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Staff Engineer, Software
Sylmar, California, United States
$114k-$228k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Abbott
AbbottNYSE: ABT: Global healthcare technology focused on life-changing medical innovations.
8+ YOEBachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 8–10 years’ experience, or master’s with 7+ years. Requires Java/OOP, software development methodologies, Linux, CI/CD, Git, Jira, debugging, and analytical skills.
Java, Git, Jira, Linux, AI-assisted testing, automated code generation, intelligent debugging, software quality analysis, continuous integration, continuous development, source control, bug tracking tools, generative AI technologies, intelligent automation platforms
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Staff Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$176k-$220k/yr HybridFull Time
Lyft
LyftNASDAQ: LYFT: Ridesharing and transportation-as-a-service mobility platform.
5+ YOERequires 5+ years of software engineering experience, large Android build and CI pipeline experience, Python or Bash command-line tools, strong Kotlin, native mobile testing, and large-scale application or infrastructure experience.
Android, Bazel, Python, Bash, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Cursor, Android Studio
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(USA) Staff, Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$143k-$286k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Walmart
WalmartNYSE: WMT: Global retail, e-commerce, and supply chain.
4+ YOEBachelor's degree and 4 years of software engineering experience, or 6 years of experience; expertise in cloud-native architecture, platform engineering, AI/ML integration, software design, and technical leadership.
JavaScript, Python, Java, C++, CI/CD, WCAG 2.2 AA
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Staff Software Engineer
Costa Mesa, California, United States
$220k-$292k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries: Defense technology developing AI-powered autonomous military systems.
12+ YOE12+ years software engineering experience; strong full-stack skills (JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Next.js/Remix); systems architecture, distributed systems, and high-availability platforms; AWS familiarity; U.S. Person status required; eligible for TS/SCI.
Lattice OS, Forge MES, Manufacturing Execution System (MES), JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Remix, AWS
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Staff Software Engineer – AI Enablement
Mountain View or McLean
$218k-$260k/yr OnsiteFull Time
ID.me
ID.me: Private American digital identity wallet and identity-verification helping people securely access government, healthcare, and commercial services.
8+ YOE2+ MgmtBachelor’s or graduate degree in a technical field, 8+ years of software engineering experience, 2+ years at Staff or Principal scope, technical leadership, and strong Java, Python, or Go skills.
LangGraph, AWS Bedrock, OpenAI API, Anthropic API, Terraform, Redis, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Java, Python, Go, Datadog, RESTful web services, Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs), Finite State Machine (FSM), Dead Letter Queue (DLQ), Near Real-Time Memory (NRTM), NoSQL
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Sr. Staff Software Engineer
New York City or San Francisco or United States
$163k-$226k/yr HybridFull Time
Pathstream
Pathstream: Private workforce-development SaaS provider helping Fortune 500 employers train and coach frontline teams.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering experience, technical leadership, AI-enabled engineering expertise, experience with web stacks (Rails, React, JS/TS, Python), security/SOC2 familiarity, and experience growing/mentoring engineers.
Claude Code, Ruby on Rails, React, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Docker, PostgreSQL, AWS, MCP servers
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Staff Software Engineer - Fern
New York City or San Francisco or Boston or Austin or Tokyo or London or Bengaluru
$250k-$310k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Fern
Fern: Fern is a software platform that helps businesses publish API documentation and generate production-ready SDKs.
8+ YOE8+ years professional software engineering experience; strong system design, scalability, and communication skills; experience with TypeScript is a plus.
Vercel, AWS, Turbopuffer, TypeScript, Next.js
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Staff Software Engineer, Perception
Alameda, California, United States
$215k-$270k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Saildrone
Saildrone: Private maritime defense designing and operating autonomous unmanned surface vehicles for government and commercial customers.
10+ YOESenior software engineer with 10+ years in perception/autonomy, real-time C++ on embedded/edge platforms, and multi-sensor fusion.
C++, CUDA, ROS, Python, NVIDIA Jetson/AGX
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(USA) Staff, Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$143k-$286k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Walmart
WalmartNYSE: WMT: Global retail, e-commerce, and supply chain.
4+ YOEBachelor's degree plus 4 years of software engineering experience, or 6 years of experience. Requires cloud-native architecture, platform engineering, SDLC, AI/ML integration, system design, and technical leadership.
JavaScript, Python, Java, C++, ML, CI/CD, WCAG 2.2 AA
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Senior Staff Software Engineer
Oakland, California, United States
$232k-$290k/yr HybridFull Time
Fivetran
Fivetran: Automated data movement and integration platform for organizations.
10+ YOE10+ years of software industry experience; expertise in Java, databases, backend services, distributed systems, data systems, algorithms, and performance engineering.
Java, JUnit, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Terraform, WireMock, RestAssured, Bazel, BuildKite, New Relic, Splunk, DataDog, Azure, Snowflake, BigQuery, RedShift, Databricks
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Staff Software Engineer
California or Florida or Texas or New Jersey or Alabama or Arizona or Arkansas or Colorado or Connecticut or Georgia or Hawaii or Idaho or Illinois or Indiana or Iowa or Kansas or Kentucky or Maryland or Massachusetts or Michigan or Minnesota or Missouri or Nevada or New Hampshire or New Mexico or New York or North Carolina or Ohio or Oklahoma or Oregon or Pennsylvania or Rhode Island or South Carolina or Tennessee or Vermont or Virginia or Washington or Wisconsin
$178k-$223k/yr RemoteFull Time
Fuze Health
Fuze Health: Private U.S. healthcare technology providing home diagnostics, genomics, digital pharmacy, and clinical services to healthcare partners.
