Staff Software Engineer jobs in Washington, DC: 12 open roles
12 open staff software engineer jobs in Washington, DC, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $244,000 a year.
Open staff software engineer jobs in Washington, DC
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Staff Software Engineer, Compiler
Code Metal · Boston Hub
$170k–$200k · Nov 4, 2026
- Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI
Peregrine Technologies · Washington, D.C.
Oct 9, 2026
- Staff Software Engineer, Perception (R5421)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C.
$195k–$293k · Jul 28, 2026
- Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5401)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C.
$195k–$293k · Jul 21, 2026
- Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5400)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C.
$195k–$293k · Jul 21, 2026
- Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C.
$195k–$293k · Jul 21, 2026
- Staff Software Engineer
The Nuclear Company · Washington, DC
Jun 22, 2026
- Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5208)
Shield AI · Washington, D.C.
$195k–$293k · Jun 8, 2026
- Staff Software Engineer, Traffic
Peregrine Technologies · Washington DC
$200k–$275k · Apr 22, 2026
- Staff Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure
Peregrine Technologies · Washington, D.C.
$200k–$275k · Mar 12, 2026
- Staff Software Engineer, Security
Saildrone · Alameda, California or Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$189k–$243k · Feb 9, 2026
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Staff Software Engineer pay in Washington, DC
9 of the 12 open listings state pay, and their median is $244,000 a year. See the national staff software engineer salary breakdown.
Employers hiring staff software engineers in Washington, DC
- Shield AI 5
- Peregrine Technologies 3
- Code Metal 1
- Rippling 1
- Saildrone 1
- The Nuclear Company 1
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