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Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
$37k – $65k
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Software Engineering Intern
$76k – $101k
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Software Engineering Intern (C++, Unix)
$76k – $101k
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Software Engineering Manager
$167k – $245k
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Embedded Software Engineer (C/C++ | Motion Controller)
$136k – $231k
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Software Engineer – Linux Infrastructure and Distributed Computing
$136k – $231k
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Software Engineer – IMC Platform and Cluster Infrastructure
$136k – $231k
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Embedded Software Engineer (C/C++ | Micro Controller)
$136k – $231k
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Senior Software Engineer
$136k – $231k
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System Software Engineer (HPC)
$136k – $231k
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Algorithm Engineering Intern (AI, Computer Vision & Software Engineering)
$120k – $120k
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Software Engineer (Metrology Systems)
$114k – $168k
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Senior Software Engineer - (C#/Microservices/Azure)
$105k – $215k
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Software Engineer II - The Toro Company
$84k – $84k
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Cloud Platform Engineer
$132k – $175k
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Calibration Software Engineer
$90k – $121k
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Sr. Calibration Software Engineer
$113k – $151k
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Sr. Software Engineering Manager
$177k – $236k
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Embedded Software Engineer
$90k – $121k
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Sr. Embedded Software Engineer
$113k – $151k
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Software Engineer III/IV
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Principal Microsoft Cloud Platform Engineer
$187k – $228k
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2027 Vehicle Systems Software Engineer
$90k – $115k
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Small Satellite Embedded Software Engineer
$95k – $165k
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Senior Software Engineer
$112k – $150k
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Senior Software Engineer
$112k – $150k
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Software Engineer
$59k – $99k
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Senior Software Engineer
$112k – $150k
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Platform Engineer
$85k – $120k
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Senior Platform Engineer (Multi-Cloud & AI Adoption)
$120k – $150k
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Senior Software Engineer
$125k – $160k
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Software Engineer
$95k – $95k
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Intermediate Software Engineer
$100k – $100k
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Software Engineering Intern
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Principal DevSecOps Software Engineer
$147k – $224k
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Sr. Principal Software Engineer
$170k – $272k
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Senior Software Engineer - TeraWave RF and Optical Systems
$164k – $230k
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SOFTWARE ENGINEER – TeraWave – RF and Optical Systems
$164k – $230k
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Platform Engineer
$130k – $170k
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Senior Embedded Software Engineer
$135k – $185k
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Sr. Software Engineer
$115k – $135k
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Senior Principal Software Engineer, Digital Product R&D
$139k – $196k
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Senior Software Engineer(Distributed Systems)
$190k – $285k
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Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Irvine
$140k – $200k
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Principal Embedded Software Engineer
$180k – $220k
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Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise AI Platform
$165k – $227k
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Principal, Backend/Integration Software Engineer
$133k – $226k
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Software Engineer - Sr Consultant level-2
$169k – $270k
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Lead Software Engineer Java, Platform Engineering
$192k – $307k
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Staff Software Engineer, Sr. Consultant (Agentic AI, Cloud, LLM, API)
$169k – $270k
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Director, Software Engineering
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Lead Software Engineer – Cloud Native Platforms (GCP)
$192k – $307k
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Senior Software Engineer
$126k – $158k
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Software Engineer 3
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Software Engineer 2
$101k – $162k
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Staff Software Engineer
$143k – $230k
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Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Native Storage
$141k – $226k
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Software Engineer – Datacenter
$100k – $141k
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Staff Software Engineer - USD Authoring
$155k – $208k
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Lead Embedded Software Engineer
$140k – $140k
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Android Software Engineer III, Verily Me
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Senior Android Software Engineer, Verily Me
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Senior iOS Software Engineer, Verily Me
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Senior Backend Engineer - Anywhere Cloud
$152k – $190k
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Automation Software Engineer (Machine Control)
$136k – $178k
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Senior Software Engineer
$138k – $187k
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Senior Backend Software Engineer, Solve Voice
$145k – $217k
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Senior Fullstack Engineer, Solve
$145k – $217k
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Senior Software Engineer – Platform (Containers & Kubernetes)
$117k – $196k
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AI-Native Development Platform Engineer Intern, MS - Summer 2027
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Senior Staff Embedded Device Software Engineer
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Senior Principal Engineer, Platform Engineering
$164k – $226k
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Sr. Full Stack Engineer, Cloud Native - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid, Sunnyvale)
$140k – $215k
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Sr. II Full Stack Engineer, Cloud Native - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid, Sunnyvale)
$160k – $250k
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Software Engineer II
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Senior Software Engineer
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Sr. Systems Software Engineer (Roseville, CA)
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Software Engineer III
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Principal Software Engineer
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Software Engineer (C++, OOD/OOP, Linux)
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Software Engineer
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Software Engineer IV - (E4)
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Software Engineer
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C, C++ Software Engineer II
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2027 Software Engineering Intern (Masters - Santa Clara, CA)
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Software Engineer
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Principal Software Engineer
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Senior Principal Software Engineer – 5G Core Networks
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Principal Software Engineer - Gen4 Radar / Ground Station
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Software Engineering Section/Technical Lead
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Software Engineer II – Onsite (El Segundo)
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Software Engineer II - EW, Onsite
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Senior Software Engineer - RDPL - Onsite (San Diego)
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Sr Software Engineer - Gen4 Radar - F18 Software Development & Integration
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Principal Embedded Software Engineer - Radar, Onsite
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Gen4 Airborne Radar Software Engineer II
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Principal Software Engineer, EW Real-time Embedded
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Senior Software Engineer - EW, Onsite
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Senior Software Engineer
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Principal Software Engineer – 5G Core Networks
