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Staff Engineer Jobs in San Diego.

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Total jobs
130
positions indexed
New today
6
last 24 hours
Companies
18
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

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

There are 130 open Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego on JobsRadar right now, from 18 companies hiring directly. 71 of them disclose pay, with a median of $212,790 a year and most offers between $185,650 and $221,300. 6 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on October 23, 2026 at 23:48 UTC.

Staff Engineer salary range in San Diego

$185.7k 25th
$212.8k Median
$221.3k 75th
$156.9k
$241k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $150k – $299.2k · outliers off-axis
Based on 71 disclosed live listings
Updated Oct 23, 2026 from live listings
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PlayStation Global
Staff Software Engineer – Data
PlayStation Global
⚡ Apply early United States, Remote · location restricted $198,200–$297,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
PlayStation Global
Staff Software Engineer – Data
PlayStation Global
⚡ Apply early United States, San Diego, CA Onsite $198,200–$297,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
PlayStation Global
Staff Software Engineer – Data
PlayStation Global
⚡ Apply early United States, San Mateo, CA Onsite $198,200–$297,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
PlayStation Global
Staff Production Operations Engineer
PlayStation Global
⚡ Apply early United States, San Diego, CA Onsite $199,400–$299,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5h ago
Shieldai
Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer - Ranger (R6355)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R5363)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Washington, D.C. Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 21h ago
Shieldai
Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration (R4483)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Shieldai
Staff Field Solutions Engineer (R6297)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Engineer - Survivability (California)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-Palmd... Onsite $194,700–$292,100
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Philips
Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer - C++ (San Diego, CA)
Philips
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California, United... Hybrid $128,520–$205,632
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Engineer Systems Test
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $161,000–$241,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Shieldai
Staff Engineer, Modelling and Simulation (R6248)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Engineer, LRV Systems (R6242)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite $170,000–$260,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Engineer, Avionics Systems (R6238)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Philips
Senior/Staff Software Engineer with C++ - Drivers, Diagnostic, & Embedded Software (San Diego, CA)
Philips
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California, United... Hybrid $126,000–$201,000
● 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
Northrop Grumman
Staff Electronics Engineer – Hardware/Infrastructure Lead
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $177,000–$265,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $177,000–$265,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Brain Corp
Staff Software Engineer, Software Systems
Brain Corp
⚡ Apply early San Diego, CA Onsite $187,182–$233,978
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Brain Corp
Staff Software Engineer, Applications
Brain Corp
⚡ Apply early San Diego, CA Onsite $187,182–$201,221
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
IL
Staff AI DevOps Engineer
Illumina
⚡ Apply early US - California - San Diego Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Engineer - Guidance Navigation Controls
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $152,900–$265,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Shieldai
Sr. Staff Thermal Engineer - Aircraft Avionics & Thermal Systems (R3930)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Seattle, Washington 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
Shieldai
Staff Engineer, Full-Stack – Forge (R6232)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego are open right now?
130 Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego are open across 18 companies, as of October 23, 2026.
What do Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego pay?
Across the 71 Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego that disclose pay, the median is $212,790 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $185,650 and $221,300.
Which companies are hiring Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego?
PlayStation Global, Shieldai, Northrop Grumman, Philips and Brain Corp are among the 18 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 23, 2026 at 23:48 UTC.

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