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Senior Software Engineer
A senior software engineer designs and builds complex software systems, taking ownership of architecture decisions and technical direction for a product area or team. Sitting above junior and mid-level engineers in the org chart, this individual contributor role also carries mentorship responsibilities, guiding others through code review while collaborating with product and other engineering teams. The role centers on system design, cloud architecture across platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, building microservices, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines that keep releases fast and reliable.
How much does a Senior Software Engineer make?
Too few Senior Software Engineer postings state pay to publish a median yet: 1 of 31 open roles does, and we wait for 25.
Who is hiring for Senior Software Engineer roles?
31 open Senior Software Engineer roles from 31 employers; the most at Adtran, AeroVironment and Ambarella.
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Senior Software Engineer in the job market
Last checked October 28, 2026
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- Employers
- 31
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Open Senior Software Engineer roles (31)
Senior Software Engineer
Kohl's
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Senior Software Engineer
NVIDIA
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Senior Software Engineer
Ambarella
US Ohio
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Senior Software Engineer
Longs Drugs
CO - Work from home · Remote
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Senior Software Engineer
JLL
Chicago, IL
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Senior Software Engineer
Genesys
Galway (Flexible)
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Senior Software Engineer
State Street Corporation
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Senior Software Engineer
Adtran
Dallas, TX
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Senior Software Engineer
Sullair Corporation
Pittsburgh, PA
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Senior Software Engineer
SirsiDynix
Arizona, United States
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Likely next role (37)
Where Senior Software Engineers commonly go next: Principal Engineer, Software Engineering Manager, Staff Engineer.
Staff Engineer
Micron Technology
Boise, ID
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Software Engineering Manager
Boeing
USA - Berkeley, MO
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Principal Engineer
F5
San Jose, CA
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Principal Engineer
Jabil
Chihuahua
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Staff Engineer
Beckman Coulter
Cortland, NY
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Staff Engineer
AlphaSense
Remote - United States
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Staff Engineer
Levi Strauss & Co.
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Software Engineering Manager
MSCI
New York, NY
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Principal Engineer
Wagmo
New York, NY · $200,000 – $250,000 · Remote
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Staff Engineer
Shipt
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LSEG
Charlotte, NC
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Senior Super Intelligence Engineer / Architect
Office of the Secretary of the Interior
Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angeles, California; San Francisco, California; Denver, Colorado; Washington, District of Columbia; Miami, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; New Orleans, Louisiana; Boston, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Kansas City, Missouri; Albuquerque, New Mexico; New York, New York; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Portland, Oregon; Austin, Texas · $151,661 – $228,000
This is a strategic technical leadership role at the federal level, where the selected person will architect and oversee artificial intelligence systems across the Department of the Interior's enterprise. The incumbent will establish technical standards, evaluate emerging AI technologies, and provide authoritative guidance to senior leadership on complex AI initiatives that support the department's mission.
Via USAJOBS · Apply there ↗
Software Architect
SirsiDynix
Pennsylvania, United States
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Principal Software Architect
Kayak.com
Kaunas Office, Vilnius Office · €7,000 – €10,000 / month · Remote
KAYAK seeks a Principal Software Architect to shape the technical strategy for their corporate travel platform, overseeing system design and leading architectural initiatives across multiple engineering teams. This senior role suits experienced architects comfortable balancing technical excellence with cross-team influence in a distributed, complex domain.
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Longs Drugs
New York, NY
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Senior Java Developer
Citigroup
Irving, TX
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Senior Software Developer
Warner Bros. Discovery
Kanata 307 Legget Dr.
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Unity
Mountain View, CA
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Senior Full Stack Developer
SAP
Bellevue, WA
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer
WaPo
DC-Washington-TWP Headquarters
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Employers hiring Senior Software Engineers
31 in total, most open roles first.
- Adtran1 role
AeroVironment1 role- AAmbarella1 role
Colonial Pipeline1 role- DDice1 role
- FSFLIR Systems1 role
- Genesys1 role
- JLL1 role