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Software Engineering & Development, Assistant Vice President
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Software Engineer
$120k – $180k
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Software Engineer
$110k – $149k
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HPC Software Engineer
$136k – $231k
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Sr Software Engineer (C++, AI/ML, OOP, Linux)
$136k – $231k
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Sr Software Engineer (C++, AI/ML, OOP, Linux)
$136k – $231k
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Embedded Software Engineer
$136k – $199k
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Software Engineering Manager (semiconductor/capital equipment)
$167k – $245k
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Sr. Software Engineer (C++/Linux/Multi-threaded)
$136k – $231k
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Senior Manager Software Engineering
$145k – $185k
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Principal Software Engineer - Ad Experiences
$197k – $264k
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Product Software Engineer II (Java/Full Stack/DevOps)
$117k – $157k
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Sr Software Engineer (Skywalker Sound)
$155k – $208k
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Software Engineer
$82k – $125k
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Associate Software Engineer
$66k – $101k
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Director, Platform Engineering
$219k – $350k
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Staff Software Engineer
$155k – $208k
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Software Engineer II - Space and RF Sensors
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Software Engineer (Machine Control/OOD/OOP)
$136k – $199k
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Principal Software Engineer
$147k – $224k
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Senior Software Engineer
$100k – $153k
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Director, Client Platform Engineering
$198k – $298k
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Senior Software Engineer
$190k – $285k
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Senior Product Software Engineer - AI Quality Engineering
$83k – $145k
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Sr Software Engineer
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Software Engineer
$136k – $231k
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Director, Platform Engineering
$171k – $299k
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Sr. Associate 1, Embedded Software Engineer
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Principal 1, Embedded Software Engineer
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Principal, Software Engineer
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Principal Software Engineer (Medical Device Software/C#/C++, .NET, Windows)
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Senior Software Engineer - Machine Control
$128k – $176k
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Principal Software Engineer - DevSecOps
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Embedded Software Engineer II (Onsite)
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Sr. Principal Software Engineer - DevSecOps
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Sr. Cloud Platform Engineer
$110k – $187k
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Sr. Software Engineer
$129k – $194k
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Software Engineering Summer Intern (Masters - Santa Clara, CA)
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Staff Software Engineer
$158k – $277k
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Staff Software Engineer
$184k – $312k
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Senior Software Engineer - Application Platform
$160k – $271k
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Staff Embedded Software Engineer
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Software Engineering Intern
$52k – $72k
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Software Engineer II
$114k – $154k
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Systems Software Engineer - AI Infrastructure
$136k – $231k
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Full Stack Software Engineer (Experienced or Lead)
$135k – $182k
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Software Engineer II (Distributed / Scalable Systems)
$136k – $231k
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Lead Software Engineer
$122k – $187k
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Software Engineer (EMB), I
$66k – $101k
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Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer
$147k – $224k
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Software Engineer (EMB) I
$66k – $101k
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Microsoft 365 Productivity Platform Engineer (Systems Engineer)
$97k – $156k
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Senior Software Engineer - RDPL, Onsite
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Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer
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Senior Software Engineer
$123k – $190k
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Software Engineer
$110k – $149k
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Camera Vision Software Engineer
$123k – $167k
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Camera Vision Software Engineer
$123k – $167k
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AI Software Engineer
$103k – $172k
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Senior Cloud Software Engineer
$143k – $290k
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Software Engineer | Vehicle Management Systems (Associate or Experienced)
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Ground Software Engineer (Senior) - Millennium Space Systems
$187k – $187k
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Embedded Software Engineer (mid level)
$110k – $193k
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Small Satellite Embedded Software Engineer
$110k – $193k
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Full Stack Software Engineer
$115k – $156k
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Software Engineer
$124k – $171k
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R&D Software Engineer VMKernel
$121k – $195k
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Software Engineer II, Application Platform - AI Services
$109k – $186k
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Principal Platform Software Engineer (Onsite)
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Senior Platform Software Engineer (Onsite)
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Software Engineering Intern
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Senior Software Engineer – Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Observability Team - TeraWave
$248k – $348k
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Senior Director - Platform Engineering
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Staff Software Engineer , Anywhere Cloud - AI Systems & Runtimes
$184k – $230k
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Systems/Software Engineer III
$125k – $253k
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Systems/Software Engineer II
$108k – $218k
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Staff Software Engineer (Applications), Full Stack
$121k – $171k
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Staff Software Engineer (Applications), Full Stack
$121k – $171k
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Software Engineer, Bachelors Degree, New College Grad (Santa Clara)
$104k – $143k
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GPU Software Engineer
$255k – $361k
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Embedded Software Engineering Intern
$72k – $85k
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Senior Software Engineer
$211k – $286k
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Experienced Hardware Emulation Software Engineer
$135k – $182k
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Software Engineer – Imaging & Test Systems
$90k – $121k
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Software Engineering Supervisor - Test Systems
$135k – $165k
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AI Data Science / Software Engineering PhD Intern New 2027
$170k – $170k
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Staff Software Engineer, Mobile
$198k – $297k
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Software Engineering Manager-Continuous Identity
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Sr Software Engineer, Cloud - Vulnerability Management (Hybrid)
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Software Engineer III, Cloud - Falcon Asset Manager Platform (Hybrid)
$120k – $180k
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Flight Software Engineers (Associate / Experienced / Senior)
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Software Engineer - Developer ( Experienced or Lead)
$135k – $182k
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2027 Software Engineering Grad Intern
$66k – $72k
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2027 Embedded Software Engineering Grad Intern
$66k – $72k
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2027 Embedded Software Engineering Undergrad Intern
$52k – $62k
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Software Engineer
$74k – $123k
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Software Engineer
$74k – $123k
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Staff Software Engineer (Backend) - Payments
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Software Engineer III - TeraWave
$207k – $290k
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