Lead Backend Developer Jobs

Lead Backend Developer jobs hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $216,250/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Draper

draper.com
Draper is a nonprofit research laboratory specialising in guidance, navigation and control. Its engineers developed flight computers for early crewed lunar missions and continue defence and space work. The organisation also researches microelectronics and biomedical systems.
draper.com • HQ: Cambridge, United States • Science & Engineering • Hardware • Military • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1932
HQ: Cambridge, United States • Science & Engineering • Hardware • Military • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1932
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 days ago 14 days ago

Principal Guidance & Control Engineer

$95k – $245k per year • Lead • 10+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Cambridge, Huntsville, Reston, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
C++
MATLAB
Python
MATLAB
Simulink
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Top 25% payVerified live · 2 days ago 2 months ago

Flight Software Engineer, Distinguished

$100k – $275k per year • Lead • 10+ years expIn office (Cambridge, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
C++
Rust
Chips/EDA
JTAG Debuggers
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TransPerfect

transperfect.com
TransPerfect is the world’s largest provider of language services and AI technology solutions, headquartered in New York City, New York. Founded in 1992 by Phil Shawe and Liz Elting, the company operates across more than 100 cities on six continents with over 10,000 employees.
transperfect.com • HQ: New York, United States • Professional Services • Translation Services • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1992
HQ: New York, United States • Professional Services • Translation Services • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1992
Open 171 day 6 months ago

Lead Developer

Lead • 8+ years expIn office (Cape Town, South Africa) • Full-Time • Staff
PHP
JavaScript
PHP
Drupal
WordPress
Frontend
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
CI/CD
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Booz Allen Hamilton

boozallen.com
Booz Allen Hamilton is a major American management and technology consulting firm that provides strategic, engineering, and cybersecurity services primarily to the U.S. government, defense agencies, and commercial clients. Founded in 1914 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, the company is known for its deep expertise in defense, intelligence, and civil infrastructure. Today, it plays a central role in national security and government modernization by deploying advanced capabilities in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and cyber defense.
boozallen.com • HQ: McLean, United States • Military • Information Technology • IT Consulting • Government • Cybersecurity • Homeland Security • National Security • 5000+ employees • Est. 1914
HQ: McLean, United States • Military • Information Technology • IT Consulting • Government • Cybersecurity • Homeland Security • National Security • 5000+ employees • Est. 1914
Verified live · 1 day ago 19 days ago

Integration Architect and API Lead

$87k – $198k per year • Lead • 7+ years expIn office (Arlington, San Antonio, United States) • High School Diploma • Full-Time • Architect
Apex
Apex
MuleSoft
Marketing
Salesforce
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 15 days ago

Technical Lead

$113k – $257k per year • Lead • 14+ years expIn office (Washington, Reston, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
JavaScript
Node JS
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
ElasticSearch
PostgreSQL
Redis
AI/ML
OpenAI
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Verified live · 1 day ago 12 days ago

Software Engineer, Lead

$87k – $198k per year • Lead • 8+ years expIn office (McLean, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C#
JavaScript
SQL
TypeScript
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Angular
DevOps
Git
Azure
CI/CD
Configuration Management
Docker
Podman
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Micron Technology

micron.com
Micron Technology is an American semiconductor company founded in Boise, Idaho in 1978 and one of only a handful of manufacturers of both DRAM and NAND flash memory. It designs and fabricates memory and storage products used in data centres, personal computers, smartphones, cars and industrial equipment, and sells them under the Micron and consumer-facing Crucial brands. High-bandwidth memory for AI accelerators has become the fastest-growing part of the business, and the company operates fabrication and assembly sites across the United States and Asia.
micron.com • HQ: Boise, United States • Data Centers • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Consumer Electronics • Hardware • Storage • Digital Storage • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978
HQ: Boise, United States • Data Centers • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Consumer Electronics • Hardware • Storage • Digital Storage • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978
$91k – $239k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Singapore) • PhD • Full-Time • Principal
Python
SQL
Visual Basic
Analytics
Power BI
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Open 111 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 4 months ago

