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Lead Python Developer Jobs in Salinas, CA, US
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Staff Software Engineer - Python
San Jose, California, United States
$177k-$262k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years of backend development experience; Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; strong Python backend skills; experience leading large-scale systems; knowledge of identity/authentication is a plus
Python, Django, Flask, OAuth2, SQL, NoSQL, Cloud, Microservices, Distributed Systems, Security Best Practices
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Lead AI Engineer
New York or Cambridge or McLean or San Francisco or San Jose
$197k-$246k/yr HybridFull Time
4+ YOE4+ years in AI/ML with Bachelor’s or 2+ with Master’s; strong Python/Java/Scala/Go; cloud deployment; experience with LLMs, vector databases, and guardrails.
Python, Java, Go, Scala, AWS, HuggingFace, PyTorch, VectorDBs, Nemo Guardrails, C++, C#
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Lead Software Engineer – Robotics Platform
Santa Clara, California, United States
$224k-$357k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOEMS or PhD in CS/Robotics/EE or equivalent; 10+ years software engineering; technical lead; strong C++ and Python; robotics concepts; experience with ROS2/Holoscan, Isaac Sim, and CUDA/TensorRT
C++, Python, ROS2, Holoscan, CUDA, TensorRT, Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, MuJoCo
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Emulation Lead Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$182k-$273k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in electrical/computer engineering or 5+ with MS/PhD; strong SoC emulation platforms; Verilog/SystemVerilog; SoC development flows; scripting in Python/Perl/Tcl/UNIX; cross-functional collaboration.
Palladium, Veloce, Zebu, Verilog, SystemVerilog, Python, Perl, Tcl, UNIX shell
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Lead Application Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$103k-$191k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOELead Application Engineer with 5-7 years (BS-EE) or 3-5 years (MS-EE); pre-/post-sales technical support; TCL/Perl/Python; digital design/ASIC flows; travel up to 20%.
TCL, Perl, Python, Synthesis, Place and Route, Timing Analysis, Digital Design Tools
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Lead Data Engineer, Marketing Operations and Engineering
San Jose, California, United States
$139k-$258k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBS/MS in Computer Science with 8+ years of data engineering experience; strong SQL, Python, Spark; Airflow and dbt; cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP); data modeling, governance; AI/ML exposure.
SQL, Python, Spark, Airflow, dbt, AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks
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BIOS Senior/Lead Software Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$140k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBS/MS/PhD in CS/EE with extensive firmware/CPU BIOS experience; strong C/C++ and Python skills; Linux kernel familiarity; capable of mentoring.
C, C++, Python, Linux
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Lead Engineer, Test Development - Power (San Jose, CA, US)
San Jose, California, United States
$104k-$138k/yr OnsiteFull Time
1+ YOEPower electronics test development, automated tests (Python/Linux), oscilloscope/measurement, data analysis; 1-3 years related experience.
Python, Linux, Oscilloscope, LabVIEW
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Lead Cloud DevOps Platform Engineer
Newark or Marlborough or Santa Clara
$128k-$201k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOELead DevOps role with 6+ years in cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), IAM, VPC, and managed services; strong Kubernetes, IaC, DevEx, security and regulatory compliance experience.
Kubernetes, Terraform, Pulumi, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Ansible, HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, C#, C++, Python, Java
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Technical Lead Product Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$160k-$195k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEExperienced Technical Lead Product Engineer with 5+ years in high-speed post-silicon product development, PCIe, SerDes, and ATE; strong circuit/system knowledge.
Advantest 93k ATE, PCIe, SerDes, Ethernet 25G, Memory interfaces, JMP, Spotfire, Python, C/C++, ATE testing
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Tech Lead Machine Learning Engineer - Finance
Austin or Cupertino
HybridFull Time
8+ YOE1+ Mgmt8+ years of software engineering experience; 1+ year leading engineers; SQL and big data pipelines; Python; ML and MLOps; cloud platforms
Python, SQL, Big Data, AWS, GCP, Azure, MLOps, CI/CD, JavaScript
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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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Lead Photonics System Engineer
Austin or San Jose or Ottawa
$115k-$189k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years in photonics system development or product engineering; BS in Electrical Engineering or Physics; strong optics/test experience; willing to travel up to 70%
Python, RF test equipment, Light sources, Test benches, SMUs
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Lead Digital Verification Engineer
Austin or Pittsburgh or San Jose
$200k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years ASIC/SoC verification; 3+ years in lead role; UVM mastery; SystemVerilog; coverage; debug; SoC architecture; scripting; strong communication.
