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AI Engineering Lead
San Francisco, California, United States
HybridFull Time
DEUNA
DEUNA: Checkout and payment orchestration platform for e-commerce merchants.
6+ YOE2+ Mgmt6+ years in software engineering; 2+ years as Tech Lead or Staff Engineer; proven ML/AI production experience; payments/fintech background preferred; on-prem/hybrid deployment experience a plus; bachelor's degree required
Go, Python, REST, gRPC, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, MLflow, Weights&Biases, Airflow, dbt
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Manager Software Engineering 2 - Software Development Lead
San Diego, California, United States
$161k-$242k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Designs and manufactures advanced aerospace and defense systems.
4+ YOETop Secret clearance required; STEM degree with significant engineering experience (varies by degree level); 4+ years software experience with C/C++/Python and RTOS; knowledge of embedded architecture and hardware interfaces.
C, C++, Python, VxWorks, INTEGRITY, Real-Time Linux, 1553, Serial, Ethernet/IP, Fiber Channel
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Manager Software Engineering 2 - Software Development Lead
San Diego, California, United States
$161k-$242k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Develops and manufactures advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems.
4+ YOESTEM degree with 4–9 years engineering experience, Top Secret clearance, experience with C/C++/Python and real-time OS, embedded software and hardware interface knowledge, Agile and people management experience.
C, C++, Python, VxWorks, INTEGRITY, Real-Time Linux, 1553, Ethernet/IP, Fiber Channel
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Director, Software Engineering
San Jose, California, United States
$245k-$325k/yr OnsiteFull Time
SambaNova Systems
SambaNova Systems: Develops custom AI hardware and software for enterprise computing.
12+ YOE2+ Mgmt12+ years software engineering, 2+ years leading teams; backend in Python/Go/Rust; Kubernetes/distributed systems; strong leadership and communication; iterative processes.
Python, Go, Rust, Kubernetes, Helm, Operators
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Software Engineering Leader
Hillsboro or Folsom or Santa Clara or Austin or Phoenix
$234k-$330k/yr HybridFull Time
Intel
IntelNasdaq: INTC: Designs and manufactures microprocessors and semiconductor components.
15+ YOE10+ MgmtBachelor's in EE/CS, 15+ years experience including 10+ years leading software engineering teams; 5+ years in system profiling, debugger, performance or compiler engineering; strong leadership and cross-team collaboration.
Intel System Debugger, Intel VTune Profiler
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Sr. Software Engineering Manager
Goleta, California, United States
$178k-$237k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Teledyne Technologies
Teledyne TechnologiesNYSE: TDY: Manufactures sensors, cameras, and electronics for aerospace and defense.
6+ YOE3+ MgmtLead embedded software teams; strong C/C++, .NET/C#, embedded development; project management; hardware-software integration; BS/MS in CS/Engineering; US citizen or permanent resident.
C, C#, Visual Studio, SQL Server, Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer
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Software Engineering Manager, Applications
San Francisco, California, United States
$140k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Echo Neurotechnologies
Echo Neurotechnologies: Developing brain-computer interface technologies to improve patient autonomy.
Experience delivering medical software across product lifecycle, leading multi-person projects, mentoring engineers, and working with device, client, server, cloud, and ML systems.
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Principal Engineering Lead
San Jose, California, United States
$263k-$355k/yr FieldFull Time
Arm
ArmNASDAQ: ARM: Designs and licenses processor architectures and semiconductor intellectual property.
Customer-facing senior engineer with deep SoC/product implementation experience, team leadership, strong communication, ability to resolve system-level hardware/software/manufacturing issues, and right to work in the US.
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Software Engineering Manager, Expressions - VALORANT
Los Angeles or Mercer Island
$193k-$269k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Riot Games
Riot Games: Developing and publishing competitive multiplayer video games.
5+ YOE2+ Mgmt5+ years as a Software Engineer; 2+ years leading an engineering team; 1+ years C++; Unreal Engine experience; collaboration across disciplines.
C++, Unreal Engine, Version Control, Game Engine
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Software Engineering Manager
Northridge, California, United States
$165k-$175k/yr HybridFull Time
MiniMed Group
MiniMed GroupNasdaq: MMED: A full‑stack insulin delivery focused on building connected care solutions to support people living with diabetes.
2+ YOE2+ MgmtMaster's in software/computer engineering (or Bachelor's +5 yrs) plus 2+ years leading service delivery, cross‑functional/global teams, SDLC (Waterfall, Jira, Agile, Scrum), test automation (Selenium, Cucumber, BDD, TestNG), Git/Jenkins CI, web technologies, and AWS services.
