HiringCafe
Join our community

18 lead staff software engineer jobs at 7 companies in Lake Forest, CA

3mo
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Software Engineer
Costa Mesa, California, United States
$220k-$330k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries: Defense technology building autonomous military hardware and software.
12+ YOE12+ years in software engineering; experience leading cross-team architectural initiatives; strong full-stack skills (JavaScript/TypeScript, React); U.S. person for export-controlled data.
JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Remix
Job PostingView all
1mo
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Sr. Staff Software Engineer (Full Stack Software Discipline Lead)
San Diego or Melbourne or El Segundo or Palmdale or Manhattan Beach or Oklahoma City or Redondo Beach
$158k-$289k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Designs and manufactures advanced aerospace and defense systems.
9+ YOESTEM degree with 9+–14+ years software engineering experience (depending on degree), active U.S. Secret clearance (in-scope within 6 years) and eligibility for TS/SCI, subject-matter expertise in full stack/cloud/geospatial/interoperability/cybersecurity, and ~25% travel.
AWS, Microsoft Azure, OpenStack, Docker, OCI, Kubernetes, Istio, Jenkins, GitLab, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Ansible, DTED, GeoTIFF, OGC, CesiumJS, Web-GL, PostGIS, Selenium, Cypress, Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, TypeScript, Python, Node.js, REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, HTTP, websockets, OMS, Universal Command and Control Interface (UCI), STANAG 4586, RMF, NIST 800-53
Job PostingView all
1mo
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Sr. Staff Software Engineer (Full Stack Software Discipline Lead)
Melbourne or Palmdale or San Diego or El Segundo or Redondo Beach or Manhattan Beach or Oklahoma City
$158k-$289k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Develops and manufactures advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems.
9+ YOERequires STEM degree plus extensive software engineering experience (Bachelor+14 / Master+12 / PhD+9), active U.S. Secret clearance (eligible for TS/SCI), expertise in cloud, containers, CI/CD, front- and back-end stacks, geospatial and cybersecurity competencies, and ~25% travel.
AWS, Azure, OpenStack, Docker, OCI, Kubernetes, Istio, Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Ansible, CesiumJS, Web-GL, PostGIS, Selenium, Cypress, Java, Python, Node.js, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, TypeScript, REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, HTTP, websockets, OMS, Universal Command Interface (UCI), RMF/NIST 800-53
Job PostingView all
1mo
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Software Engineer
Irvine, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
BD
BDNYSE: BDX: Manufactures medical devices, surgical instruments, and pharmacy automation systems.
7+ YOEBachelor's in CS/IS/engineering required (Master's preferred); 7+ years building large-scale healthcare software; 2-3 years running production on AWS; experience leading engineers; expertise in Go, Java, React/JavaScript, HL7/FHIR, RESTful APIs, cloud services and testing.
Go, Java, React, JavaScript, AWS, AWS Step Function, Airflow, HL7/FHIR, RESTful APIs
Job PostingView all
1mo
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Software Engineer - Thread Lead
San Diego or El Segundo or Oklahoma City
$145k-$266k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Designs and manufactures advanced aerospace and defense systems.
8+ YOEActive U.S. Top Secret clearance (investigation within 5 years or Continuous Evaluation), STEM degree with significant engineering experience (8+ years minimum), technical project lead/Product Owner experience, data acquisition/storage/analysis expertise, and ability to obtain SAP/PAR access.
Job PostingView all
1mo
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Software Engineer - Thread Lead
San Diego or El Segundo or Oklahoma City
$145k-$266k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Develops and manufactures advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems.
8+ YOESTEM degree (BS+12 yrs / MS+10 yrs / PhD+8 yrs), active U.S. Top Secret clearance (investigation within 5 years or continuous evaluation), ability to obtain SAP access, experience leading technical projects and data acquisition/architecture/analytics.
Job PostingView all
2mo
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Software Engineer, Front End
Denver or Long Beach
$185k-$320k/yr OnsiteFull Time
True Anomaly
True Anomaly: Develops autonomous spacecraft and software for space security missions.
12+ YOELead frontend initiatives, define roadmaps, and mentor engineers in a high-impact space-focused platform.
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, GraphQL, REST, WebSockets, gRPC, WebGL, Three.js, Design Systems, Testing Frameworks
Job PostingView all
2mo
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Software Engineer, Platform Engineering
Santa Monica or Los Angeles
$229k-$343k/yr HybridFull Time
Snap
SnapNYSE: SNAP: Develops social media applications and augmented reality technology.
9+ YOE9+ years software development experience (or equivalent advanced degree), proven experience leading complex technical initiatives, building/operating backend or distributed systems, on-call/incident response, observability, and mentoring engineers.
Java, Go, Python, C++, Temporal, BigQuery SQL, Kubernetes, JIRA, CI/CD
Job PostingView all
1mo
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure
Bellevue or Seattle or San Francisco or Palo Alto or Los Angeles
$195k-$343k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Snap
SnapNYSE: SNAP: Develops social media applications and augmented reality technology.
9+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Engineering or equivalent; 9+ years software development experience (reduced with advanced degree); proven technical lead experience building and operating large-scale distributed backend systems; strong system design and leadership skills.