UVM, SystemVerilog, Python, Perl, Tcl
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Design Engineer Lead
San Jose, California, United States
$175k-$219k/yr OnsiteFull Time
20+ YOE20+ years hardware IP/integration design; team leadership across sites; program leadership from concept to tape-out; SystemVerilog, synthesis, STA; DFx; complex system debugging; FPGA/SoC/Interconnect expertise; programming skills; strong communication; IP roadmap and vendor engagement; AI tooling familiarity.
SystemVerilog, Synthesis, Static Timing Analysis, DFx, Python, C/C++, Perl, TCL, GenAI, agentic AI
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Lead Systems Application Engineer (software)
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
BS in EE/CE/CS or related, strong optical transceivers knowledge, DSP tools experience, AI networking switch software, Python scripting, customer-facing skills.
Python, DSP tools, OS/SDK
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Senior Staff Software Engineer, UI Lead
Santa Clara or San Diego
$169k-$296k/yr HybridFull Time
12+ YOE12+ years of software engineering; frontend leadership; AI integrations; React/Angular/Lit; Java/Python; Kubernetes; backend/frontend experience; design systems.
React, Angular, Lit Framework, Jest, Cypress, TestCafe, Mocha, Selenium, SASS, CSS-in-JS, Styled Components, Java, Python, Spring, Hibernate, Kubernetes
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Lead Enterprise AI Data Engineer
San Jose or Frisco or New York City
$136k-$223k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in data/software engineering; strong Python; batch and real-time pipelines; LLM/RAG experience; cloud AWS/GCP; SQL and data modeling; SDLC; mentoring.
Python, Java, Kafka, Apache Beam, Docker, Terraform, AWS, Google Cloud, SQL, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Databricks, Snowflake, Apache Spark, OpenSearch
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Data and Visualization Engineer, Lead
Monterey, California, United States
$99k-$225k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in data analysis, data visualization, and data pipeline engineering; Python/R/SQL; Foundry experience; Secret clearance; Bachelor’s in CS, Data Science, or Computer Engineering; strong communication and leadership skills.
Foundry, Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, Python, R, SQL
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Hardware Lead Engineer, Hyperscale Line of Business
Santa Clara, California, United States
$180k-$270k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in x86 hardware development and qualification; BS Electrical or Computer Engineering; experience with enterprise storage/servers; strong hardware design and testing; scripting; Verilog/CPLD; cross-functional collaboration; office in Santa Clara, CA.
Python, Bash, Verilog, CPLD, Oscilloscopes, Bus analyzers, PCIe, SAS, SATA, NVMe
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Senior Lead Site Reliability Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$147k-$339k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in SRE or large-scale systems; Linux administration; Python; Ansible; Terraform; Packer; CI/CD; Kubernetes/Docker; incident response; security-first mindset; networking; chaos engineering; distributed storage like Ceph.
Linux, systemd, cgroups, networking, Python, Ansible, Terraform, Packer, Jenkins, GitLab, Kubernetes, Docker, Ceph, TPM, secure boot, identity, secrets management
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Staff GPU Performance Engineer – AI Frameworks
San Jose, California, United States
$150k-$258k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lead development of AI frameworks; optimize DL frameworks for AMD GPUs; strong GPU kernel, C++, Python, and AI framework experience.
C++, Python, HIP, CUDA, Triton, CUTLASS, CK, PyTorch, vLLM, SGLang
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Principal Software Engineer - Tech Lead
Santa Clara, California, United States
$157k-$271k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years of system design, API design, and ML platform experience; Bachelor’s or MS in CS or related field; Santa Clara, CA location; hybrid work.
Python, Java, C++, REST APIs, gRPC, SDKs, CLIs, UI, Kubernetes, Docker, ML platforms, TensorFlow, PyTorch
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Static Timing Analysis Methodology Engineer/Lead
San Jose, California, United States
$143k-$215k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in Static Timing Analysis, Liberty models, STA flow development, and scripting (Python, Perl, Tcl, Shell).
Synopsys PrimeTime, Cadence Tempus, Python, Tcl, Shell, Perl, Fusion Compiler, Innovus, Cadence Pegasus
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Senior Software Engineer, Generalist
San Jose, California, United States
$184k-$208k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering, strong C++, Rust, or Python; quick learner; BS/MS/PhD in CS/EE; capable of leading cross-team projects.
