprise Holdings·Albany, NY, US
Director of GTM Enablement
MarqVision·San Francisco, California, United States
Principal Devops Engineer
Snaplii·Ontario, CA
Senior Manager, Product Manager-Customer Restrictions
Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US
Product Manager: Payment Acceptance
SpotOn·Royal Oak, Michigan, US
Senior Product Manager
TRS Staffing·Mason, Ohio, US
Division Chief - Soils and Aggregate Technology (Program Manager IV)
Maryland Department of Transportation·Annapolis, Maryland, US
Software Engineering Tech Lead
TD·CA
Lead Automation Engineer
CDM Smith·Rockville, Maryland, US
Intune + MECM Customer Engineer 21
JDA TSG·Maryland, US
Lead Engineer (C#.NET Developer) to bring a new SaaS solution to market through a Product Led Growth (PLG) strategy
S.i. Systems
Lead Engineer (C#.NET Developer) to bring a new SaaS solution to market through a Product Led Growth (PLG) strategy
S.i. Systems·CA
Principal Cloud Platform Engineer
Bank of Montreal·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Staff GTM Engineer (AI & Automation) | Canada | Remote
Grafana Labs·CA
Team Lead, Cloud Engineering
Scotiabank·Toronto, Ontario, CA
Principal Engineer - Medium Voltage, Switchgear & Assemblies
UL Solutions·CA
Lead Full Stack Engineer - Remote
Sparks Group·McLean, Virginia, US
IT Technical Project Manager/ScrumMaster Jobs
Akumen Inc.·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Technical Project Manager (Data Privacy & AI)
Lavendo·Washington, District of Columbia, US
IT Project Manager
LCBO·CA
Lead Flink Data Engineer IoT
Fusemachines·CA
Staff Data Engineer, Product Analytics
Inworld AI·CA
Practice Leader - Cloud & Platform Engineering GCP
Intuitive ai·CA
Software Engineering, Team Lead - US Based Remote Opportunity
Common App·Arlington, Virginia, US
Data QA Engineer Principal
GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY·Fairfax, Virginia, US
Fullstack Python developer
Judge Group, Inc.·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Data Engineer (Hybrid)
Technocrafts, Inc.·McLean, Virginia, US
Lead Data Engineer Remote - US 8
Greenbox Capital·Washington, District of Columbia, US
Lead Platform Engineer, Workday (HCM)
Capital One·McLean, Virginia, US
Sr Product Manager-2026-16
emergiTEL Inc.·Calgary, Alberta, CA
Principal, UX Designer - Walmart Business
Walmart·Bentonville, Arkansas, US
Lead Product Designer, Activation
Virta Health·Sylvester, Georgia, US
Lead Product Designer, Activation
Virta Health·Wrightsville, Georgia, US
Lead Product Designer, Activation
Virta Health·Nederland, Colorado, US
Principal DevOps Engineer - Seattle, WA or Arlington, VA (50% remote - US Citizenship Required)
Oracle·Arlington, Virginia, US
Technical Product Manager
Empower·Greenwood Village, Colorado, US
Product Manager
Robert Half·West Haven, Connecticut, US
(USA) Staff, Product Manager
Walmart·Kearny, New Jersey, US
Program Manager, Product Policy
OpenAI (Ashby)·San Francisco
Software Engineering Manager
Tractian·São Paulo, SP
Head of Marketing (US)
Noble·Remote
Senior Vice President, Market Access
BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics, Inc. - Common Stock·San Francisco - 1800 Owens
Executive Director, U.S. Public Policy (CMS, HHS & Payment Policy)
BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics, Inc. - Common Stock·Washington DC
Area Vice President - SLED
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·McLean, Virginia
Regional Vice President - Defense
Appian Corporation - Class A Common Stock·McLean, Virginia