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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 Diego, California, United States
$205k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Truvian Health
Truvian Health: Developing a benchtop system for lab-accurate blood diagnostics.
10+ YOE5+ MgmtRequires BS, MS, or PhD in a relevant engineering or computer science field, 10+ years of software engineering experience, 5+ years leading teams, and FDA-regulated medical device or IVD software experience.
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, LIS, HL7, EMR/EHR, IEC 62304
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VPII, Software Engineering Manager & AI Lead - M&A & Partner Integration
San Diego or Austin or Fort Mill
$211k-$352k/yr OnsiteFull Time
LPL Financial
LPL FinancialNASDAQ: LPLA: Provides wealth management and brokerage services to financial advisors.
10+ YOE3+ Mgmt10+ years software/AI engineering experience with 5+ years AI/ML leadership and 3+ years leading engineering teams; production LLM/GenAI ownership on Bedrock or equivalent; experience with static analysis and remediation; bachelor’s required, master’s preferred.
AWS Bedrock, EKS, Neptune, S3, Step Functions
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Applied Perception Engineering Lead
San Diego, California, United States
$175k-$235k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition: Developing software and simulation infrastructure for autonomous vehicles.
8+ YOE2+ MgmtLead a software team in perception pipelines; 8+ years in perception-related fields; 2+ years of leadership; MS in CS/ML/Robotics; experience deploying software to hardware; proficiency in C++/Python; defense domain experience.
C++, Python
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VPII, Software Engineering Manager & AI Lead - M&A & Partner Integration
San Diego or Austin or Fort Mill
$211k-$352k/yr OnsiteFull Time
LPL Financial
LPL FinancialNASDAQ: LPLA: Provides independent financial advisory and wealth management services.
10+ YOE3+ Mgmt10+ years software/AI engineering experience, 5+ years AI/platform leadership, 3+ years people management; production LLM/GenAI ownership; static-analysis and remediation experience; Bachelor’s required, Master’s preferred.
AWS Bedrock, EKS, Neptune, S3, Step Functions
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Senior Software Engineering Manager, Energy Services
San Diego, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Lead engineering teams to build highly scalable, reliable distributed services with strong focus on security, privacy, and impact.
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Multi-Domain Software Engineering Lead
San Diego, California, United States
$150k-$254k/yr OnsiteFull Time
BAE Systems
BAE SystemsLondon Stock Exchange: BA.: Produces advanced defense, aerospace, and information security systems.
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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Engineering Technical Lead
Arlington or Fall River or Mount Laurel or San Diego
$135k-$273k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Innovative Defense Technologies
Innovative Defense Technologies: A defense technology that develops automated software and hardware solutions for U.S. government and Department of Defense needs.
7+ YOEActive Secret U.S. security clearance, 7+ years experience, Bachelor's in STEM (or equivalent), proven experience designing/integrating/deploying DoD software and hardware, leading field test execution, and ability to travel up to 25%.
C++, Python, JavaScript, Java, MATLAB, Aegis Weapon System, CEC, Link-16, Systems Engineering V-Model
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Software Architect - AI Accelerated Engineering Lead (West)
Denver or Los Angeles or Phoenix or Portland or Sacramento or San Diego or San Francisco or Seattle or Orange County or California
$133k-$237k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Slalom
Slalom: Provides business and technology consulting and software engineering services.
6+ YOE6+ years building production software; experience with generative AI integration, context engineering, APIs/microservices, cloud, DevOps, and leadership/mentoring skills.
GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, TypeScript, Node, Python, Java, React, Next, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, CI/CD, IaC, LangChain, LlamaIndex, vector databases
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Manager, Engineering - Software Integration (R5237)
San Diego, California, United States
$160k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Shield AI
Shield AI: Develops autonomous flight software and unmanned aircraft for defense.
7+ YOE7+ years related experience with BS (alternatively 6+ years with MS or 4+ years with PhD). Requires expertise in Python or C++, autonomous systems/middleware, integration workflows, ROS, debugging, and experience leading software integration teams.
Python, C++, Hivemind SDK, ROS, rosbag, Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)
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Director, Engineering
Reston or San Diego or San Francisco or Washington or Wilmington or Phoenix or Los Angeles or Houston or Boston or Austin or Atlanta or Raleigh or Baltimore or New York or Dallas or Palo Alto or Short Hills or Minneapolis or Chicago or Seattle or Philadelphia or Miami
$168k-$273k/yr HybridFull Time
DLA Piper
DLA Piper: Global law firm providing comprehensive legal and business services.