Go, Java, Python, C++, Kubernetes
Job PostingView all
3w
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Software Engineer, Growth Notifications, Level 6
Bellevue or Los Angeles
$229k-$343k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Snap
SnapNYSE: SNAP: Develops social media applications and augmented reality technology.
9+ YOE9+ years software development experience; proven record building and operating large-scale, highly available backend services; strong system design, observability, and incident response skills; ability to lead technical strategy and mentor engineers.
Java, Go, C++, Python, Memcache, Redis, Google Cloud, AWS, Kafka, Google Pub/Sub, Cloud Tasks
Job PostingView all
4d
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Software Engineer, Quality & Reliability
Los Angeles or San Francisco or Toronto or Raleigh or United States
$172k-$229k/yr HybridFull Time
BuildOps
BuildOps: SaaS platform for managing commercial contracting businesses.
Extensive experience solving cross-cutting reliability and quality problems, leading multi-team initiatives, systems thinking, cloud (AWS) experience, strong programming in TypeScript or Java, observability and CI/CD familiarity, and strong communication.
TypeScript, Java, AWS, CI/CD
Job PostingView all
2d
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Software I&T Engineer – System Test Lead (Level 5)
Redondo Beach, California, United States
$177k-$266k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Develops and manufactures advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems.
10+ YOEBachelor's degree in STEM with 12+ years of software engineering experience or master's with 10+ years; active U.S. Top Secret clearance; container, automation, CI/CD, cloud, Kafka, and source-control testing experience.
Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Kafka, TestComplete, JUnit, Mockito, pytest, Catch2, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Python, JavaScript, Git, GitLab, GitHub, Jira, AWS, Azure, REST APIs, Terraform, Helm, Ansible
Job PostingView all
2d
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Software I&T Engineer – System Test Lead (Level 5)
Redondo Beach, California, United States
$177k-$266k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Designs and manufactures advanced aerospace and defense systems.
10+ YOEBachelor's in STEM plus 12+ years or master's plus 10+ years of software engineering experience; active U.S. Top Secret clearance; testing containerized, cloud, Kafka-based, and automated systems.
Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Kafka, TestComplete, JUnit, Mockito, pytest, Catch2, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Python, JavaScript, Git, GitLab, GitHub, Jira, AWS, Azure, TestExecute, REST APIs, Terraform, Helm, Ansible
Job PostingView all
4d
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Software Lead/Architect (Level 5)
Redondo Beach, California, United States
$177k-$266k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Designs and manufactures advanced aerospace and defense systems.
8+ YOEActive U.S. Top Secret clearance, 8+ years software engineering experience, strong skills in Java/Python/C++, distributed systems, cloud, Kafka, architecture and technical leadership.
Kafka, Kafka Streams, CAMEO, Java, Python, C++, Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, CloudFormation, OpenAPI, protobuf, gRPC, GraphQL, AWS, Azure, GCP
Job PostingView all
4d
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Software Lead/Architect (Level 5)
Redondo Beach, California, United States
$177k-$266k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Develops and manufactures advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems.
12+ YOEActive U.S. Top Secret clearance required; STEM degree with extensive software engineering experience (12+ years for BS, less for advanced degrees); strong Java/Python/C++ skills, distributed systems, cloud and Kafka experience, architecture and leadership skills.
Java, Python, C++, Kafka, Kafka Streams, CAMEO, Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, CloudFormation, OpenAPI, protobuf, AWS, Azure, GCP
Job PostingView all
2w
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
AI Solutions Engineer (Lead)
Brea, California, United States
$120k-$145k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Air Treatment Corporation
Air Treatment Corporation: Sells and services commercial HVAC and refrigeration systems.
4+ YOE4+ years building and deploying AI/automation in production; proficiency in Python and SQL; experience with AI platforms, APIs, integrations, data governance, and training staff.
Python, SQL, APIs, webhooks, OpenAI, Anthropic/Claude, Microsoft Copilot, LangChain, Zapier, Make, Power Automate, CRM, ERP
Job PostingView all
1mo
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Technical Program Manager, Sentry Platform Technologies
Irvine, California, United States
$191k-$253k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries: Defense technology building autonomous military hardware and software.
8+ YOE8+ years leading complex hardware/software product development, bachelor’s in engineering or related, systems integration and manufacturing readiness experience, supplier partnership and cross-functional leadership, eligible for U.S. Secret clearance.
Lattice OS, DFM/DFA
Job PostingView all
1mo
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Technical Program Manager, Sentry Fixed Site Systems
Irvine, California, United States
$191k-$253k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries: Defense technology building autonomous military hardware and software.
8+ YOE8+ years leading complex hardware or hardware/software programs; bachelor’s in engineering or related field; systems integration, validation, manufacturing readiness, multidisciplinary coordination, and eligible for U.S. Secret clearance.
Lattice OS
Job PostingView all

Explore Jobs

Expand Your Job Search