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Senior Software Engineer
Arlington or Mount Laurel or San Diego or Fall River
$135k-$273k/yr HybridFull Time
Innovative Defense Technologies
Innovative Defense Technologies: Private defense technology developing automated software and systems-integration solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense.
7+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent, 7+ years software engineering experience, able to obtain/maintain Secret U.S. security clearance, experience leading/mentoring, expertise in SDLC, OOP, distributed systems, secure coding, testing, and integration.
SDLC, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), AI, Generative AI
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Lead Software Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$147k-$167k/yr OnsiteFull Time
San Diego Blood Bank
San Diego Blood Bank: Nonprofit blood bank collecting, processing, and supplying blood and biotherapies to Southern California hospitals and patients.
7+ YOE2+ MgmtBachelor's degree or equivalent experience; 7+ years developing web applications and 2+ years leading, supervising, or mentoring software developers. Requires full-stack, architecture, Git, testing, CI/CD, communication, and leadership skills.
Git, CI/CD
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Software Developer
Poway, California, United States
$106k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.: U.S. private defense contractor designing unmanned aircraft, radars, and mission systems for military, security, and civil customers.
8+ YOERequires advanced software engineering experience for complex integrated systems, ability to lead/mentor, support integration and releases, and obtain DoD security clearance.
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Lead Software Engineer
Woburn or Atlanta or Dayton or Boston or Arlington or Melbourne or Carlsbad
$157k-$223k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Systems & Technology Research
Systems & Technology Research: Advanced research and development for national security and defense.
7+ YOEPhD plus 2 years, MS plus 5 years, or BS plus 7 years in a relevant field; expert C/C++, CUDA, Linux, embedded and real-time systems experience; U.S. citizenship and Secret clearance eligibility required.
CUDA, C, C++, MATLAB, Python, Linux, Git
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Software Segment Lead - Staff Software Engineer
San Diego or Palmdale
$177k-$266k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Global aerospace and defense technology.
8+ YOESTEM degree with 8–12 years engineering experience (depending on degree), active U.S. Top Secret clearance, ability to obtain SAP/PAR access, technical leadership experience in data acquisition, storage, processing and analysis, and experience driving cross-functional teams.
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Senior Software Engineer- Application Development
San Diego or Reston
$138k-$187k/yr RemoteFull Time
Noctua Technology
Noctua Technology: Building a safe and equitable future through technology.
Design and lead full-stack, cloud-native web applications; strong skills in Java/JavaScript/Python, front-end frameworks, containers, CI/CD, cloud platforms, and collaboration with clients and cross-functional teams.
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Java, Python, Node.js, Angular, React, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
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Sr Software Engineer Phyton (Hybrid)
Guadalajara or Tijuana
HybridFull Time
Insulet
InsuletNASDAQ: PODD: Medical device developing the Omnipod insulin delivery platform.
7+ YOE7+ years experience in software engineering with strong Python and embedded systems expertise; proficiency in C/C++, ARM-class processors, RTOS, and hardware interfaces; able to serve as technical lead.
Python, C, C++, ARM, TI, MSP, I2C, SPI, Flash, EEPROM, USB, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), RTOS, Agile
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Staff Software Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$143k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Exact Sciences
Exact SciencesNASDAQ: EXAS: Molecular diagnostics focused on cancer screening and tests.
12+ YOEBachelor's in CS/related or HS+12yrs experience; expert in object-oriented programming, RESTful services, relational DBs, cloud frameworks; mentor junior engineers and lead technical design.
RESTful web services, Postgres, SQL Server, JPA2, Hibernate, Entity Framework, Azure, Amazon AWS Services/SDKs, JIRA, Confluence, C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, SQL, PL/SQL, .NET, Google Web Toolkit
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Software Segment Lead - Staff Software Engineer
San Diego or Palmdale
$177k-$266k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Global aerospace and defense technology.
12+ YOEBachelor’s in STEM with 12+ years or Master’s with 10+ years; TS clearance; on-site leadership in data solutions.
Big Data, Data Acquisition, Data Processing, Data Storage, Networking Protocols
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Lead Software & AI Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$165k-$175k/yr OnsiteFull Time
G2IT
G2IT: Woman-owned IT reseller and systems integrator serving U.S. federal, defense, state, local-government, and higher-education clients.
5+ YOEActive TS/SCI eligibility or clearance; 5+ years developing microservices, containerized/Kubernetes environments, and integrating AI/ML/LLMs; DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II or Security+/CySA+; DevSecOps experience and leadership skills.
Large Language Models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), Docker, Podman, Buildah, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Helm, GitLab, Jenkins, AWS CodeBuild, Terraform, Ansible, AWS CloudFormation, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, Ubuntu, Bash, Python, PowerShell, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Java, TypeScript, React, SQL, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket
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Manager 2, Software Engineer (Mailchimp -Product Development)
San Diego, California, United States
$207k-$279k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Mailchimp
Mailchimp: Email and marketing automation platform serving growing businesses, operated as an Intuit-owned private.
