Software Engineering jobs in San Diego
41 live roles · 16 companies · 41 with stated pay
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41 software engineering roles in San Diego are open right now across 16 companies. Shield AI, Leidos and Monarch Quantum are hiring most. 5 were posted in the last 30 days.
2 postings are open to entry-level candidates. 2 are advertised as remote; 16 do not specify where the work happens.
Market snapshot
- Hiring
- Shield AI (12)·Leidos (6)·Monarch Quantum (4)·L3Harris Technologies (3)·Cohu Careers (2) · 11 more
- Levels
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- Senior20
- Manager2
- Mid17
- Junior2
- Remote
- 2 of 41 (5%)
- Stated pay
- 41 of 41 · $113,000–$244,800 (40 in USD)
- Market range
- $157,500–$193,000 · median $167,000 (San Diego, Senior, n=25) · All ranges
- Posted
- 5 in the last 30 days
- Verified
- Oct 24, 2026
Newest first
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $113,000–$244,800scale $60,000–$350,000
Senior Software Engineer, Performance Turquoise · Remote · US $172,000–$195,000 2d ago Principal NPI Product Engineer Semtech · San Diego CA$110,000–CA$140,000 8d ago Senior Robotics Software Engineer Monarch Quantum · San Diego $125,000–$175,000 3w ago 
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Senior Safety-Critical Software Engineer (R5788) Shield AI · San Diego $160,000–$250,000 4w ago 
Principal Software Engineer ServiceNow · San Diego $199,100–$348,400 4w ago Staff Software Engineer ServiceNow · San Diego $149,800–$262,200 4w ago 
Staff Systems Integration Engineer Cellanome · San Diego $145,000–$170,000 4w ago 
Specialist, Software Engineering L3Harris Technologies · San Diego $97,000–$180,000 4w ago Software Engineer Leidos · San Diego $87,100–$157,450 4w ago Software Engineer Leidos · San Diego $107,900–$195,050 4w ago 
Senior Software Engineer 2 Drata · San Diego $157,500–$262,500 4w ago Manager Software Engineering Monarch Quantum · San Diego $125,000–$180,000 4w ago Senior Principal Robotics Software Engineer Monarch Quantum · San Diego $195,000–$235,000 4w ago Software Engineer Leidos · San Diego $87,100–$157,450 4w ago Software Engineer Leidos · San Diego $107,900–$195,050 5w ago Software Engineer Leidos · San Diego $87,100–$157,450 5w ago Senior Software Engineer, Applications - Unmanned Aircraft Systems TrellisWare Technologies · San Diego $115,000–$200,000 5w ago Associate, Software Engineer L3Harris Technologies · San Diego $75,500–$140,500 6w ago Lead, Software Engineering L3Harris Technologies · San Diego $135,500–$250,500 6w ago Manager, Software Engineering (R5966) Shield AI · San Diego $170,000–$310,000 6w ago Product Engineer Elevate Semiconductor · San Diego $80,000–$125,000 7w ago 
Software Engineer - Collision Avoidance System Metrics Zoox · Foster City $185,000–$251,000 7w ago 
ServiceNow Developer Astor & Sanders · San Diego $170,000–$190,000 7w ago Software Engineer – Mid-Career Leidos · San Diego $87,100–$157,450 8w ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime (R5339) Shield AI · Boston $160,000–$240,000 8w ago 2027 Entry Level Gas Turbine Product Engineer (GTPE) Cat (SolarTurbines) · San Diego $77,264–$115,896 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5338) Shield AI · Boston $160,000–$240,000 2mo ago Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment - open level (R5497) Shield AI · San Diego $156,000–$320,000 2mo ago Forward Deployed Engineer, Autonomy (open level) Shield AI · Remote · US $152,000–$318,000 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5423) Shield AI · Washington $163,200–$244,800 3mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208) Shield AI · Washington $163,200–$244,800 3mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5427) Shield AI · Washington $163,200–$244,800 3mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5200) Shield AI · Washington $163,200–$244,800 4mo ago Senior Software Engineer Cohu Careers · San Diego $113,000–$170,000 4mo ago Software Engineer - Ride and Fleet Services Zoox · San Diego $172,000–$230,000 5mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R4588) Shield AI · Boston $163,200–$244,800 5mo ago Software Engineer II, Autonomy Behaviors (R5202) Shield AI · Boston $131,921–$197,881 5mo ago Sr. Vision Software Engineer Cohu Careers · San Diego $125,000–$140,000 6mo ago Software Engineer, Modem BSP TrellisWare Technologies · San Diego $115,000–$200,000 11mo ago 
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government Palantir · San Diego $135,000–$200,000 1y ago