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Lead Python Developer Jobs in Lacey, WA, US
110+ lead python developer jobs from 60 companies hiring in Lacey, WA, US.
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Python, Cloud - Lead Software Engineer
Wilmington or Jersey City or Seattle
$152k-$215k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years AI/ software engineering; Python expert; cloud-native; CI/CD; secure coding; AI SDKs; model deployment.
Python, Cloud (GCP/AWS/Azure), CI/CD, Terraform
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Lead AI Engineer
Bellevue, Washington, United States
$155k-$168k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOELead AI Engineer with 4+ years ML, production LLMs, NLP/vision, Python, FastAPI, vector DB, ML Ops, client focus.
FastAPI, Python, Asyncio, Pydantic, SOLID, Design patterns, MLFlow, Langfuse, Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, Embedding storage, Vector search, JSON schemas, Function calling, LoRA, PEFT, instruction tuning, NLP, Computer vision
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Lead Software Engineer (Hybrid)
Bellevue, Washington, United States
$150k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE2+ Mgmt8+ years of production software experience; 2+ years in a technical lead or engineering management role; strong full-stack skills; experience with Go, Python, or TypeScript/Node; React; AWS; DNS/identity concepts; ability to travel; strong communication.
Go, Python, TypeScript/Node, React, AWS, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, CI/CD, Terraform
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Lead Data Platform Engineer
Burbank or Orlando or Seattle
$156k-$219k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years in Scala/Java/Python; lead data/software projects; data lakehouse; cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP); Snowflake; CI/CD; data modeling.
dbt, Python, Airflow, Snowflake, Java, SQL, ETL, ELT, AWS, Azure, GCP
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Lead Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure
Seattle, Washington, United States
$147k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in software and HPC; proficient in Go/Python; Linux expertise; distributed systems; HPC workloads; Kubernetes/Slurm; NCCL/InfiniBand; on-prem GPU clusters and cloud (GCP/AWS). Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree optional.
Go, Python, Linux, Docker, NCCL, InfiniBand, Kubernetes, Slurm, GPUs, GCP, AWS
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Lead Software Engineer (Hybrid)
Bellevue, Washington, United States
$150k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOELead engineer responsible for hands-on development and team leadership of a DNS-anchored identity platform.
Go, Python, TypeScript/Node, React, AWS
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Lead Data Engineer, AI
San Francisco or Chicago or Seattle or Bellevue
$173k-$260k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years data engineering; Python, SQL; Spark; ETL/ELT tools (Airflow, dbt, Informatica); data modeling; data warehousing (SQL/NoSQL); cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud); Salesforce Data Cloud experience; strong cross-functional collaboration.
Python, SQL, Spark, Airflow, dbt, Informatica, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Data Cloud
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Lead Machine Learning Engineer, Ad Platforms
Santa Monica or Seattle
$172k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOELead ML engineer to design, develop, and scale ML systems for ad platform; 7+ years experience; strong Python, ML frameworks; communication and mentoring.
Python, Java, SQL, TensorFlow, PyTorch, HuggingFace, LLMs, Transformer models, GPT, BERT, ViT, RAG
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Lead Software Engineer (Hybrid)
Bellevue, Washington, United States
$150k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE1+ Mgmt8+ years of production software experience; hands-on leader, strong full-stack skills, AWS, DNS/identity focus, and mentoring.
Go, Python, TypeScript/Node, React, AWS, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Docker, CI/CD, Terraform
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Lead Software Development Engineer
Bellevue, Washington, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Extensive full-stack experience; strong front-end with React; JS/TS; test automation; design reviews; independent delivery.
React, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Java, Django, Flask, Spring Boot, Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, GraphQL, REST
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Java Engineering - Lead Security Engineer
Plano or Columbus or Wilmington or Seattle
OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOEBachelor degree, 7+ years software development; Java/J2EE, Python; AWS; Docker/Kubernetes; OAuth/JWT; REST APIs; SQL/NoSQL; CI/CD.
Java/J2EE, Python, REST APIs, Oracle/SQL, OAuth/JWT, Spring Boot, JSON, AWS, EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, IAM, SQS, SNS, Terraform, API Gateway, Docker, Kubernetes
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Senior Full-Stack Lead Engineer
Santa Clara or Seattle
$224k-$357k/yr OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOESenior full-stack engineer with 12+ years of experience; strong cloud, CI/CD, API design, and observability; BS or higher in CS or related field; experience with React/Next.js or Vue/Nuxt, Node.js, Python, or Go; experience building ML platforms is a plus.
AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, OpenSearch, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, REST, React, Next.js, Vue, Node.js, Python, Golang, PyTorch, TensorFlow, DL frameworks
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Lead MLOps Engineer - Azure
Seattle, Washington, United States
$140k-$158k/yr RemoteFull Time
10+ YOE10-15 years in MLOps/data/software engineering; Python production; Azure ML; Databricks/MLflow; Terraform; Kubernetes; ML CI/CD; TensorFlow/Keras; GitHub; data pipelines.