Principal Node Development Product Engineer, DPAG

$135k – $275k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Boise, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
Python
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Roblox Corporation

roblox.com
Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX) is an immersive global online gaming and user-generated content (UGC) platform headquartered in San Mateo, California. Founded in 2004 by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel, the company operates an end-to-end 3D digital ecosystem consisting of three core components: Roblox Client (the application through which users explore virtual experiences), Roblox Studio (the proprietary toolset that allows creators and developers to build 3D worlds), and Roblox Cloud (the infrastructure that powers real-time services and multiplayer hosting).
roblox.com • HQ: San Mateo, United States • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • Gaming • Metaverse • Game Development • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
HQ: San Mateo, United States • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • Gaming • Metaverse • Game Development • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
Verified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago

Principal Software Engineer, Physics

$149k – $303k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 8+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Mateo, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
C++
Game Dev
Havok Physics
NVIDIA PhysX
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Principal Software Engineer, Game Safety

$144k – $292k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 6+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Mateo, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Principal
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 3 months ago

Principal Software Engineer, Engineering Acceleration

$144k – $293k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 9+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Mateo, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Principal
C#
Go
Java
Python
DevOps
GitHub Actions
GitHub
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
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Inabia

inabia.com
Inabia Solutions & Consulting is a Bellevue, Washington-based global technology consulting, IT services, and workforce solutions company. Founded in 2006, the firm specializes in custom software engineering, AI/ML implementation, cloud services, ServiceNow integration, and telecom solutions. Alongside managed enterprise IT and digital transformation consulting, Inabia provides technical staff augmentation, data labeling, and forward-deployed engineering teams to enterprise clients across North America, the Middle East, and Asia.
inabia.com • HQ: Columbus, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • 201-500 employees
HQ: Columbus, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • 201-500 employees
Lead • In office • Staff
Java
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
Angular
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
AWS Step Functions
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Lead • In office • Staff
Java
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
Frontend
Angular
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
AWS Step Functions
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HealthEdge

healthedge.com
HealthEdge builds core administrative software for health insurance payers. Its products handle claims processing, benefits configuration, care management and member engagement. Plans use the platform to replace decades-old claims systems.
healthedge.com • HQ: Burlington, United States • Digital Health • Data & Analytics • Cloud Computing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
HQ: Burlington, United States • Digital Health • Data & Analytics • Cloud Computing • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
$28k – $75k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years expIn office (Bengaluru, India) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
C#
JavaScript
Ruby
SQL
TypeScript
Java
C#
ASP.NET Core
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
Apache Kafka
MS SQL
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Claude
Copilot
Cursor
AI Agents
Frontend
Angular
React.js
Vue.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Kubernetes
GitHub
Docker
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$128k – $259k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years expIn office (Burlington, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
C#
JavaScript
SQL
TypeScript
C#
.NET
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Angular
JQuery
React.js
DevOps
AWS
Azure
Azure DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
Kubernetes
GitHub
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2 days ago

Technical Lead

Lead • 9+ years expIn office • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Java
SQL
TypeScript
JavaScript
Java
Apache Camel
Frontend
React.js
Redux
Mobile
JUnit
DevOps
Bitbucket
Jenkins
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Alaffia Health

alaffiahealth.com
Alaffia Health applies large language models to detect fraud, waste and billing errors in medical claims for self-insured employers and health plans. Founded in 2020 in New York, its system reads itemised bills and medical records the way a clinical auditor would. The company reports recovering a significant share of reviewed claim value.
alaffiahealth.com • HQ: New York, United States • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2020
HQ: New York, United States • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2020
Verified live · 2 hours ago 2 days ago

Principal Software Engineer (Fullstack)

$143k – $290k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 15+ years expRemote/Hybrid (New York, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Principal
Python
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Copilot
Cursor
Edge AI
Claude
Claude Code
Frontend
GraphQL
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
GitHub
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
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Vena Solutions

venasolutions.com
Vena Solutions is a Canadian software company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Toronto. Its platform handles corporate planning and budgeting inside a spreadsheet interface. The product is used by thousands of finance teams.
venasolutions.com • HQ: Toronto, Canada • AI Agents • 51-200 employees • Est. 2011
HQ: Toronto, Canada • AI Agents • 51-200 employees • Est. 2011
Verified live · 2 hours ago 2 days ago

Staff Technical Lead, Full Stack

$40k – $54k per year • Lead • In office • Full-Time • Staff
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 days ago

