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Staff Engineer Jobs in San Diego.

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Total jobs
65
positions indexed
New today
3
last 24 hours
Companies
8
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

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

There are 65 open Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego on JobsRadar right now, from 8 companies hiring directly. 10 of them disclose pay, with a median of $166,755 a year and most offers between $153,377 and $202,468. 3 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on July 24, 2026 at 19:17 UTC.

Staff Engineer salary range in San Diego

$153.4k 25th
$166.8k Median
$202.5k 75th
$144.2k
$240.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $155k – $265.8k · outliers off-axis
Based on 10 disclosed live listings
Updated Jul 24, 2026 from live listings
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Shieldai
Flight Test Engineer, Staff (R5006)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Wichita Metro Area Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 15h ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Integration (R5441)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Engineer, Discrete Planning (R5440)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 18h ago
Shieldai
Staff Engineer, Core Platform Integration (R5411)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5398)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Shieldai
Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5401)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5398)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Shieldai
Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5400)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5193)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Shieldai
Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Shieldai
Staff Engineer, Data Analysis (R5290)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Dallas, Texas Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Shieldai
Staff Engineer, DevOps (4797)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early United States Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
PO
Staff Network Backend Engineer
Point One Navigation Inc
⚡ Apply early San Francisco HQ Hybrid $215,000–$265,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
PO
Staff Computer Vision Engineer
Point One Navigation Inc
⚡ Apply early San Francisco HQ Hybrid $215,270–$265,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Exactera
Staff Data Engineer
Exactera
⚡ Apply early Remote · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago
II
Sr. Staff/Staff Engineer, Digital Design
InnoPhase IoT
⚡ Apply early San Diego, CA or San Jose, CA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Shieldai
Staff Engineer, Power System Battery Pack Designer (R4479)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Dallas, Texas Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3w ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Verification and Validation Engineer (R4835)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Dallas, Texas Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4w ago
Shieldai
Staff Engineer, Systems Safety (R4823)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Elevate Semiconductor
Staff Analog Design Engineer
Elevate Semiconductor
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California, United... Onsite $145,000–$195,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Engineer, Weapons Systems (SD/TX/DC) (R5019)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early United States Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Engineer, GCS / Communications Systems (R5020)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Cybersecurity Engineer, Platform Security (R5219)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Shieldai
Staff Engineer, Survivability (Dallas) (R4607)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Dallas, Texas Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5193)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1mo ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego are open right now?
65 Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego are open across 8 companies, as of July 24, 2026.
What do Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego pay?
Across the 10 Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego that disclose pay, the median is $166,755 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $153,377 and $202,468.
Which companies are hiring Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego?
Shieldai, Point One Navigation Inc, Exactera, InnoPhase IoT and Elevate Semiconductor are among the 8 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 July 24, 2026 at 19:17 UTC.

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