Azure ML, Databricks, MLflow, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, GitHub, Python, Hadoop, Redshift, Spark, TensorFlow, Keras
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Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United States
$190k-$260k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years of production ML experience; leadership in ML platforms; strong Python and ML frameworks; cloud-native infra; experience with ML deployment, monitoring, and MLOps.
Apache Spark, Presto, Kafka, MLflow, feature stores, model serving, Kubernetes, Terraform, Python, XGBoost, PyTorch, PySpark, Claude Code
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Lead Sr Staff Software Engineer - Front End Fundamentals
Bellevue or Boulder or Chicago or Denver or Irvine or Los Angeles or New York or San Francisco or San Jose or Seattle or Ventura
$166k-$305k/yr HybridFull Time
13+ YOE1+ MgmtSenior frontend leadership role requiring 13+ years of software development, 1+ year of people management, strong TypeScript/JavaScript or other languages, cloud and distributed systems experience, and mentoring.
TypeScript, JavaScript, C#, Java, C, C++, Python, SQL, Scala
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engineer lead, Cloud Foundation Services Platform (Kubernetes)- ST; Seattle WA
Seattle, Washington, United States
$147k-$244k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOELead cloud engineer with AKS/Kubernetes, Azure, Terraform/Crossplane, GitOps; 8–10 years experience; 2+ years leading teams.
Azure, AKS, Kubernetes, Istio, Argo CD, GitOps, Terraform, Azure Bicep, Crossplane, Python, Azure DevOps
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engineer lead, Cloud Foundation Services Platform (Kubernetes)- ST; Seattle WA
Seattle, Washington, United States
$147k-$244k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE2+ MgmtLead cloud engineer with AKS/Kubernetes expertise; 8–10 years in cloud/platform/software engineering; 2+ years leading teams.
Microsoft Azure, Azure Kubernetes Service, Kubernetes, Istio, Argo CD, GitOps, Terraform, Azure Bicep, Crossplane, Python, Azure DevOps
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Staff Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United States
$164k-$210k/yr HybridFull Time
Lead network automation engineering; strong Python, AWS, Kubernetes; DevOps; leadership and communication.
Python, AWS, Kubernetes, Serverless, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code
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Lead Site Reliability Engineer (Platform & Security)
Bellevue, Washington, United States
$142k-$213k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEBachelor’s in Computer Science or related field; 3–5 years SRE/platform/production experience; cloud platform experience; IaC, CI/CD; Java or Python; security controls in regulated environments; strong communication.
Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, Java, Python, Cloud platforms
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Director, Principal AI Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United States
$212k-$257k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOELead GenAI projects; 7+ years software/data; Python, cloud; leadership.
Python, TypeScript, React, MCP, Context engineering, Vector databases, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OpenAI, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Databricks, Terraform, CloudFormation, MLOps
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Sr. Staff AI/ML Engineer
Portland or San Francisco or Chicago or Boston or Seattle or Dallas
$220k-$256k/yr RemoteFull Time
12+ YOELead development of production AI systems; 12+ years in software/ML; Python, PyTorch/TF; cloud platforms; IaC; CI/CD; Bachelor's (Master preferred).
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, LangChain, ADK, AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, GitHub Actions
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Staff Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United States
$105k-$230k/yr RemoteFull Time
Lead API first design and microservices; strong Java/Python skills; experience with Kubernetes, Docker, databases; scalable SaaS architecture.
GraphQL, gRPC, Java, Python, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Cosmos, Cassandra, SQL, NoSQL
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Staff/Lead Platform-DevOps Engineer
Bellevue, Washington, United States
$188k-$234k/yr OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOEExtensive DevSecOps/SRE and platform engineering; 12+ years; 5+ years Kubernetes on-prem/bare-metal; Linux admin; IaC; scripting; monitoring; security.
Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Kubernetes, Python, Bash, Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CI/CD, RBAC, Networking
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Staff Software Development Engineer, AI Enablement
Seattle, Washington, United States
$185k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years software development; experience leading cross-team initiatives; proficiency in Python; experience with AI-enabled products and developer platforms; strong API design and CI/CD; excellent communication; authorized to work in the United States.
Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, LLMs, GenAI frameworks, APIs, CI/CD, Observability
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Quality Engineer, App Store and Games
Seattle, Washington, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Lead automation development for feature-driven testing; API and UI automation; OS X/iOS testing with Appium/Selenium; programming in Swift/Java/C++; scripting in Python/JavaScript; CI experience.
Appium, Selenium, Rest Assured, Xcode/XCTest, Swift, Java, C++, Python, JavaScript, Shell, Continuous Integration
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Flight Software Systems Engineer, Principal - New Glenn
Seattle, Washington, United States
$183k-$256k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOELead development and validation of mission-critical flight software; 10+ years embedded systems; BS in CS/AE/EE; Python, Linux.
