AI job alerts for Staff Software Engineers
Get Staff Software Engineer jobs the moment they're posted.
Staff-level roles are scarce and mostly filled through warm intros, but the public ones close in days. Filtering by company size and stage pays off here.
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How ApplyTOP works for Staff Software Engineers
- Upload your CV. ApplyTOP parses it once and builds a 384-dimensional semantic profile. No manual keyword lists.
- Set the role. Staff Software Engineer alerts pull from LinkedIn plus the major ATS platforms used by tens of thousands of companies.
- Get hourly matches. Every new Staff Software Engineer posting is scored against your CV with cosine similarity. Only high-fit jobs ping your inbox.
- Apply first. ApplyTOP gives you the direct apply link. No proxy, no friction. You're applying while the role is still warm.
Top companies hiring Staff Software Engineer jobs right now
Most-active hirers over the last 30 days across LinkedIn + 50+ ATS feeds.
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IBM
7 open
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SSigma Computing
6 open
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Calyptus
3 open
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Hire Feed
3 open
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Tekion Corp
2 open
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Ripple
2 open
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Uber
1 open
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NVIDIA AI
1 open
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GitHub, Inc.
1 open
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Nagarro
1 open
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Airwallex
1 open
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SailPoint
1 open
Work model mix
- Remote44%
- Hybrid13%
- On-site44%
Experience level mix
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Mid 25%
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Senior 75%
Top hiring cities
Last 30 days
- San Francisco, United States4
- New York, United States3
- Chennai, India2
- London, United Kingdom2
- Washington, United States1
- Santa Clara, United States1
- Guadalajara, Mexico1
- Sydney, Australia1
Posting velocity
Daily new postings, last 30 daysSalary by experience level
Live USD-denominated postings, midpoint of stated range. Last 30 days.
Senior
$238k
$230k – $255k
n = 14
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Staff Software Engineer — official labor statistics
Median annual wage
$132k
Employed in U.S.
1,656,880
10-year outlook
+17%
Top-paying states
- California$174k
- Washington$167k
- New York$144k
- Colorado$143k
- Massachusetts$143k
Top-employing industries
- Computer Systems Design Services521,670
- Software Publishers159,190
- Management of Companies and Enterprises86,260
- Other Information Services76,470
- Insurance Carriers62,300
O*NET — U.S. Department of Labor
Source: O*NETWhat Staff Software Engineers actually do
- ▸Develop and direct software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation.
- ▸Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
- ▸Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design systems and obtain information on project limitations and capabilities.
- ▸Design, develop, and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
- ▸Modify existing software to correct errors, allow it to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance.
- ▸Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure specifications are met.
- ▸Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures.
Tools & technologies
Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Software Engineer
Source: DOL H-1B disclosuresMedian sponsored salary and visa-approval count from the most recent DOL disclosure cycle.
- 1 Google LLC 487 approvals $305k
- 2 Meta Platforms, Inc. 412 approvals $335k
- 3 Stripe, Inc. 156 approvals $325k
- 4 Snowflake 134 approvals $285k
- 5 Databricks 123 approvals $315k
- 6 Pinterest, Inc. 102 approvals $265k
- 7 Airbnb, Inc. 98 approvals $275k
- 8 LinkedIn Corporation 87 approvals $255k
- 9 OpenAI, L.L.C. 76 approvals $360k
- 10 Anthropic, PBC 68 approvals $355k
What Staff Software Engineers actually use day-to-day
Source: Stack Overflow Developer Survey · 2025Languages
- TypeScript61%
- Python54%
- Go32%
- Rust24%
- Java28%
- SQL58%
- JavaScript55%
- Bash42%
Frameworks
- Kubernetes45%
- Docker55%
- AWS62%
- PostgreSQL55%
- Terraform35%
- React42%
- Redis38%
- gRPC21%
AI tools
- Claude52%
- Cursor41%
- ChatGPT72%
- GitHub Copilot42%
- Aider12%
- Codeium7%
Skills the AI looks for in Staff Software Engineer CVs
- ▸technical strategy
- ▸organisational design
- ▸mentorship
- ▸platform thinking
Where Staff Software Engineer jobs get fetched from
- ▸curated career pages
- ▸top-tier ATS feeds
Staff Software Engineer salary range
Live data from 11 current openings, updated hourly.
Median
$219k
25th – 75th
$196k – $249k
Full range
$144k – $270k
Top-paying companies hiring Staff Software Engineer jobs now
Ranked by maximum salary across current openings tracked by ApplyTOP.
- Anduril Industries: up to $292k
- Bumble Inc.: up to $285k
- Otter.ai: up to $275k
- Lucid Motors: up to $263k
- PayPal: up to $262k
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View Staff Software Engineer cover letter examplesFrequently asked questions
How many Staff Software Engineer jobs are open right now? ▾
ApplyTOP is tracking 32 active Staff Software Engineer jobs across LinkedIn and 50+ ATS feeds. 32 of them were added in the past 7 days. Numbers refresh hourly.
How many Staff Software Engineer jobs are remote? ▾
About 44% of currently-tracked Staff Software Engineer jobs are remote-friendly. Hybrid and on-site roles make up the remainder.
What's the average Staff Software Engineer salary? ▾
U.S. BLS reports a median annual wage of $132k for this occupation. Live ApplyTOP postings tend to track higher than the BLS median because they skew toward tech and scale-up employers.
What is the job outlook for Staff Software Engineer roles? ▾
BLS Employment Projections show +17% growth over the next decade — that's the 10-year demand outlook from the U.S. Department of Labor.
How does an ApplyTOP Staff Software Engineer alert work? ▾
Upload your CV once, set the Staff Software Engineer role, and ApplyTOP fetches matching openings every hour, ranks them by AI-scored fit against your CV, and sends an email digest plus push notifications for high-fit roles.
How much does it cost? ▾
ApplyTOP Pro is $6.99/week, $24/month, or $199/year. There's a free trial — cancel anytime.
Why timing matters for Staff Software Engineer jobs
50–70% of applications to a typical Staff Software Engineer role arrive within the first 72 hours of posting. Recruiters review them in arrival order, and shortlists fill fast. Hourly fetching plus AI fit scoring means you're in the first batch a recruiter sees, not the third.
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