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Total jobs
85
positions indexed
New today
6
last 24 hours
Companies
29
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

How many Tech Lead jobs in San Jose are there right now?

There are 85 open Tech Lead jobs in San Jose on JobsRadar right now, from 29 companies hiring directly. 69 of them disclose pay, with a median of $185,250 a year and most offers between $164,150 and $221,088. 6 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 26, 2026 at 16:44 UTC.

Tech Lead salary range in San Jose

$164.2k 25th
$185.3k Median
$221.1k 75th
$152.7k
$255k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $6k – $358.5k · outliers off-axis
Based on 69 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 26, 2026 from live listings
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Cadence Design Systems
Lead EDA Software Engineer (C++, Characterization)
Cadence Design Systems
⚡ Apply early SAN JOSE Onsite $119,000–$221,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
Cadence Design Systems
CMOS SerDes or High-speed I/O, Lead Analog IC Design Engineer
Cadence Design Systems
⚡ Apply early SAN JOSE Onsite $119,000–$221,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
Cadence Design Systems
Lead Software Engineer
Cadence Design Systems
⚡ Apply early SAN JOSE Onsite $101,500–$188,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 8h ago
MS
Senior Mission Lead Systems Engineer, Commercial Payloads
Muon Space
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Hybrid $190,000–$219,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
MS
Technical Lead- Spacecraft Mechanical Design
Muon Space
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA Hybrid $190,000–$216,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
MS
Senior Mission Lead Systems Engineer
Muon Space
⚡ Apply early Remote · location restricted $159,000–$219,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 12h ago
Encore Capital Group
Full Stack Technical Lead
Encore Capital Group
⚡ Apply early San Jose Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
AL
Tech Lead Software Engineer, Internal Apps
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $135,000–$170,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Archer
Lead Engineer, Advanced Behaviors & Algorithms – Special Programs
Archer
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $138,200–$190,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
AL
Product Technical Chip Lead, Senior Director
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $260,000–$295,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
AL
Firmware Engineer Tech Lead
Astera Labs
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, United S... Onsite $160,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Cadence Design Systems
Lead Software Engineer – Mesh Generation
Cadence Design Systems
⚡ Apply early SAN JOSE Onsite $119,000–$221,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Veeam Software
Technical Lead Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Veeam Software
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA, USA Onsite $169,920–$315,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Cisco
Technical Activation Lead
Cisco
⚡ Apply early San Jose, California, US Onsite $266,100–$342,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
ET
Facilities Engineering Operations Lead, Data Center
Etched
⚡ Apply early San Jose Onsite $6,000–$6,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Cadence Design Systems
Lead Software Engineer, Robotics Simulation
Cadence Design Systems
⚡ Apply early SAN JOSE Onsite $119,000–$221,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Cadence Design Systems
Lead Product Engineer
Cadence Design Systems
⚡ Apply early SAN JOSE Onsite $119,000–$221,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Cadence Design Systems
Lead Software Engineer, ML/RL for robotics
Cadence Design Systems
⚡ Apply early SAN JOSE Onsite $119,000–$221,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Cscgeneration
Lead Software Engineer, E-Commerce Platform
Cscgeneration
⚡ Apply early San Jose · location restricted
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Cadence Design Systems
Lead Software Engineer
Cadence Design Systems
⚡ Apply early SAN JOSE Onsite $119,000–$221,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
ET
Prototype Engineering Lead
Etched
⚡ Apply early San Jose Onsite $30,000–$30,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Cadence Design Systems
Lead Product Engineer
Cadence Design Systems
⚡ Apply early SAN JOSE Onsite $119,000–$221,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
CR
AI Technical Lead
Crowe
⚡ Apply early Chicago IL USA Onsite $102,400–$204,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
ASML
System Domain Architecture Lead Engineer
ASML
⚡ Apply early San Jose, CA, USA Onsite $196,500–$288,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Cisco
Lead Site Reliability Engineer, FedRAMP - ThousandEyes(Hybrid)
Cisco
⚡ Apply early San Francisco, California, US Hybrid $214,100–$309,800
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Tech Lead jobs in San Jose are open right now?
85 Tech Lead jobs in San Jose are open across 29 companies, as of October 26, 2026.
What do Tech Lead jobs in San Jose pay?
Across the 69 Tech Lead jobs in San Jose that disclose pay, the median is $185,250 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $164,150 and $221,088.
Which companies are hiring Tech Lead jobs in San Jose?
Cadence Design Systems, Muon Space, Encore Capital Group, Astera Labs and Archer are among the 29 companies currently hiring Tech Lead jobs in San Jose.
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 26, 2026 at 16:44 UTC.

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