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Tech Lead Jobs in California.

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last 24 hours
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How many Tech Lead jobs in California are there right now?

There are 571 open Tech Lead jobs in California on JobsRadar right now, from 245 companies hiring directly. 474 of them disclose pay, with a median of $200,000 a year and most offers between $170,000 and $237,000. 4 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 11, 2026 at 16:06 UTC.

Tech Lead salary range in California

$170k 25th
$200k Median
$237k 75th
$150k
$271.4k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $30k – $500k · outliers off-axis
Based on 474 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 11, 2026 from live listings
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Stitch Fix
Lead Engineer - Product Catalog Team
Stitch Fix
⚡ Apply early Remote, USA · location restricted $125,000–$186,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6h ago
Cisco
Tech Lead- SRE/Devops
Cisco
⚡ Apply early Milpitas, California, US Onsite $186,900–$267,700
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Reddit
Lead Client Partner, Global Strategic Accounts (Tech)
Reddit
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, CA; New York City... Onsite $142,200–$199,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 15h ago
Anduril Industries
Industrial Engineering Lead, Maritime Production System Design
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Santa Ana, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 16h ago
Waabi
Lead Technical Program Manager, Robotaxi
Waabi
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA Hybrid $235,000–$270,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Avathon
Engineering Lead, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Avathon
⚡ Apply early Pleasanton, California, United... Onsite $160,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Avathon
Lead Engineer, Cloud Operations
Avathon
⚡ Apply early Pleasanton, California, United... Onsite $160,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Crusoe
Senior Staff Program Lead, Cloud Engineering Operations
Crusoe
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, CA - US Onsite $230,000–$280,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
CHAOS Industries
Principal Airframe Engineer - IPT Lead [AERO]
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, California, United... Onsite $200,000–$320,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
CHAOS Industries
Principal Mechanical Systems Engineer, IPT Lead
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, California, United... Onsite $198,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
CHAOS Industries
Principal Avionics Systems Engineer, IPT Lead
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, California, United... Onsite $198,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
CHAOS Industries
Principal Mission Systems Engineer, IPT Lead
CHAOS Industries
⚡ Apply early El Segundo, California, United... Onsite $198,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
ZO
Lead Technical Recruiter
Zocdoc
⚡ Apply early New York, NY; Silicon Valley,... Onsite $135,000–$175,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Eridan
Lead RF Hardware Systems & Design Engineer
Eridan
⚡ Apply early Sunnyvale, California, United... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Anduril Industries
Systems Engineering Lead, Thunder
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $166,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
WM
Lead Support Engineer
WPP Media
⚡ Apply early Los Angeles, United States; Sa... Hybrid $75,000–$180,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Infracore
Senior Business Central Developer / Technical Lead
Infracore
⚡ Apply early California, United States · location restricted $120,000–$160,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Zone 5 Technologies
Lead CFD Engineer - Weapon Perfomance
Zone 5 Technologies
⚡ Apply early San Luis Obispo, California Onsite $161,000–$238,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Eventual
Technical Lead, Multimodal Research
Eventual
⚡ Apply early San Francisco Hybrid $150,000–$300,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Anduril Industries
Lead Electrical Engineer, Maneuver Dominance
Anduril Industries
⚡ Apply early Costa Mesa, California, United... Onsite $146,000–$194,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
a16z
Partner 34, Lead Engineer, Incident Response
a16z
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, Uni... Hybrid $295,000–$347,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Relativity Space
Lead, Supplier Development Engineering
Relativity Space
⚡ Apply early Long Beach, California Onsite $128,000–$192,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Zone 5 Technologies
Lead MDAO Engineer - Weapon Performance
Zone 5 Technologies
⚡ Apply early San Luis Obispo, California, U... Onsite $161,000–$238,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Datadog
Datadog for Startups - Forward Deployed Engineering Lead
Datadog
⚡ Apply early New York, New York, USA; San F... Onsite $200,000–$250,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Nuro
Lead Technical Program Manager, AI Platform
Nuro
⚡ Apply early Mountain View, California (HQ) Onsite $176,400–$264,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Tech Lead jobs in California are open right now?
571 Tech Lead jobs in California are open across 245 companies, as of October 11, 2026.
What do Tech Lead jobs in California pay?
Across the 474 Tech Lead jobs in California that disclose pay, the median is $200,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $170,000 and $237,000.
Which companies are hiring Tech Lead jobs in California?
Stitch Fix, Cisco, Reddit, Anduril Industries and Waabi are among the 245 companies currently hiring Tech Lead jobs in California.
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 11, 2026 at 16:06 UTC.

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