8+ YOE3+ MgmtRequires 3+ years leading software engineering teams and 8–12 years of hands-on software development experience, plus Agile, SaaS or mobile technology, strategic leadership, and communication skills.
Agile, SaaS
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Senior Wireless Embedded Software Developer, RTI Amazon Leo
San Diego or Redmond
$168k-$227k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Kuiper Systems
Kuiper SystemsNasdaq Global Select Market: AMZN: Developing a low Earth orbit satellite network to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband internet connectivity.
5+ YOERequires 5+ years of professional software development and programming experience, 5+ years designing or architecting systems, and experience mentoring or leading engineering teams. Bachelor's degree preferred.
RTOS
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Senior Embedded Software Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$115k-$185k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TrellisWare Technologies
TrellisWare Technologies: Private U.S. defense-communications developing tactical radios and resilient waveforms for military and public-safety users.
4+ YOE2+ MgmtBachelor's in EE/CE/CS required; 4 years embedded Linux development, 2 years asymmetric multi-processing and Yocto Project, RTOS experience (FreeRTOS preferred), device integration and lab equipment experience, 2 years leading teams, U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.
Linux, Yocto Project, FreeRTOS, C++, Python, oscilloscope, logic analyzer
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Software Project Lead
Irvine, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Advanced Sterilization Products
Advanced Sterilization Products: Infection-prevention supplying hospitals with low-temperature sterilization, disinfection, and monitoring technologies.
10+ YOERequires a technical bachelor's degree, 10+ years in software engineering or technical program leadership, 5+ years leading Agile programs, and expertise in Scrum, dependencies, risks, schedules, and stakeholder management.
Microsoft Project, Agile, Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, DevOps, CI/CD, Scrum, Scrum of Scrums, SAFe, IEC 62304, ISO 13485, FDA Design Controls, EU MDR, Fortive Business System (FBS)
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Staff Software Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$190k-$210k/yr HybridFull Time
Art of Problem Solving
Art of Problem Solving: For-profit U.S. education providing advanced math, science, language arts, and computer-science programs for K–12 students.
4+ YOE4+ years full-stack web development with Typescript, React, Next.js; strong JavaScript; startup experience; can lead and mentor; build consumer experiences; scale foundations.
Typescript, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL
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Multi-Domain Software Engineering Lead
San Diego, California, United States
$150k-$254k/yr OnsiteFull Time
BAE Systems
BAE SystemsLSE: BA.: Global defense, aerospace, and security technology.
Must hold or be able to obtain Top Secret/SCI clearance; strong software architecture and development experience with Java, C++, and/or C#; full SDLC, Git, Agile/JIRA, build tools (Ant/Maven/Gradle); team leadership and communication skills.
Java, C++, C#, Git, JIRA, Ant, Maven, Gradle
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Senior Software Development Engineer in Test — LLM Evaluation & Automation, T3E
San Diego, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and digital services.
Senior hands-on individual contributor leading automated LLM model evaluation, building regression-detection infrastructure, and partnering with modeling, framework, and infrastructure teams.
LLM
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Technical Lead Software Engineer - Multi-Agent Mission Systems
Sunnyvale or Washington or San Diego or Fort Walton Beach or Ann Arbor
$225k-$275k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition: Providing digital infrastructure for physical AI and autonomy.
8+ YOE2+ MgmtMS/PhD in a technical field or 8+ years' relevant experience; 8+ years modern C++ development and 2+ years technical leadership; expertise in optimization, planning, multi-agent systems, Linux, Docker, and system architecture; U.S. citizenship and Secret clearance eligibility.
C++, C++20, PDDL, HDDL, HTN, MILP, CP-SAT, LTL, STL, MTL, CRDTs, Docker, Linux, RHEL, Ubuntu, Axion, Acuity
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Delivery Excellence - Tech Enablement - Senior Developer - Manager
New York or Tampa or Atlanta or Chicago or Washington or Dallas or Los Angeles or Miami or Boston or San Diego or San Francisco or Silicon Valley or Philadelphia or Seattle
$99k-$232k/yr OnsiteFull Time
PwC
PwC: Global professional services network providing audit, tax, and consulting services.
4+ YOE2+ MgmtBachelor's degree; 4+ years in software engineering; strong Java, Python, C++, and JavaScript; experience leading teams; API management; CI/CD; ATDD a plus.
Java, Python, C++, JavaScript, APIs, CI/CD, Application frameworks, Software testing
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Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5401)
Washington or San Diego or Boston or Dallas
$195k-$293k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Shield AI
Shield AI: Developer of AI-powered autonomous systems for defense and aerospace.
7+ YOE7+ years relevant experience, expert C++ and Linux, experience leading autonomy or systems integration, BS/MS in engineering or equivalent, ability to obtain SECRET clearance.
C++, Linux, HivemindSDK, ViDAR, ATR, UCI, OMS, STANAG 4586
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