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Lead Python Developer Jobs in Northridge, CA, US
120+ lead python developer jobs from 65 companies hiring in Northridge, CA, US.
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Lead Engineer, Game AI
Santa Monica, California, United States
$170k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOE2+ Mgmt7+ years in game development AI; senior/lead AI engineer; C++ expert; AI techniques incl. state machines, behavior trees, navigation; cross-team leadership.
C++, Unreal Engine, Python, Lua, EQS, Behavior Trees
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Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack - Top Secret Clearance
Hawthorne, California, United States
$160k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE1+ MgmtLead a software engineering team to design, develop, and test full stack web applications for flight systems; requires TS/JS, Python/C++, and Top Secret clearance.
React, Lit, Python, Rust, C++, Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, Bamboo, Ansible, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes
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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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Enterprise Software Engineer -DevSecOps Lead
Glendale, California, United States
$129k-$226k/yr HybridFull Time
Lead enterprise software development; strong in Java, Python, C#; DevSecOps, code reviews, testing, mentoring.
Java, Python, C#, Git, Performance testing
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Lead Engineer for Health-Tech Startup
Culver City, California, United States
$180k-$250k/yr HybridFull Time
Strong hands-on coding in Python, PostgreSQL, AWS; ownership of deployment pipelines; autonomous work; balance of leadership and IC duties.
Python, PostgreSQL, AWS, React, TypeScript, Terraform
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Lead Simulation Engineer
Hawthorne, California, United States
$142k-$235k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOELead real-time and faster-than real-time simulations; 10+ years experience; 3+ years leading a team; integrate simulations with vehicle software; strong C++ and Python; model validation and sensor/actuator modeling.
C++, Python
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Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Vancouver or Montreal or Toronto or Calgary or Ottawa or Los Angeles
$225k-$260k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOEMaster’s or PhD in CS/Robotics/ML; 5+ years production ML; distributed multi-GPU training; Python; neural networks and optimization knowledge.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, CUDA
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Lead Software Engineer - Content Systems (Burbank, CA, US, 91505)
Burbank, California, United States
$157k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE2+ Mgmt8+ years software engineering, 2+ years technical lead, strong Java/Spring Boot, React/Next.js with TypeScript, Python, databases, Kafka, cloud (GCP/AWS), CI/CD, API design, and mentoring.
Java, Spring Boot, React, Next.js, TypeScript, Python, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Apache Kafka, GCP Pub/Sub, Elasticsearch, Solr, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, Playwright, TestContainers
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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 ETL Engineer
New York or Birmingham or Miami or Tampa or Cincinnati or Los Angeles
$140k-$199k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in data warehousing with cloud platforms, ETL tools, Python, and technical leadership.
Informatica Cloud, Azure Data Factory, SQL Packages, Python, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS Redshift, CI/CD
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Lead Software Engineer - Automation
Novato or Culver City
$134k-$214k/yr OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years software engineering; 2+ years in game engines; proficient in compiled and scripting languages; CI/CD; test automation; strong communication; interest in LLMs.
C#, C++, Go, Rust, Java, Python, Bash, TeamCity, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
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Lead Data Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$174k-$230k/yr RemoteFull Time
4+ YOE4+ years data engineering; BigQuery/dbt; Dagster/Airflow; SQL; Golang/Python; modernize data systems; strong cross-team collaboration
BigQuery, dbt, Dagster, Airflow, SQL, Golang, Python
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Lead Quant Engineer
Los Angeles or New York
$195k-$225k/yr HybridFull Time
12+ YOESenior, individual contributor engineer for architecture, leadership and hands-on development of analytics platforms.
Python, Azure, Cloud, Data Platforms, Workflow Orchestration Tools
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Lead Communications Systems Engineer
Hawthorne or Los Angeles
$110k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOELead a team to design and develop communications and data-link systems; strong RF, DSP, and programming skills; 10+ years experience; onsite in CA.
Python, MATLAB, C++, RF Systems, Digital Signal Processing
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Lead Spacecraft Test Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$136k-$187k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOELead a team of spacecraft test engineers; develop and execute environmental/functional test plans; ensure compliance with aerospace standards; drive test program strategy.
LabVIEW, Python, Data Acquisition (DAQ), Instrumentation, Thermocouples, Accelerometers
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Lead Data Engineer
San Francisco or Los Angeles
$112k-$150k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOELead data engineer with cloud data pipelines, governance, and security; experience in Azure, Power BI, compliance (PII/PCI/HIPAA) preferred.
Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake, Logic Apps, Power BI, Azure Purview, Git, Python, SQL
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Software Systems Engineer (Senior/Lead)
El Segundo, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOESenior/Lead Software Systems Engineer with 5+ years in space/ground systems, leadership experience, Java/C++, Python, DoD Secret clearance, onsite in El Segundo, CA.
Java, C++, Python, GitLab, CI/CD, DevSecOps, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, NoSQL, Kafka, ActiveMQ, CCSDS
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Software Systems Engineer (Senior/Lead)
El Segundo, California, United States
$159k-$258k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOESenior/Lead software systems engineer; onsite in El Segundo, CA; US citizenship; DoD Secret clearance; 5+ years in systems engineering or space/software; 3+ years leading software projects; 3+ years Java/C/C++ or Python; experience with flight dynamics or satellite/ground systems.
Java, C++, Python, Flight Dynamics, Orbital Analysis, Satellite Management Systems, CI/CD, GitLab
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Scientific Software Developer
Pasadena, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOELead development and release of software for predicting spectra; strong Python/C/C++/Fortran; 4+ years in software or scientific computing.
Python, C/C++, Fortran
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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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Lead Data Engineer – Financial Data, Compliance & Business Intelligence
Chicago or Washington or Sarasota or Hartford or Costa Mesa or San Jose or Atlanta or Boston or Cleveland or Columbus or Dallas or Fort Lauderdale or Fort Wayne or Grand Rapids or Indianapolis or Los Angeles or Miami or New York City or Oak Brook Terrace or Sacramento or San Francisco or South Bend or Tampa or Houston or Austin
$111k-$226k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOE3+ years ETL development; experience with Bank Secrecy Act/AML regulations; consulting experience; strong ETL/EDW skills; Python/Java; cloud data warehousing (Azure/AWS/Snowflake); excellent communication and teamwork.
ETL tools, Python, Java, Azure, AWS, Snowflake
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GNC Engineer Lead — Oasis-1 Mission (Space Resource Program)
Los Angeles, California, United States
$157k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Blue Origin: Develops reusable rockets and systems for human spaceflight.
5+ YOELead GNC engineer for Oasis-1 mission; 5+ years spacecraft GNC experience; proficient in EKF/UKF, C/C++, Python/Matlab; in-person role in Los Angeles.
C++, Python, MATLAB, Simulink, RTOS, Linux, Git
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Lead AI / LLM Systems Engineer – Egofold
Culver City, California, United States
$150k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
Senior AI engineer with production experience in LLMs, agent training, and scalable AI systems.
Python, C++, C#, Unreal Engine
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Lead Engineer – Cloud Platform Operations
Krakow or Beverly Hills
OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOE2+ Mgmt7+ years enterprise cloud engineering; 2+ years in leadership; strong AWS experience; Terraform; Kubernetes; multi-cloud (AWS/OCI/Azure); FinOps, security, IAM, networking, and SRE practices.
Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub, OPA, Conftest, Kubernetes, EKS, AKS, OKE, AWS, OCI, Azure, Python, PowerShell, Bash, CLI, SBOM, Nutanix
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Phantom Works Software Lead
Berkeley or Arlington or Mesa or El Segundo or Colorado Springs
$184k-$286k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ MgmtBachelor’s degree; 5+ years in leading software/architecture; Agile lead; DevSecOps and CI/CD experience; scripting (Python/Bash).
Git, Jenkins, CI/CD, Config Management, Python, Bash, JIRA, Collaborator, Beyond Compare, VersionOne
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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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Staff Fullstack Engineer (Technical Lead – On-Site, West Hollywood, CA)
West Hollywood, California, United States
$175k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering; senior technical leader; hands-on ~50%; strong full-stack with Node/Python, React/Next.js, PostgreSQL, AWS; on-site in West Hollywood, CA; must be based in LA or willing to relocate.
Node, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS, React, Next.js
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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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Radar Systems Software Engineer
El Segundo, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOELead design, development, and validation of radar/sensor software for defense applications; requires deep radar/system knowledge and production-quality software experience.
C++, Python, Linux
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Lead Data & Cloud Solutions Senior Engineer (M.S. or Ph.D.)
