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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
Help us #BeatIndeed & #BeatLinkedIn
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Lead Software Engineer
Glendale or Santa Monica
$156k-$209k/yr HybridFull Time
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney CompanyNYSE: DIS: Produces movies, operates theme parks, and provides streaming services.
7+ YOELead software engineer with 7+ years experience, strong Java, SpringBoot, DynamoDB, Kafka; experience with microservices, cloud (AWS), DevOps tools; strong communication and leadership.
Java, SpringBoot, DynamoDB, Redis, MemCache, Kafka, Kinesis, AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices
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Software Engineer Lead
El Segundo, California, United States
$115k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
BTAS
BTAS: A woman-owned small business providing IT engineering and program management services to government and defense programs.
3+ YOESenior-level software lead with Agile expertise, experience delivering secure enterprise software, and DoD/SSC process familiarity.
Agile, Secure software, Cloud
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Lead Software Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan ChaseNYSE: JPM: Global financial services firm providing banking and investment solutions.
10+ YOE10+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Software Engineering; delivers system design, production code, automation, CI/CD; strong SDLC and agile security knowledge.
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Lead Senior Software Engineer
Port Hueneme, California, United States
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Engineering Services Network
Engineering Services Network: A defense-focused technology.
10+ YOELead software engineer with 10+ years in Navy weapon/combat systems; Secret DoD clearance; master's degree.
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Lead Software Engineer
San Leandro or Concord or San Francisco
$143k-$224k/yr HybridFull Time
Wells Fargo
Wells FargoNYSE: WFC: Global provider of banking, investment, and mortgage financial services.
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering with Java/Spring microservices, REST APIs, Kubernetes/OpenShift, Kafka/MQ, monitoring tools, CI/CD experience, and ability to lead distributed teams.
Java, JUnit, BDD, Spring, RESTful API, GitActions, Harness, HyperExecute, Kubernetes, OpenShift Container Platform, Kafka, MQ Series, Redis, MongoDB, Cassandra, AppDynamics, Splunk, Grafana, Glassbox, Dynatrace, Splunk Observability Cloud, LangChain, LangGraph, LangSmith, Model Context Protocol (MCP), RDBMS
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Software Engineer, Lead
Long Beach, California, United States
$142k-$189k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Rocket Lab
Rocket LabNasdaq: RKLB: Operates launch vehicles and manufactures satellites for space missions.
5+ YOE5+ years software development; proven team leadership; full-stack skills; experience with REST APIs and SQL.
HTML/CSS, TypeScript, Angular, React, Vue, SQL, REST APIs, NodeJS, C#/.Net, Linux
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Software Engineer Lead (Hybrid)
Santa Ana, California, United States
$173k-$199k/yr HybridFull Time
First American Financial
First American FinancialNYSE: FAF: Provides title insurance and settlement services for real estate.
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering with leadership, deep database design, full-stack development, AI/ML integration, document processing, workflow design, cross-functional leadership, and cloud experience.
Python, FastAPI, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, LangChain, Vector databases, Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure)
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Lead Software Engineer - Platform Services
San Francisco or Palo Alto or Chicago or New York or Seattle or Indianapolis
$173k-$260k/yr HybridFull Time
Salesforce
SalesforceNYSE: CRM: Sells cloud-based customer relationship management and business software solutions.
8+ YOESenior software engineer with 8+ years of experience in distributed systems, cloud platforms, and microservices; strong architecture and leadership skills.
AWS, Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, REST, Terraform, DynamoDB, Neo4j, Kafka, Kinesis, JWT, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, Jest, Playwright, AI coding assistants, CI/CD, Cloud-native, Git
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Lead Embedded Systems Software Engineer
Saratoga, California, United States
$150k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
E-Space
E-Space: Builds sustainable LEO satellite networks for global IoT connectivity
7+ YOELead embedded software engineer with 7+ years of experience, strong C/C++ in resource-constrained environments, hands-on with RTOS, MCU know-how, sensor integration, and edge networking.
C/C++, Rust, Zephyr RTOS, West, CMake, STM32, Nordic nRF, ESP32, JTAG, SWD, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, IMU, accelerometer, gyroscope, BLE, Thread, Wi-Fi, MQTT, CoAP, HTTP/REST, CI/CD
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Lead Engineer, Software
Massachusetts or Pennsylvania or Minnesota or Texas or Arizona or Oregon or California or New Hampshire or United States
$83k-$124k/yr RemoteFull Time
Celestica
CelesticaNYSE: CLS: Provides design, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions for electronics.