10+ YOE5+ Mgmt10+ years in software engineering or application development with 5+ years in senior leadership; bachelor’s in CS/engineering/IS or equivalent; experience leading engineering teams, architecture, CI/CD, and vendor/financial management.
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Software Developer
Poway, California, United States
$106k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
General Atomics
General Atomics: Designs and manufactures unmanned aircraft and nuclear technology systems.
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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Senior Engineering Manager - AI Developer Products
San Diego, California, United States
$172k-$301k/yr OnsiteFull Time
ServiceNow
ServiceNowNYSE: NOW: Enterprise cloud platform for digital workflow automation.
8+ YOE3+ MgmtRequires 8+ years of software engineering, 3+ years leading engineering teams, NodeJS and TypeScript, distributed and infrastructure systems, Kubernetes, networking, and systems design experience.
NodeJS, TypeScript, Kubernetes, Java
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Software Lead/Architect (Hybrid)
San Diego or California or United States
$133k-$226k/yr HybridFull Time
BAE Systems
BAE SystemsLondon Stock Exchange: BA: Provides advanced defense, aerospace, and security technology solutions.
Active Secret clearance required; must be able to obtain Top Secret/SCI. Strong software architecture and development experience with Java, C++, or C#. Experience across SDLC, Git, JIRA, build tools (Ant/Maven/Gradle), and team leadership.
Java, C++, C#, Git, JIRA, Ant, Maven, Gradle
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Embedded Linux Software Team Lead
San Diego, California, United States
$140k-$180k/yr HybridFull Time
Firestorm Labs
Firestorm Labs: Develops and manufactures low-cost 3D-printed unmanned aerial vehicles.
5+ YOE2+ MgmtBachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field; 5+ years embedded Linux and C/C++ experience; 2+ years people management; U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a government security clearance.
C++, C, Linux, REST, OpenSSL, libsodium, CMake, Conan, vcpkg, Catch2, GoogleTest, pytest, JUnit, NUnit, systemd, Windows, Android, MSVC, MinGW, Gradle, JNI, ROS 2, rclcpp, DDS, gRPC, ZeroMQ, Yocto, Buildroot, perf, VTune, Valgrind, Protobuf, FlatBuffers, MAVLink, STANAG 4586, Link 16, WebSockets, TCP, UDP, MSI, MSIX, AAR, APK, AppImage, rpm, deb, FSA, DCFSA, HSA
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Software Development Manager
Carlsbad or Seattle or Tempe or Germantown or San Jose or San Francisco or New York City
$168k-$313k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Viasat
ViasatNASDAQ: VSAT: Provides global satellite broadband and secure networking communication services.
7+ YOE2+ Mgmt7+ years software engineering (Go, Python, or Java), 2+ years leading cross-functional teams, strong networking fundamentals, Linux and container experience, bachelor's in CS or related.
Go, Python, Java, Linux, systemd, Docker, Kubernetes, AMQP/RabbitMQ, HTTP/3, QUIC, RADIUS, DHCP, iptables, TCP/IP, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
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Sr Software Engineer Phyton (Hybrid)
Guadalajara or Tijuana
HybridFull Time
Insulet
InsuletNasdaq: PODD: Manufactures wearable tubeless insulin pumps for diabetes care.
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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Manager 2, Software Engineer (Mailchimp -Product Development)
San Diego, California, United States
$207k-$279k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Intuit
IntuitNASDAQ: INTU: Provides financial software for accounting, tax, and personal finance.
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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Lead Software & AI Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$165k-$175k/yr OnsiteFull Time
G2IT
G2IT: Provides IT systems integration and modernization for federal agencies.
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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Autonomy Algorithms Lead Software Engineer
Woburn or Arlington or Boston or Dayton or Melbourne or Carlsbad
$173k-$216k/yr HybridFull Time
Systems & Technology Research
Systems & Technology Research: Develops advanced technology for national security and defense applications.
7+ YOE5+ MgmtActive Top Secret/SCI eligibility and U.S. citizenship; BS in CS or related with 7+ years experience; 5+ years C++ or Java; proven algorithm development, systems integration, and leadership of engineering teams.
C++, Java, JIRA, Confluence, Gitlab, MAVLINK, ROS, TAK, Python, DevSecOps, CI/CD, static analysis
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