Los Angeles, California, United States
$138k-$169k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEAdvanced degree (Ph.D. or M.S.) in statistics, computer science, engineering, or related field; extensive DevOps, data engineering, and cloud experience; strong communication and business development skills.
Python, R, C++, SQL, Linux, Tableau, Power BI, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, Terraform, Ansible, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
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Architect Lead
Irvine or New York City or Los Angeles
$202k-$342k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOELead Data & AI Platform Architect with 10+ years of architecture/engineering experience; expert in cloud-native data platforms, LLM orchestration, and AI/development frameworks.
Databricks, Snowflake, Dremio, Python, Spark, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Mosaic AI, LangChain, LlamaIndex, LLM Orchestration, Data Mesh, Event-driven architecture, Domain-driven design
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Space Payload RF Engineer, Lead
Chantilly or El Segundo or Aurora
$99k-$225k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOELead RF engineering for space payloads; 8+ years RF/microwave design; TS/SCI/Top Secret clearance; BS in Electrical Engineering; design, integration, testing; mentorship of engineers.
AWR Microwave Office, HFSS, FEKO, MATLAB, Python, GitHub, Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, Signal Generators, EM Simulation
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AI Product Engineer - Agentic AI Platforms (Financial Services)
Los Angeles, California, United States
HybridFull Time
Experience designing agentic AI platforms, leading client workshops, translating needs into product backlogs; strong Python and GenAI tooling; SDLC delivery; knowledge of LangChain, LangGraph, DSPy, and vector databases; FS domain knowledge a plus.
Python, LangChain, LangGraph, DSPy, OpenAI, Anthropic, Vector databases, Pinecone, FAISS, Milvus, Weaviate
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Senior Product Engineer
Culver City, California, United States
$147k-$182k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years building and shipping software; experience leading cross-functional initiatives; strong collaboration with product, design, and non-technical stakeholders.
AWS, Python, PostgreSQL, React, React Native, TypeScript
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Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco or Toronto or Los Angeles or Raleigh
$168k-$210k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years backend or full-stack experience; 1–2+ years in senior/lead roles; Node.js with TypeScript; GraphQL/REST APIs; distributed systems; strong CS fundamentals; ability to own projects end-to-end; AI tooling experience preferred.
Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, REST, Docker, Kubernetes, Python
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Staff Software Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$101k-$204k/yr RemoteFull Time
7+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related; 7+ years software engineering; 3+ years leading multi-team initiatives; strong Java, Spring, SQL; cloud, containers; ability to mentor.
Java, Python, Go, C++, JavaScript, REST, gRPC, Apache Kafka, Apache NiFi, Amazon SQS, MS MQ, Apache Camel, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, DevSecOps, distributed systems, microservices, SQL databases, NoSQL, caching, message queues, data streaming, APIs, cloud platforms
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Senior Firmware Test Engineer
Culver City, California, United States
$130k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years in firmware/embedded development with lead experience; strong Python and C/C++, RTOS, hardware-in-the-loop; BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related; US work authorization.
Python, C/C++, RTOS, Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Digital Multimeters, UART, SPI, I2C, TCP/IP, RS-485, Ethernet/IP, TLS/X.509
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Lead Full Stack Engineer, Insights
Berlin or London or New York or Los Angeles
HybridFull Time
Architect and scale backend systems; proficient in Scala or Go; strong frontend with Next.js/React; Terraform; AI-native tooling; leadership and communication skills; cloud (GCP/AWS) experience preferred.
Scala, Golang, BigQuery, SQL, Next.js, React, Terraform, AWS ECS, Python, Airflow, GCP
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Staff Embedded Software Engineer
Camarillo, California, United States
$177k-$266k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBS/MS/PhD in STEM; experience in Ada, C/C++, C#; real-time embedded software; version control; DoD clearance eligible; leads software teams.
Git, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, ClearCase, ClearQuest, DOORS, Ada, C/C++, C#, Python, Windows, Linux, RTOS
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Senior Backend Software Engineer
El Segundo or Chantilly or Colorado Springs
$129k-$194k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in software/data architecture; strong cloud-native data-intensive software; experience leading teams; security clearance eligibility; onsite in El Segundo, CA with possible relocation.
Java, Python, Go, Kubernetes, Apache Airflow, Apache Spark, Neo4j, AWS Neptune, Palantir Warp Core, CKAD
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