C++, Rust, Python
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Algorithm Developer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$184k-$253k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOELead research, design, and implementation of algorithmic modules for image processing and computer vision.
C/C++, Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, CUDA
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Principal Software Engineer
Cupertino, California, United States
$172k-$349k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOELead Linux system management/monitoring tooling; 10+ years software development; Go for systems programming; strong Linux knowledge; Debian packaging; on-site role.
Go, Linux, Debian packaging, systemd, journald, apt, dpkg, Python, pprof
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Senior Staff Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent experience; 8 years software development; 7 years leading ML strategy and infra; experience with LLMs.
C++, Java, Python
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Data and Visualization Engineer, Lead
Monterey, California, United States
$99k-$225k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in data analysis, data visualization, and data pipeline engineering; Python/R/SQL; Foundry; dashboards; leadership; secret clearance; BS in CS/Data Science/CE.
Foundry, Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, Python, R, SQL, Code Repository
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Principal Software ML Test Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$180k-$300k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOELead test planning, automation, and execution for ML compute software; strong Python; 10+ years; MS/PhD preferred; experience with DL frameworks.
Python, Linux, Pytest, Jenkins, GitLab, TensorFlow, Transformers, PyTorch
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Senior Student Affairs Systems Lead
San Jose, California, United States
$8k-$12k/mo OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOELeads design, development, and support of enterprise web apps and databases; strong IT leadership, programming (PHP, Python, JS, SQL), and complex system deployments.
PHP, Python, JavaScript, SQL, FileMaker, PeopleSoft
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Lead Design Verification Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$221k-$312k/yr OnsiteFull Time
14+ YOEBS/MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with 14+ years in design verification; strong DV, IP/SoC verification; UVM/SystemVerilog; interconnect protocols; strong communication.
SystemVerilog, UVM, C/C++, Python, HDL, ABV, Co-simulation, EDA tools, AMBA (CHI, ACE, AXI), PCIe, UCIe, CXL
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DFT Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$141k-$226k/yr OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOELead DFT development for ASICs; implement DFT architectures; verify vectors; collaborate with design and test teams; strong scripting and programming skills.
TCL, PERL, RUBY, PYTHON, C++, Verilog, TetraMax, Fastscan, DFT Compiler, Mentor TestKompress, IEEE1149.1, IEEE1149.6, STA, PDL
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Principal Engineer, Laser Controls
San Jose, California, United States
$200k-$260k/yr OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOELead laser-control architecture design; 12+ years in laser systems; APC/ACC, embedded firmware; modeling (MATLAB/Python/Simulink).
MATLAB, Python, Simulink, Embedded Firmware
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DFT (Design For Test) Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$150k-$275k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years of DFT engineering for ASIC/SoC, proficiency with SystemVerilog and industry EDA tools; scripting in Python, Perl, or TCL; experience leading DFT initiatives.
SystemVerilog, Synopsys DFT Compiler, Cadence Encounter Test, Mentor Tessent, Python, Perl, TCL
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Principal DV Engineer
Saratoga, California, United States
$120k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years of design verification experience in semiconductors; expert Verilog/SystemVerilog/UVM; C/C++ and Python; leadership experience; ability to verify ASICs and lead verification efforts.
Verilog, SystemVerilog, UVM, VHDL, C++, Python, Perl, Bash
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Senior Staff Engineer, Physical Implementation CAD Lead
Austin or San Jose
$180k-$297k/yr OnsiteFull Time
11+ YOEExtensive experience in physical design CAD, P&R flows, scripting, and leadership in GPU/SoC design.
Cadence, Synopsys, P&R, Static Timing Analysis, Calibre, ICV, Python, Tcl, Shell
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Workplace Research Lead
Chicago or Los Angeles or Arlington or San Francisco or Seattle or Boston or San Jose
OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEPhD preferred or Master’s in I/O psychology/related field; 3+ years applied research in industry; experience with mixed methods, client-facing work, and AI tools.
Power BI, Python, R
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Senior Systems Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$160k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOELead system-level verification and validation (V&V) for a regulated medical device; develop and refine system requirements; design and automate tests; ensure traceability and cross-functional collaboration.
Python, MATLAB, C++, LabVIEW
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