Staff Technical Lead, Back End

$40k – $54k per year • Lead • In office • Full-Time • Staff
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HostPapa

hostpapa.com
HostPapa is a Canadian hosting company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Burlington, Ontario. It provides domains, web hosting and cloud services to small businesses. The company serves customers in dozens of countries.
hostpapa.com • HQ: Burlington, Canada • Content Creation • Web Hosting • Internet Services • 51-200 employees • Est. 2006
HQ: Burlington, Canada • Content Creation • Web Hosting • Internet Services • 51-200 employees • Est. 2006
$109k – $245k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years exp • Remote (Canada) • Staff • English: C1
SQL
Robotics
Apollo
Management
n8n
Zapier
Marketing
GA4
HubSpot
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Kingfisher

kingfisher.com
Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with over 1,900 stores, supported by a team of 82,000 colleagues.
kingfisher.com • Kraków • Southampton • Cluj-Napoca • Industrial Hardware • Commerce • Tools & DIY Supplies
Kraków • Southampton • Cluj-Napoca • Industrial Hardware • Commerce • Tools & DIY Supplies
$81k – $106k per year (gross) • Lead • Remote/Hybrid (Kraków, Poland) • Staff
Java
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Granicus

granicus.com
Granicus connects governments with the people they serve by providing the first and only civic engagement platform for the public sector. Over 5,500 federal, state, and local government agencies and more than 300 million citizen subscribers power an unmatched Subscriber Network that turns government missions into quantifiable results. With comprehensive cloud-based solutions for communications, government website design, meeting and agenda management software, records management, and digital services, Granicus empowers stronger relationships between government and residents across the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
granicus.com • Perm • Washington • Columbia • Content Management Systems (CMS) • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Government • Digital Government
Perm • Washington • Columbia • Content Management Systems (CMS) • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Government • Digital Government
Lead • In office • Architect
AWS Bedrock
Frontend
WebAssembly
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
FedRAMP
NIST 800-53
SOC 2
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Vouch

vouch.us
Headquartered in Wausau, Wisconsin, Vouch is a video software company that provides a video feedback and testimonial collection platform for businesses. The platform enables organizations to easily record, edit, and share video testimonials, employee updates, and customer feedback using asynchronous video prompts. Additionally, it integrates seamlessly with major business applications and CRM systems to streamline content creation, internal communication, and marketing workflows.
vouch.us • HQ: Wausau, United States • Cybersecurity • Insurance • Financial Services • 51-200 employees • Est. 2018
HQ: Wausau, United States • Cybersecurity • Insurance • Financial Services • 51-200 employees • Est. 2018
Top 25% payVerified live · 3 hours ago 3 days ago

Principal Engineer

$245k – $285k per year • Equity • Lead • 6+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Chicago, United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Principal
Rust
TypeScript
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
LLM
LLM Guardrails
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
GitOps
Terraform
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Agoda

agoda.com
Agoda operates an online travel platform for searching and booking accommodation, flights, and other travel services. It connects travelers with hotels, apartments, vacation rentals, airlines, and activity providers in markets around the world.
agoda.com • HQ: Bangkok, Thailand • Travel & Tourism • Travel Technology • Hotels & Resorts • 5000+ employees • Est. 2005
HQ: Bangkok, Thailand • Travel & Tourism • Travel Technology • Hotels & Resorts • 5000+ employees • Est. 2005
Open 422 daysVerified live · 18 min ago 1 year ago

Lead Software Engineer - Back End (FinTech) (Bangkok based - Relocation provided)

Lead • 10+ years expIn office (Bangkok, Thailand) • Relocation • Staff • English: B2
C#
Java
Kotlin
Scala
SQL
Databases
Apache Kafka
RabbitMQ
AI/ML
Hadoop
Spark
DevOps
CI/CD
Kubernetes
GitLab
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Lead • 10+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Bangkok, Thailand) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Internship • Staff • English: B2
Go
Scala
Java
Kotlin
SQL
Databases
Aerospike
Apache Kafka
Cassandra
AI/ML
Hadoop
DevOps
CI/CD
Self-Healing
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Lead • 10+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Bangkok, Thailand) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Internship • Staff • English: B2
Go
Scala
Java
Kotlin
SQL
Databases
Aerospike
Apache Kafka
Cassandra
AI/ML
Hadoop
DevOps
CI/CD
Self-Healing
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UpStart Quest

upstart.quest
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upstart.quest • Austin • Columbus • New York • Artificial Intelligence
Austin • Columbus • New York • Artificial Intelligence
Verified live · 1 hour ago 3 days ago

