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Staff Engineer Jobs in San Diego.

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

There are 121 open Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego on JobsRadar right now, from 24 companies hiring directly. 63 of them disclose pay, with a median of $208,000 a year and most offers between $166,341 and $221,300. The board was last refreshed on September 8, 2026 at 04:30 UTC.

Staff Engineer salary range in San Diego

$166.3k 25th
$208k Median
$221.3k 75th
$148.1k
$241k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $150k – $299.2k · outliers off-axis
Based on 63 disclosed live listings
Updated Sep 8, 2026 from live listings
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Shieldai
Staff Engineer, Safety-Critical Software (R5826)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Shieldai
Staff DevSecOps Engineer (R5824)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Shieldai
Staff Cloud Engineer (R5801)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Lead Site Reliability Engineer (R5803)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Engineer, Systems Integration (R5415)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Engineer, System Architect (R5843)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 3d ago
Elevate Semiconductor
Staff Analog Design Engineer
Elevate Semiconductor
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California, United... Onsite $145,000–$175,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Shieldai
Staff Engineer, Modeling & Simulation (R4869)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Systems Engineer - Radar Systems
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-Oklahoma-Oklahom... Onsite $144,900–$265,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Shieldai
Staff Engineer, Power System Battery Pack Designer (R5636)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Dallas, Texas Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Elevate Semiconductor
Senior Staff Analog Design Engineer
Elevate Semiconductor
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California, United... Onsite $175,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $177,000–$265,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Elevate Semiconductor
Staff Analog IC Layout Engineer (Block & Chip)
Elevate Semiconductor
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California, United... Onsite $145,000–$175,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
PlayStation Global
Staff Software Engineer – Data
PlayStation Global
⚡ Apply early United States, San Diego, CA Onsite $198,200–$297,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
PlayStation Global
Staff Software Engineer – Data
PlayStation Global
⚡ Apply early United States, San Mateo, CA Onsite $198,200–$297,400
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
PlayStation Global
Staff Production Operations Engineer
PlayStation Global
⚡ Apply early United States, San Diego, CA Onsite $199,400–$299,200
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Zoox
Senior / Staff Software Systems Engineer - Simulation Evaluation & Validation
Zoox
⚡ Apply early Foster City, CA Hybrid
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Engineer Electronics - Software Integration (CA or FL)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $152,900–$265,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Engineer Electronics - Mission Integration (CA or FL)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $152,900–$265,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Engineer Electronics - Hardware Integration (CA or FL)
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $152,900–$265,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Northrop Grumman
Staff Aeronautical Engineer- Test & Evaluation
Northrop Grumman
⚡ Apply early United States-California-San D... Onsite $177,000–$265,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Shieldai
Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R4588)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Boston, MA Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R4073)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early Washington, DC Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Shieldai
Senior Staff Customer Sustainment Engineer (R5502)
Shieldai
⚡ Apply early San Diego, California Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
QuidelOrtho
Staff Software Test Engineer, Embedded Systems
QuidelOrtho
⚡ Apply early US - CA - San Diego - Summers... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego are open right now?
121 Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego are open across 24 companies, as of September 8, 2026.
What do Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego pay?
Across the 63 Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego that disclose pay, the median is $208,000 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $166,341 and $221,300.
Which companies are hiring Staff Engineer jobs in San Diego?
Shieldai, Elevate Semiconductor, Northrop Grumman, PlayStation Global and Zoox are among the 24 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 September 8, 2026 at 04:30 UTC.

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