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Staff Engineer Jobs in San Diego.

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21
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How many Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego are there right now?

There are 127 open Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego on JobsRadar right now, from 21 companies hiring directly. 70 of them disclose pay, with a median of $210,790 a year and most offers between $188,700 and $221,300. The board was last refreshed on October 30, 2026 at 05:34 UTC.

Staff Engineer salary range in San Diego

$188.7k 25th
$210.8k Median
$221.3k 75th
$150.3k
$241k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $115.9k – $299.2k · outliers off-axis
Based on 70 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 29, 2026 from live listings
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Brain Corp
Staff Autonomy Engineer
Brain Corp
⚡ Apply early San Diego, CA Onsite $209,644–$262,055
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
RA
Staff iOS Engineer
RADAR
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale, CA or San Diego, CA... Onsite $172,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Shieldai
Staff Engineer, Propulsion (R5899)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Dallas, Texas Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
PlayStation Global
Staff Software Engineer – Data
PlayStation Global
⚡ Apply early United States, Remote · location restricted $198,200–$297,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
PlayStation Global
Staff Software Engineer – Data
PlayStation Global
⚡ Apply early United States, San Diego, CA Onsite $198,200–$297,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
PlayStation Global
Staff Software Engineer – Data
PlayStation Global
⚡ Apply early United States, San Mateo, CA Onsite $198,200–$297,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
PlayStation Global
Staff Production Operations Engineer
PlayStation Global
⚡ Apply early United States, San Diego, CA Onsite $199,400–$299,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
IL
Senior Staff AI Engineer, (AI Quality & Test Automation)
Illumina
⚡ Apply early US - California - San Diego Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Philips
Staff Electrical Engineer / FPGA – Medical Device (San Diego, CA)
Philips
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California, United... Hybrid $114,000–$182,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
IL
Staff DevOps Engineer
Illumina
⚡ Apply early US - California - San Diego Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Sony
Staff Engineer, AI Native
Sony
⚡ Apply early San Diego Onsite $220,000–$240,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Test Engineer- Active Secret Clearance Required
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $161,000–$241,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Shieldai
Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5400)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Washington, D.C. Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Shieldai
Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer - Ranger (R6355)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R5363)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Washington, D.C. Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Shieldai
Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration (R4483)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Engineer Hardware
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $161,000–$241,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Northrop Grumman
Sr Staff Engineer Systems
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $192,800–$289,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Caterpillar
Staff Mechanical Analysis Engineer
Caterpillar
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite $77,264–$115,896
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Shieldai
Staff Field Solutions Engineer (R6297)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Cyber Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $194,700–$292,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Engineer - Survivability (California)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Palmd... Onsite $194,700–$292,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Engineer Systems Test
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $161,000–$241,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Shieldai
Staff Engineer, Modelling and Simulation (R6248)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Engineer, LRV Systems (R6242)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite $170,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego are open right now?
127 Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego are open across 21 companies, as of October 30, 2026.
What do Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego pay?
Across the 70 Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego that disclose pay, the median is $210,790 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $188,700 and $221,300.
Which companies are hiring Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego?
Brain Corp, RADAR, Shieldai, PlayStation Global and Illumina are among the 21 companies currently hiring Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on October 30, 2026 at 05:34 UTC.

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