Principal Software Engineer, Pricing Platform

$141k – $285k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 8+ years exp • Remote (Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
Rust
Java
Spring Boot
Python
Celery
Django
FastAPI
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Kubernetes
Datadog
gRPC
Helm
Amazon S3
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Open 534 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 1 year ago

Principal Software Engineer, Capital Marketplace

$135k – $275k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 8+ years exp • Remote (Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Principal Software Engineer, Core Pricing

$135k – $274k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 8+ years exp • Remote (Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
C#
C++
Java
Python
Databases
Apache Kafka
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
gRPC
Analytics
A/B Testing
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Scale AI

scale.com
Scale AI is an American company founded in San Francisco in 2016 that supplies the training data, evaluation and tooling behind large artificial intelligence systems. It began with human-labelled annotation for autonomous driving and computer vision, then expanded into reinforcement learning from human feedback, expert data generation, model evaluation and full-stack deployment platforms for enterprises and governments. In 2025 Meta acquired a large minority stake and hired co-founder Alexandr Wang, after which the company continued under new leadership serving defence, public sector and commercial customers.
scale.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Defense AI • Data & Analytics • Data Collection • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2016
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Defense AI • Data & Analytics • Data Collection • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2016
Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago

Team Lead, ARC Software Engineering Team

$223k – $453k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • In office (Washington, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Scale AI
DevOps
Terraform
AWS
Azure
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
FedRAMP
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 5 months ago

SWE Fellow - Human Frontier Collective (US)

$235k – $469k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • PhD • Contractor • Principal
C++
JavaScript
Python
Rust
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 5 months ago

SWE Fellow - Human Frontier Collective (UK)

$159k – $319k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 5+ years exp • Remote (United Kingdom) • PhD • Contractor • Principal
C++
JavaScript
Python
Rust
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Lockheed Martin

lockheedmartin.com
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology corporation headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Formed in 1995 through the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta, the company is one of the world's largest defense contractors, operating primarily across four core business segments: Aeronautics; Missiles and Fire Control; Rotary and Mission Systems; and Space.
lockheedmartin.com • King of Prussia • Littleton • Longmont • Sunnyvale • Fayetteville • Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • Military • 5000+ employees • Est. 1995
King of Prussia • Littleton • Longmont • Sunnyvale • Fayetteville • Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • Military • 5000+ employees • Est. 1995
Verified live · 1 day ago 7 days ago

Deputy Lead Software Engineer

Lead • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
GitLab
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Bankjoy

bankjoy.com
All-in-One Digital Banking for Community Financial Institutions. Your community connection is what sets you apart. Bankjoy's secure, innovative platform helps you amplify it and win in the digital world.
bankjoy.com • Toronto • Austin • Ontario • Banking • Financial Services • FinTech
Toronto • Austin • Ontario • Banking • Financial Services • FinTech
Verified live · 6 hours ago 3 days ago

Lead Software Engineer

$101k – $202k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 8+ years expOntario • Remote (Canada) • Full-Time • Staff
C#
SQL
TypeScript
JavaScript
Assembly
C#
.NET
Entity Framework Core
Assembly
Keystone Engine
Frontend
Angular
DevOps
CI/CD
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Pluribus Digital

pluribusdigital.com
Pluribus Digital is a company that builds modern digital products for public service missions. They work on impactful projects such as helping the USCIS modernize interactions related to citizenship applications, publishing open data through APIs for the FDIC, and supporting the growth of Login. gov, all aimed at enhancing security and transparency.
pluribusdigital.com • Washington • Digital Goods
Washington • Digital Goods
Verified live · 18 min ago 6 days ago

Technical Lead (TTB)

$155k – $165k per year • Lead • 8+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Java
DevOps
CI/CD
Kubernetes
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REGENT

regentcraft.com
Regent develops an electric boat-flying machine for coastal transportation. The company designs and manufactures electric flying machines that will transport commercial passengers. The vehicle, known as a seaglider, is a wing-in-ground-effect craf...
regentcraft.com • Washington • Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • Transportation & Logistics
Washington • Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • Transportation & Logistics
Verified live · 8 hours ago 3 days ago

Principal Software Engineer

$138k – $279k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office • Full-Time • Principal
C++
MATLAB
C
MATLAB
Simulink
C
Embedded C
DevOps
RTOS
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