SDLC, Waterfall, Jira, Agile, Scrum, Selenium, Cucumber, Behavior Driven Development (BDD), TestNG, Git, Jenkins CI, HTML, JavaScript, Amazon AWS, Amazon Glacier, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Route 53, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon CloudTrail, Load Balancer
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(USA) Director, Software Engineering
Sunnyvale or Bentonville
$169k-$338k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Walmart
WalmartNYSE: WMT: Multinational retail operating discount stores and supermarkets.
6+ YOE3+ MgmtSenior engineering leader with deep distributed-systems and networking expertise, experience leading global teams, platform and SRE practices, cloud (Azure) and Kubernetes experience, and 6+ years software engineering (or 8+ without degree) with 3 years supervisory experience.
Go, Rust, Java, Azure, Kubernetes, API gateways, CDNs, service mesh
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R&D OM, Software Engineering
Santa Rosa, California, United States
$164k-$273k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Keysight Technologies
Keysight TechnologiesNYSE: KEYS: Provides electronic design, test, and simulation software and hardware.
2+ YOEExperience leading software teams delivering software integrated with hardware, BS/MS in engineering preferred, 2+ years project leadership, strong communication, backlog/sprint management, and quantitative problem-solving.
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Manager, Software Engineering
Los Angeles or New York City or Bellevue or Seattle or San Francisco or Palo Alto or Santa Monica
$195k-$343k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Snap
SnapNYSE: SNAP: Provides visual messaging software and augmented reality wearable devices.
9+ YOE1+ Mgmt9+ years software development experience, bachelor’s in a technical field (or equivalent), 1+ year managing or technical lead experience, experience with distributed systems, strong communication and technical judgment.
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Software Engineering Manager, Enterprise Supervision
Modesto or Plano
$85k-$130k/yr HybridFull Time
Tyler Technologies
Tyler TechnologiesNYSE: TYL: Provides software and technology services for the public sector.
4+ YOE4+ MgmtLead software engineering teams; 4+ years of leadership; AWS cloud experience; hybrid Modesto/Plano; visa sponsorship not available.
AWS, Lambda, SQS, RDS, ECS, PHP, Node.js, MySQL, RESTful API, CI/CD
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Technical Lead, Software Engineering
San Mateo, California, United States
$140k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
IXL Learning
IXL Learning: Provides personalized digital learning platforms and educational resources.
5+ YOE2+ Mgmt5+ years software engineering; 2+ years engineering management; BS or higher in CS or related field; strong Java or OO language skills; excellent communication and leadership; analytical and problem-solving abilities; strong organizational skills; passion for education technology.
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Senior Manager, Software Engineering
San Francisco, California, United States
$219k-$329k/yr HybridFull Time
GoFundMe
GoFundMe: Provides an online platform for personal and nonprofit fundraising.
Proven people-management experience leading software engineering teams; strong hands-on background with TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks (React); product-minded, data-driven, A/B testing experience; recruiting, hiring, coaching, and delivering high-quality customer-facing web applications.
Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, TypeScript, React, Heap, FullStory, Amplitude, Looker, AWS
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Manager, Software Engineering - Medical Devices
Irvine, California, United States
$132k-$190k/yr HybridFull Time
ZOLL Medical
ZOLL Medical: Manufactures medical devices and software for emergency care.
5+ YOE5+ MgmtBS in CS/CE required; 5 years as senior/principal engineer and 5 years managing software teams; experience leading software development, project management, and strong leadership; Scrum and medical device experience preferred.
Scrum
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Senior Software Engineering Manager Secure Products Software (Onsite)
Fullerton or El Segundo
$146k-$277k/yr OnsiteFull Time
RTX
RTXNYSE: RTX: RTX provides advanced aerospace and defense systems and services.
10+ YOEExperience leading engineering teams, program execution, embedded software, and DoD Secret clearance.
Embedded software, Earned Value Management (EVM), Agile
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Software Engineering & Development Lead, Vice President, Onsite
Irvine, California, United States
$125k-$215k/yr HybridFull Time
State Street
State StreetNYSE: STT: Provides investment servicing and management to institutional investors.
12+ YOE12+ years developing enterprise applications; hands-on AWS (EC2,Lambda,ECS/EKS,RDS/Postgres), ReactJS; experience with event-driven architecture, microservices, Agile delivery, and leading engineering teams.
EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS, AWS RDS, Postgres, ReactJS
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Manager, Software Engineering Management - ITAM
Santa Clara, California, United States
$167k-$291k/yr HybridFull Time
ServiceNow
ServiceNowNYSE: NOW: Provides a cloud platform for automating enterprise digital workflows.
8+ YOE5+ MgmtTechnical people manager with ~8+ years software engineering experience, 5+ years technical lead experience, fluency in modern engineering practices, coding (Java, C++, Ruby, Shell, JavaScript), AI integration experience, testing and automation expertise.
Java, C++, Ruby, Shell, JavaScript