Python, Linux, MATLAB, Simulink
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Senior AI/ML Engineer, Build Platform
Mountain View or Sunnyvale or Austin or Detroit or Warren or Milford or Mountain View or Seattle
$170k-$240k/yr HybridFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years leading large cross-team initiatives; Bachelor's in CS or related field or equivalent experience; experience with developer tooling, Python, Docker; proven project leadership across teams.
Python, Docker, Bazel, Remote Bazel Executor, Content Addressable Storage
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Globalization Platform Lead
London or Seattle
$117k-$163k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related field; 5+ years in technical operations or software development; strong Python and JavaScript/TypeScript; REST APIs, CI/CD; internationalization basics; NLP/NLU concepts; end-to-end ownership; strong communication.
Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST APIs, CI/CD, NLP/NLU, Unicode/ICU/CLDR
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Staff Software Engineer, Inventory Management
San Francisco or Seattle
$189k-$331k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lead engineer with backend Python/Django, frontend React, experience with logistics/integrations, scalable systems.
Python, Django, React
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Software Engineer, Horizontal Ops
New York City or San Francisco or Seattle or Los Angeles
$170k-$230k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years of software engineering; bachelor’s in CS or equivalent; Python, PostgreSQL/MySQL experience; ownership mindset; strong product instinct and problem solving; ability to lead and mentor.
Python, PostgreSQL, MySQL
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Senior Systems Software Engineer
Kent, Washington, United States
$190k-$258k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in software development with C, C++, C#, Python, Java, or Ada; experience with requirements management and MBSE tools; ability to lead architecture and design for OS and platform software.
MBSE, PLE, Cameo, DOORS, Jira, Confluence, Git
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Lead Security Engineer, Detection & Response (Data Platform)
San Francisco or Vancouver or Dallas or Dublin or Los Angeles or Houston or London or Seattle or Portland
$225k-$290k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8-10+ years security engineering, data engineering, or detection & response; experience with large-scale data pipelines; cloud-native data services; programming in Python and SQL; experience with SIEM/SOAR; on-call responsibilities.
AWS, Kafka, Kinesis, S3, Glue, Athena, MSK, PyTHON, SQL, SIEM, SOAR
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Senior Staff Backend Engineer
Seattle or Mountain View
$169k-$290k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOELead architectural design of a durable execution platform; backend software development; Java/Spring; AWS; 8+ years in distributed systems.
Java, Spring Framework, AWS, Python, Kubernetes, Cassandra, TiDB, Temporal, Cadence, Git
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Senior Software Engineer - Global Commercial Services Technology
Seattle or Phoenix or New York or Sunrise
$123k-$215k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in software engineering and product development; experience leading distributed teams; strong frontend and backend skills; cloud, databases, and AI/ML integration knowledge.
React, Angular, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Python, Go, React Native, Cordova, Ionic, AWS Lambda, S3, API Gateway, SQS, ECS, RDS, CockroachDB, Camunda, Temporal, JSON-schema, Datadog
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Senior Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML, IAM
San Francisco or Seattle
$262k-$365k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBachelor’s or equivalent practical experience; 8+ years software development; 7+ years leading technical strategy and ML infrastructure; 5+ years design/architecture; 3+ years with generative AI agents.
C++, Java, Python, Google Cloud Platform, IAM, ML
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Senior Software Engineer, Product
Seattle or Bellevue
$293k-$324k/yr HybridFull Time
Senior Product Engineer with internal tooling and distributed systems experience; product, data science, and infrastructure collaboration; lead large technical initiatives.
Python, Go, Rust, Kubernetes, AWS, SQL
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Staff Engineer
Seattle or Oakland
$184k-$225k/yr HybridFull Time
Lead design and implementation of a robust, scalable data platform; expert in data engineering and cloud ecosystems; strong Python/Scala/Java; mentor and guide engineers.
Python, Scala, Java, AWS, GCP, Azure, dbt, Spark, Airflow, Dagster, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Kafka
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Senior Platform Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United States
$157k-$236k/yr OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOELead architecture and development of cloud-native Data and AI platform on Azure, Databricks, and Snowflake; API-first data platform; 12+ years in platform/software engineering; strong Python/C#/SQL; unstructured data processing; data governance and security.
Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, Python, C#, .NET, SQL, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, DBT Cloud
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Advisory Lead, Software-TTS (SPAM)
Chicago or Boston or Dallas or Los Angeles or Minneapolis or New York City or San Francisco or Seattle or Washington D.C.
HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8-10+ years of hands-on software development; experience with complex systems integration, SDLC; Agile/Lean project management; ability to lead executive-facing engagements; strong communication.
C#, Java, Python, SDLC
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Sr Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Adobe Firefly Services
San Jose or Seattle
$190k-$346k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOEMS or PhD in CS or related field; 10+ years ML experience; 3+ years leading GenAI systems; PyTorch, CUDA, TensorRT, Triton, Kubernetes; GPUs; strong communication.
PyTorch, CUDA, TensorRT, Triton, Nvidia Dynamo, Python, Kubernetes
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Onsite: 37Hybrid: 33Remote: 8