162 lead software developer jobs at 49 companies in Pacific Grove, CA

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Founding Full-stack / Product Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$130k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Help us build a 100× better job search engine. We need a full-stack engineer with great taste, sharp fundamentals, and a track record of shipping polished product on React/Next.js plus a real backend (Firebase, Elasticsearch, Redis, Stripe).
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Firebase, Elasticsearch, Redis, Stripe
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Lead Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$115k-$213k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design SystemsNASDAQ: CDNS: Develops computational software and hardware for electronic system design.
4+ YOEBS with 4+ years or MS with 2+ years or PhD; strong C++, data structures, algorithms; static timing analysis a plus; electronics design experience a plus; AI-assisted tooling a plus.
C++, Static Timing Analysis, Data Structures, Algorithms, AI-assisted programming tools
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Lead Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$135k-$165k/yr HybridFull Time
Williams-Sonoma
Williams-SonomaNYSE: WSM: Retails kitchenware, furniture, and home accessories through multiple brands.
8+ YOEBachelor's or equivalent experience; typically 8+ years related experience (6+ as a software engineer); expertise in Java, Spring Boot, SQL/NoSQL, microservices, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Oracle/Cassandra/Kafka/OpenSearch; technical leadership and Agile/Jira experience.
Jira, Java, Spring Boot, JPA, RESTful web services, Sonar, Oracle, Cassandra, Kafka, OpenSearch, Kubernetes, CI/CD, AppDynamics, ELK, Grafana
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Lead Software Engineer, Ads (Remote)
Santa Cruz or United States or Canada
$175k-$195k/yr RemoteFull Time
Jane Technologies
Jane Technologies: Provides an eCommerce marketplace for the cannabis industry.
6+ YOE2+ Mgmt6+ years software engineering experience, 2+ years lead/people-management, AdTech experience preferred, strong CS fundamentals, Go/Java proficiency, database fluency, Terraform/CloudFormation and cloud ops experience, strong communication and mentoring skills.
Claude, Go, Java, Terraform, CloudFormation
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Director, Software Engineer
Morrisville or San Jose or United States
$228k-$339k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NetApp
NetAppNASDAQ: NTAP: Sells enterprise data storage and cloud management software.
15+ YOE7+ Mgmt15+ years software development experience, 7+ years leading engineering teams; experience with large-scale distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, CI/CD, AI/ML and distributed storage; strong communication and strategic leadership.
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, CI/CD
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Lead Sr Staff Software Engineer - Front End Fundamentals
Bellevue or Boulder or Chicago or Denver or Irvine or Los Angeles or New York or San Francisco or San Jose or Seattle or Ventura
$166k-$305k/yr HybridFull Time
The Trade Desk
The Trade DeskNASDAQ: TTD: Cloud-based programmatic advertising platform for data-driven media buying.
13+ YOE1+ MgmtSenior frontend leadership role requiring 13+ years of software development, 1+ year of people management, strong TypeScript/JavaScript or other languages, cloud and distributed systems experience, and mentoring.
TypeScript, JavaScript, C#, Java, C, C++, Python, SQL, Scala
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Tech Lead Software Engineer - Spatial Web
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
Experience in web and mobile UI development, 3D math and graphics APIs, cross-platform app development, API/SDK design; familiarity with XR and web 3D libraries preferred.
React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Vue, SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose, Vulkan, OpenGL, WebGL, React Native, OpenXR, WebXR, Three.js, Babylon.js, React-three-fiber, Chromium
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Lead Software Engineer - Cloud Storage (GO , Python automation)
San Jose, California, United States
$215k-$245k/yr OnsiteFull Time
NetApp
NetAppNasdaq: NTAP: Provides intelligent data infrastructure for hybrid cloud environments.
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering experience with 3+ years in data management/storage; strong Go and Python skills; experience with distributed cloud-native systems, Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and API development.
Go, Python, C, C++, C#, React, TypeScript, Kubernetes, Azure, AWS, GCP, REST, CI/CD, Containers, Microservices
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Lead Software Development Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$159k-$302k/yr HybridFull Time
Adobe
AdobeNASDAQ: ADBE: Provides software for digital media creation and marketing analytics
7+ YOE7+ years building interactive web applications; B.S. in CS or equivalent; deep experience with React and TypeScript/JavaScript; architecture, performance, testing, and collaboration skills.
TypeScript, JavaScript, React, RxJS, LIT, WASM, WebGPU, Test Driven Development (TDD), CI/CD
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Principal AI Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$210k-$360k/yr OnsiteFull Time
AMD
AMDNASDAQ: AMD: Designs and manufactures computer processors and graphics technology.
Lead ROCm software stack development; strong technical leader; AI/ML frameworks; hardware/software co-design; GPU programming expertise.