8+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent, 8+ years of software engineering experience, and 2+ years as a technical lead, architect, or staff engineer. Requires complex systems, databases, cloud infrastructure, and AI application expertise.
LangGraph, Mastra, Temporal, LangChain, Vercel AI SDK, Braintrust, Langfuse, PostgreSQL, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, Ruby, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript
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Staff Software Engineer
United States or Ventura
$210k-$300k/yr RemoteFull Time
Curri
Curri: Private logistics technology providing on-demand last-mile delivery for construction and industrial supply businesses.
8+ YOERequires 8+ years building production software, architecture and technical direction experience, scalable infrastructure expertise, full-stack range, mentorship, communication, and AI-paired development fluency.
TypeScript, Node.js, Postgres, Redis, NATS, React, React Native, Claude Code, Cursor, Claude, Bedrock
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Staff Engineer, Software
Sylmar, California, United States
$114k-$228k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Abbott
AbbottNYSE: ABT: Global healthcare technology focused on life-changing medical innovations.
8+ YOEBachelor's degree and 8–10 years of related experience, or master's degree and 7+ years. Requires Java/OOP, data structures, multithreading, Linux, CI/CD, Git, Jira, debugging, and software development expertise.
Java, Git, Jira, Linux, AI-assisted testing, automated code generation, intelligent debugging, software quality analysis, continuous integration, continuous development
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Staff Software Engineer, Platform
San Francisco or New York City
$220k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Luminai
Luminai: Healthcare AI automation platform that automates administrative and operational workflows for health systems.
8+ YOE8+ years of software engineering experience, including zero-to-one projects; backend architecture and production systems experience; developer tooling, infrastructure, security, and high-performance system expertise.
Kafka, Kubernetes, Luminai IDE
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Staff Software Engineer
San Francisco or Denver or Nashville or Santiago
$190k-$264k/yr HybridFull Time
Checkr
Checkr: AI verification platform providing background, identity, employment, mortgage, tenant, and trust checks for businesses and individuals.
10+ YOE10+ years software development experience, 3+ years project leadership; backend expertise (Ruby, Node.js), frontend familiarity (JavaScript, React); experience building scalable systems with automated testing and observability; strong communication and mentoring skills.
Ruby, Node.js, JavaScript, React
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Staff Engineer, Product Software
Redwood City or Toronto or Ashburn or Denver or Tampa or New York City or Dallas
$118k-$212k/yr HybridFull Time
Equinix
EquinixNASDAQ: EQIX: Global provider of data center colocation and interconnection services.
5+ YOE5+ years in software development and distributed systems; bachelor's or master's in computer science or engineering preferred; expertise in cloud-native networking, Kubernetes, Golang, networking protocols, and public cloud services.
CICD, gRPC, Netconf, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, Linux Foundation, Golang, BGP, EVP-LAN, IPSEC
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Sr Staff Engineer Software
California, United States
$126k-$205k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto NetworksNASDAQ: PANW: Global cybersecurity platform providing network, cloud, and AI-driven security solutions.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent and 5+ years of software engineering experience; 2+ years building large-scale microservices and distributed cloud applications, with .NET, containers, cloud platforms, databases, and secure design expertise.
Microsoft .NET, Microsoft .NET Core, REST, SOAP, SAML, WS-Fed, OpenID Connect, OAuth, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS, GKE, AKS, Terraform, Ansible, Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, AWS, Azure, GCP, Active Directory
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Staff Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$190k-$322k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Intuitive
IntuitiveNASDAQ: ISRG: Global leader in robotic-assisted and minimally invasive surgery.
12+ YOEBachelor's, master's, or PhD in engineering or computer science; 12 years' experience with a bachelor's, 8 with a master's, or 5 with a PhD; advanced C++ and Python expertise; embedded virtualization and Linux/QNX experience.
C++, Python, Linux, QNX, Xen, virtio, PCIe, FPGA, Jenkins, Bazel, Nix
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Staff Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$200k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
Cambly
Cambly: Private online English-learning marketplace connecting learners with native-English-speaking tutors through one-on-one video conversations.
7+ YOE7+ years engineering experience, strong backend skills (API design, data modeling, production systems), experience owning systems to production, AI-first development approach, cross-stack work, strong communication and product mindset.
Next.js, React, TypeScript, Python, Flask, FastAPI, AWS, MongoDB
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Staff Software Engineer, Onboard Infrastructure
Mountain View, California, United States
$235k-$352k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Nuro
Nuro: Private U.S. autonomous-driving technology developing AI systems for automakers and mobility providers.
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering; 5+ years technical leadership; strong C++, robotics/embedded systems; systems-level expertise; ability to translate requirements into scalable architecture; mentor engineers.
C++, Linux, IPC, CUDA
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