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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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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.
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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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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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Manager, Security Software Engineering
Costa Mesa, California, United States
$191k-$253k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries: Defense technology building autonomous military hardware and software.
Leads software security engineering team; strong security architecture; embedded/Linux experience; proficient in C/C++, Golang, Rust, Python; eligible for U.S. TS clearance.
C/C++, Golang, Rust, Python, Linux, Embedded Systems
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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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Manager Software Engineering iOS
Guadalajara or Tijuana
HybridFull Time
Insulet
InsuletNasdaq: PODD: Manufactures wearable tubeless insulin pumps for diabetes care.
10+ YOE2+ MgmtBachelor's in CS/ECE, 10+ years software development, 2+ years managing direct reports (5+ years leading mobile teams preferred); experience with iOS (Swift/SwiftUI), reactive frameworks, BLE, cloud APIs, CI/CD, and strong leadership skills.
Swift, SwiftUI, RxSwift, Combine, Java, Kotlin, Bluetooth, BLE, API, REST, OAuth 2.0, JSON, CI/CD, Git, Composable Architecture
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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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LoopNet - Vice President, Software Engineering
Irvine, California, United States
$250k-$440k/yr HybridFull Time
CoStar Group
CoStar GroupNASDAQ: CSGP: Global provider of commercial and residential real estate data.
10+ YOEBachelor's degree required; 10+ years leading large engineering teams; experience with cloud-based, high-availability full-stack systems; hands-on knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript, Angular, and C#; strong stakeholder management and team-building skills.
JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, C#
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Senior Architect, Software Engineering (Adobe - Commerce)
Atlanta or Boston or Chicago or Denver or Los Angeles or New York City or Salt Lake City or San Diego or United States
$155k-$170k/yr RemoteFull Time
DEPT
DEPT: Global digital agency providing integrated technology and marketing services.
7+ YOE4+ Mgmt7+ years hands-on Adobe Commerce (Magento) experience, 4+ years in architect/lead role, expertise in PHP/MySQL/Varnish/Redis, cloud (AWS/Azure), pre-sales and enterprise eCommerce architecture.
Adobe Commerce (Magento), Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Experience Platform (AEP), PHP, MySQL, Varnish, Redis, AWS, Azure, NetSuite, SAP, GraphQL, PWA Studio, Adobe Analytics
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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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Engineering Manager
Irvine, California, United States
$170k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Redwood Trust
Redwood TrustNYSE: RWT: Provides residential and commercial mortgage financing and investment services.
10+ YOE4+ Mgmt10+ years building enterprise software, 4+ years leading engineering teams, Salesforce and Apex expertise, strong full-stack architecture skills, deep lending domain knowledge, hands-on AI-driven delivery experience, bachelor\u0002s degree or equivalent.
Salesforce, Apex, Platform Events, Batch, Queueable
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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 management and custody services to institutional investors.
12+ YOE12+ years building enterprise applications; hands-on AWS (EC2, Lambda, ECS/EKS, RDS/Postgres), ReactJS, event-driven and microservices architectures; agile delivery and people leadership experience required.
AWS, EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS, AWS RDS, Postgres SQL, ReactJS
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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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