ROCm, CUDA, OpenCL, GPU profiling tools, C, C++, Python
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Staff Engineer, Software (San Jose, CA, US)
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Celestica
CelesticaNYSE: CLS: Provides design, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions for electronics.
10+ YOE3+ MgmtSenior software engineer with leadership experience; able to lead multi-domain projects, provide technical direction, and coordinate cross-functional teams. Strong knowledge of software development life cycle and Agile practices.
Programming Languages (e.g., C/C++, Java, Python), Software Development Tools, Configuration Management
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Senior Lead Software Engineer, Distributed Systems (Golang + Python on Kubernetes)
San Francisco or McLean or Cambridge or San Jose or New York City
$230k-$286k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Financial services offering credit cards, banking, and loans.
6+ YOE1+ MgmtBachelor’s degree, 6+ years software engineering, 1+ year cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).
JavaScript, Java, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, SQL, Python, Go, Open Source RDBMS, NoSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
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Staff Software Engineer, Core, AI/ML Quality
San Jose, California, United States
$207k-$301k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Google
GoogleNASDAQ: GOOGL: Provides online search, advertising, cloud computing, and consumer electronics.
8+ YOEBachelor's or equivalent, 8+ years software development, experience testing/launching and designing software, 5+ years leading ML design, 2+ years GenAI experience, proficiency in data structures and algorithms.
LLMs, Gemini-for-Google, DeepMind
3mo
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Senior Software Engineer, Generalist
San Jose, California, United States
$184k-$208k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Muon Space
Muon Space: Designs, builds, and operates low Earth orbit satellite constellations.
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering, strong C++, Rust, or Python; quick learner; BS/MS/PhD in CS/EE; capable of leading cross-team projects.
C++, Rust, Python
3mo
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Principal Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$204k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Couchbase
Couchbase: Provides a NoSQL database platform for cloud and mobile.
12+ YOELead architecture and development of Capella Control Plane; mentor engineers; distributed systems and cloud architecture; Golang expert.
Golang, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, Networking, CI/CD, AI/ML platforms, Vector databases
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Sr Software Engineer, Python
San Jose, California, United States
$144k-$213k/yr HybridFull Time
PayPal
PayPalNASDAQ: PYPL: Digital platform for sending money and processing online payments.
3+ YOE3+ years backend development experience with a Bachelor's degree; proficient in Python and backend frameworks; experience designing RESTful APIs and microservices; ability to lead and mentor teams.
Python, Django, Flask, REST, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure
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Senior Software Engineer, NetOS Fleet Health
Cupertino, California, United States
$193k-$262k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Amazon
AmazonNASDAQ: AMZN: Global online retail and cloud computing technology provider.
8+ YOE8+ years professional software development with leadership in design/architecture, mentoring or tech lead experience, bachelor's in computer science or equivalent; experience across full SDLC, code reviews, source control, testing, and operations preferred.
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Tech Lead Software Engineer, TikTok AIGC Agentic Workflow
San Jose, California, United States
$245k-$450k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TikTok
TikTok: Global short-form video hosting and social media platform.
5+ YOE5+ years professional software engineering experience (or bachelor+equivalent), 2+ years on AI/ML or data‑intensive products, strong system design, Go and typed‑language backend experience, TypeScript/React frontend skills, ML/LLM integration experience.
Go, Java, Scala, C++, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, React Flow, Airflow, Prefect, Dagster, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, Kubernetes
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Sr Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$170k-$244k/yr HybridFull Time
PayPal
PayPalNASDAQ: PYPL: Global digital payments platform for consumers and merchants.
3+ YOEDesign and lead compliance service architectures; build/maintain investigation pipelines; 3+ years Java experience (master's+3yrs or bachelor's+5yrs); CI/CD, MySQL, NO SQL, Docker, Spring Boot experience.
Java, CI/CD, MySQL, NO SQL, Docker, Spring Boot
3mo
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SoC Systems Software Engineer
Austin or Cupertino
HybridFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
10+ YOEBachelor's degree plus 10 years in systems software design; strong C/C++/C#/Python skills; experience with Windows, Mac OS, Linux; knowledge of networks; project management; leading large-scale software solutions.
C, C++, C#, Python, Windows, Mac OS, Linux, SQL
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Senior Principal Software Engineer — Layer 7 Security
Santa Clara or San Francisco or San Jose
$170k-$277k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto NetworksNASDAQ: PANW: Provides enterprise-grade network, cloud, and endpoint security software.
12+ YOELead architecture and development of Layer 7 security capabilities; 12+ years in software engineering; expert in C and Go; Unix/Linux; distributed systems; strong communication.
C, Go, Unix/Linux, TLS/SSL, OpenSSL, Python