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Staff Python Software Engineer Jobs in Vista, CA, US
40 staff python software engineer jobs from 21 companies hiring in Vista, CA, US.
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Staff Software Developer
Poway, California, United States
$128k-$229k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOESenior embedded software engineer with real-time systems, C/C++, Python; DoD Top Secret clearance; 8+ years of experience.
C/C++, Python, RTOS, CANbus, ARINC-429, MIL-STD-1553, SPI, I2C, USART, Ethernet, Git, SVN, Oscilloscopes, Logic Analysers, Power Supplies, Emulators
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Staff Software Engineer, Software Systems
San Diego, California, United States
$144k-$175k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering; robotics/embedded experience; C++ expert; Python; Linux; HAL/middleware; telemetry; AMRs familiarity.
C++11, C++, Python, Linux, CMake, Google Test, MQTT, Git
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Staff Software Developer
Poway, California, United States
$106k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOESenior-level software engineer with 8+ years, strong C++17, Linux, and embedded system experience.
C++ 17, Petalinux, Linux, Git, Python, Bash, SoC, Xilinx SDK, SPI/I2C/UART/Ethernet, Unit Testing Tools
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Staff Software Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$200k-$226k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOEBachelor's in CS/CE plus 10 years in software engineering; strong experience with distributed systems, cloud, and modern tech stack.
AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, RabbitMQ, DynamoDB, SQL, NoSQL, .NET, ASP.NET Core, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, REST, Microservices, CI/CD, Containerization, Infrastructure as Code, Monitoring/Observability
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Staff Engineer Software Quality
San Diego, California, United States
$161k-$241k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Bachelor’s in engineering or related field; strong C++, Python; Agile; software quality and process experience.
C++, Python, IBM DOORS
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Cloud Software Engineer Staff
Irvine, California, United States
$154k-$258k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOESenior cloud software engineer with 8+ years in AWS, Java/Python/Node.js; strong cloud architecture, IaC, security, and distributed systems experience.
AWS, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Cognito, CloudFormation, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS Lambda, Linux, CI/CD, CloudWatch, Postgres
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Cloud Software Engineer Staff
Irvine, California, United States
$154k-$258k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOEBachelor’s degree in CS or Engineering; Master’s a plus. AWS certs a plus. 8+ yrs software development; 2+ yrs AWS-native deployments; Docker/Kubernetes; Python/Node.js/ PHP; IaC, CI/CD; security, monitoring, REST/API.
AWS, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Cognito, CloudFormation, Terraform, SQS, SES, Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS, Python, Node.js, PHP, Laravel, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, Serverless, AWS Lambda, AWS SAM, REST, RPC, TCP/IP, DNS, SQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, CI/CD
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Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Services
Palo Alto or Irvine or Atlanta
$173k-$258k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Information Systems; 5+ years software engineering; strong system design, distributed architectures, async; backend in Java/Python/Go/C#; frontend (React/Next.js); cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP); Docker/K8s; Kafka/RabbitMQ; AI tooling; ITIL/ITSM familiarity; focus on automation and user experience.
Java, Python, Go, C#, React, Next.js, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, RabbitMQ, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, ITIL/ITSM
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Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI
Encinitas, California, United States
$178k-$201k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering, 1+ year applied AI/ML in production; strong Python, APIs, data pipelines; experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, and CI/CD; Git/GitHub workflows.
Python, APIs, Data pipelines, Git, GitHub, CI/CD, LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, Sola, Glean, Claude, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini
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Staff Engineer, Software Systems (R4445)
San Diego or Dallas or Washington, D.C. or Boston
$140k-$210k/yr OnsiteAll Commitments Available
5+ YOE5+ years systems engineering or related experience; BS in STEM; MBSE experience; software experience in C++/Python; able to obtain US security clearance.
C++, Python, MBSE, SysML, UML, Cameo
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Senior Staff Software Engineer, UI Lead
San Diego, California, United States
$169k-$296k/yr OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOE12+ years software engineering; frontend leadership; AI integration experience; strong JS/React; Java/Python backend; Kubernetes; REST.
JavaScript, React, Angular, Lit Framework, SASS, CSS-in-JS, Styled Components, Jest, Cypress, TestCafe, Mocha, Selenium, Java, Python, Spring, Hibernate, Kubernetes, REST, SQL
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Staff AI Engineer
Austin or San Francisco or San Mateo or Roseville or Irvine
$173k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years backend software/ML/AI engineering; Bachelor's degree; proficient in Python, FastAPI; agile/DevOps experience; strong communication.
Python, FastAPI, A2A protocol, DevOps, AWS, Terraform, React, Flutter, ML tooling
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Staff AI Software Engineer - Edge Model Optimization & Deployment
Seattle or Irvine
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years deep learning model deployment on edge/embedded systems; strong PyTorch, C++, Python, CUDA; TensorRT/ONNX; ROS; Jetson/Orin experience.
PyTorch, C++, Python, CUDA, TensorRT, ONNX, Triton, ROS, Jetson, Orin
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Staff Embedded System Engineer
Irvine, California, United States
$115k-$153k/yr OnsiteFull Time
BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Computer Engineering; strong hardware/software debugging; HDD system knowledge; C++ programming; TCL/Python scripting; strong problem solving and communication.
C++, Python, TCL, Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, Signal Generator, Bus Tracer, Serial Debugger, GHS Probe, ETL, Debug PCBA, Test Muxes
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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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Staff Engineer - AI Platform
San Diego, California, United States
$169k-$254k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in software architecture, AI infrastructure; experience with autonomous agents and LLMs; cloud-native systems; strong collaboration; BS/MS in CS/Engineering.
Python, Go, Java, LangChain, OpenAI, AutoGen, CrewAI
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Staff Bioinformatics Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$129k-$163k/yr HybridFull Time
Senior-level bioinformatics platform engineer with Nextflow, AWS, Python, React, Linux/HPC, and data integration experience.
Nextflow, AWS, Slack, Jira, HubSpot, Snowflake, Python, React, Linux, HPC
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Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer (HYBRID)
San Diego, California, United States
$113k-$188k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years in full-stack development; BS in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field; strong experience with modern Web UI frameworks and backend languages; cloud familiarity (GCP/AWS).
React, Angular, Vue.js, Node.js, Java, Python, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services
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Staff AI Agent Engineer
Irvine, California, United States
$200k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years distributed systems, 5+ years production AI/ML, agentic AI architectures, Python, LangChain/LlamaIndex, governance, and observability.
Python, PySpark, LangChain, LlamaIndex, FastAPI, asyncio
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Staff Site Reliability Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$199k-$299k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years AWS experience; 10+ years in production software environments; strong SRE with Java/C++; proficient in AWS services, monitoring, CI/CD, containers.
AWS, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, DataDog, CloudWatch, Splunk, Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, Fargate, CI/CD, API Gateway, ALB, R53, Java, C++, Python, Go
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Sr Staff SoC Design Verification Manager
San Diego, California, United States
$172k-$254k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE5+ Mgmt10+ years verification and firmware/software development; 5+ years leading a DV team; SystemVerilog/UVM; test planning; scripting (Python/Perl); C/C++; Linux; networking a plus.
SystemVerilog, UVM, Python, Perl, C++, ARM, Linux
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Onsite: 19Hybrid: 16Remote: 1