3+ YOE3+ years engineering experience; develops, debugs, tests, deploys and supports software; works in Agile/Scrum environments; cross-functional collaboration and project management skills required.
Agile, Scrum
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Lead Software Engineer
United States or Colorado or New York or California or Maryland or Massachusetts or Illinois or New Jersey or Virginia or Vermont or Washington
$94k-$171k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Forvis Mazars
Forvis Mazars: Provides audit, tax, and consulting services to global businesses.
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering experience, SDLC knowledge, strong troubleshooting and communication skills, ability to travel as required; bachelor’s or graduate degree preferred.
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Lead Software Engineer - Gov Platforms
Redwood City, California, United States
$120k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
WindBorne Systems
WindBorne Systems: Operates smart weather balloons to provide global atmospheric data.
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering; full-stack across frontend and backend; data pipelines; compliance-focused security; customer-facing communication; problem solving; ability to obtain security clearance.
Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Python, Rust, AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53
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Lead Software Engineer - Android (Burbank, CA, US, 91505)
Burbank, California, United States
$157k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Paramount
ParamountNASDAQ: PSKY: Produces and distributes media content across global entertainment platforms.
7+ YOELead Android engineer with 7+ years of software development, strong Kotlin/Java, architecture leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.
Kotlin, Java, Android Studio, Gradle, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
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Lead Software Engineer
McLean or California or United States
$176k-$180k/yr RemoteFull Time
Hilton
HiltonNYSE: HLT: Global hospitality providing hotel accommodation and lodging services.
5+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related and 5+ years progressive software engineering experience; expertise in Java/Spring, microservices, PostgreSQL, React.js, AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, unit testing, and monitoring tools.
SOAP, REST, Java, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, PostgreSQL, HTML, CSS, JSP, React.js, GraphQL, Redis, AWS ElastiCache, AWS EC2, AWS S3, AWS Lambda, AWS RDS, AWS IAM, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, JUnit 5, Mockito, Selenium, Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog
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Lead Software Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$160k-$180k/yr HybridFull Time
AXS
AXS: Provides digital ticketing and marketing solutions for live events.
7+ YOE7+ years software development experience with technical lead responsibilities; BS in CS or related; strong front-end expertise (JavaScript/TypeScript, React), full-stack experience, distributed systems, DB familiarity, and excellent communication.
JavaScript, TypeScript, React, C#/.NET, Node.js, Python, Go, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD, Kafka, TDD, BDD, Elasticsearch, AWS DynamoDB
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Software Engineer Lead
Fremont, California, United States
$190k-$220k/yr HybridFull Time
Personalis
PersonalisNASDAQ: PSNL: Provides genomic sequencing and diagnostic testing for cancer management.
6+ YOE2+ MgmtBachelor's degree, 6+ years software development, 2+ years technical lead experience. Hands-on with Python, Java, JavaScript, CI/CD, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), APIs/microservices, DevOps, Agile; experience in regulated healthcare/lab environments.
Python, Java, JavaScript, CI/CD, AWS, Azure, GCP, APIs, microservices
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Lead Software Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$160k-$180k/yr HybridFull Time
AEG Worldwide
AEG Worldwide: Operates live entertainment venues and professional sports franchises worldwide.
7+ YOE7+ years software development with technical lead experience; BS in CS preferred; deep front-end expertise (JavaScript/TypeScript, React); back-end proficiency (C#/.NET, Node.js, Python, Go); experience with databases, cloud, containers, Git/CI-CD.
JavaScript, TypeScript, React, C#/.NET, Node.js, Python, Go, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD, Kafka, Elasticsearch, AWS DynamoDB, RESTful APIs, TDD, BDD
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Staff Software Engineer / Technical Lead
San Francisco, California, United States
$150k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Tamarind Bio
Tamarind Bio: AI-powered platform for computational biology and drug discovery.
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering experience; staff/principal/technical lead experience; strong software architecture, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure (AWS) experience; mentorship and technical leadership; onsite in San Francisco.
AWS, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, Docker, MLOps, DevOps
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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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Software Engineer Lead
San Francisco or United States
$100k-$135k/yr RemoteFull Time
Resource Innovations
Resource Innovations: Provides clean energy services and software solutions for utilities.
6+ YOEExtensive PHP (8.x) and Laravel experience; REST APIs; Vue and TypeScript; SPA with state management; Git; Agile; SaaS experience.
PHP, Laravel, Vue.js, Tailwind CSS, REST API, TypeScript, Git, AWS, Pest, PHPUnit, Vite, NPM
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