Senior Engineering Roles — November 2026
There are 27,697 live senior engineering roles on Aplyr right now, 2,239 of them posted in the last 7 days. The most active employers are Citigroup, Microsoft and JPMorgan Chase. Across 88 recent postings that list pay, the typical advertised salary is about $195k a year. 14% are fully remote.
Senior+, staff, principal, and architect-level engineering roles. Compensation typically $200K-$500K+ total comp including equity. We've pulled active openings at companies that take senior engineering seriously — places where "senior" means real ownership, not just a title.
The senior engineering ladder bifurcates around the staff level: pre-staff senior is largely about deep individual contribution within a team; staff and above adds cross-team scope, technical strategy, and the "senior IC vs. management" career fork. Most candidates pick a track around the 8-12 year mark.
Compensation at senior+ levels has decoupled from base salary. RSU/equity comp at FAANG-tier companies often exceeds base for senior IC roles, reaching 2-3x base at staff/principal. Pre-IPO equity at well-funded growth-stage companies is more variable but can be the most lucrative outcome of the lot if the IPO lands well.
Beyond comp, the most-valuable filter for senior engineers is whether the company makes promotion past senior visible and achievable. Look for an explicitly published engineering ladder, public examples of recent staff/principal promotions, and engineering leaders who talk about ladder mechanics in calibration cycles.
- SalesforceItaly - Milan€70,425 - €94,200/yearItaly - Milan€70,425 - €94,200/yearNov 1
- WorkdayUSA, CA, Pleasanton$148,200 - $264,000/yearUSA, CA, Pleasanton$148,200 - $264,000/yearNov 1WorkdayUSA, CA, PleasantonUSA, CA, Pleasanton—Oct 31
- PayPalChennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaChennai, Tamil Nadu, India—Nov 1
- CiscoRTP, North Carolina, USRTP, North Carolina, US—Nov 1
- WHOOPBoston, MA$170K - $230KBoston, MA$170K - $230KNov 1
- CaterpillarPeoria, Illinois +3$147,760 - $240,110/yearPeoria, Illinois +3$147,760 - $240,110/yearNov 1
- NVIDIA$144,000 - $230,000/year$144,000 - $230,000/yearOct 31NVIDIA$152,000 - $287,500/year$152,000 - $287,500/yearOct 31
- NVIDIAUS, CA, Santa Clara$224,000 - $356,500/yearUS, CA, Santa Clara$224,000 - $356,500/yearOct 31
- NVIDIA$224,000 - $431,250/year$224,000 - $431,250/yearOct 31
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- General Dynamics IT$107,744 - $143,750/year$107,744 - $143,750/yearOct 31
- SumUpSofia, BulgariaSofia, Bulgaria—Oct 31
- Bristol-Myers SquibbPrinceton - NJ - US$81,260 - $98,468/yearPrinceton - NJ - US$81,260 - $98,468/yearOct 31Senior Manager, CRM Engineering, Administration & Development - Field EnablementLeadH-1B$137,530 - $166,654/yearBristol-Myers SquibbPrinceton - NJ - US$137,530 - $166,654/yearPrinceton - NJ - US$137,530 - $166,654/yearOct 31
- BrillioBangalore, Karnataka, IndiaBangalore, Karnataka, India—Oct 31BrillioBangalore, Karnataka, IndiaBangalore, Karnataka, India—Oct 31
- American Electric PowerColumbus, OHColumbus, OH—Oct 31
- HP Inc.Spring, Texas, United States of AmericaSpring, Texas, United States of America—Oct 31
- Target7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445$98,000 - $176,000/year7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445$98,000 - $176,000/yearOct 31
- CVS HealthIN - Work from home$106,605 - $213,210/yearIN - Work from home$106,605 - $213,210/yearOct 31CVS HealthCO - Work from home$92,700 - $185,400/yearCO - Work from home$92,700 - $185,400/yearOct 31
- RobloxSan Mateo, CA, United States$293,800 - $343,340/yrSan Mateo, CA, United States$293,800 - $343,340/yrOct 31
- SamsaraRemote - US$182k - $325k/yrRemote - US$182k - $325k/yrOct 31
- AdyenSan Francisco$198,000 - $293,000/yearSan Francisco$198,000 - $293,000/yearOct 31
- ChimeSan Francisco, CA, USA$164k - $227k/yrSan Francisco, CA, USA$164k - $227k/yrOct 31
- Deutsche BankBerlin Otto-Suhr-Allee 16Berlin Otto-Suhr-Allee 16—Oct 31
- SpaceXRedmond, WA$152,000 - $186,000/yearRedmond, WA$152,000 - $186,000/yearOct 30
- Uber FreightChicago, IL 60607, United States$152,000 - $186,000/yearChicago, IL 60607, United States$152,000 - $186,000/yearOct 30Uber FreightFrisco, TX 75034, United States$152,000 - $186,000/yearFrisco, TX 75034, United States$152,000 - $186,000/yearOct 30
- Uber FreightChicago, IL 60607, United States$152,000 - $186,000/yearChicago, IL 60607, United States$152,000 - $186,000/yearOct 30
- Uber FreightFrisco, TX 75034, United States$124,000 - $151,000/yearFrisco, TX 75034, United States$124,000 - $151,000/yearOct 30
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- JustworksNew York, New York$188,000 - $242,000/yearNew York, New York$188,000 - $242,000/yearOct 30
- DanaherUSA - Remote$180,000 - $220,000/yearUSA - Remote$180,000 - $220,000/yearOct 30DanaherDowningtown, Pennsylvania, United States$115,000 - $125,000/yearDowningtown, Pennsylvania, United States$115,000 - $125,000/yearOct 30
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About this list
What’s included. This page shows roles classified as Software Engineering, at the senior or staff or principal or lead level, newest first. Postings come directly from employers’ own career sites, not from other job boards.
How it stays fresh. Aplyr re-checks sources throughout the day and drops a posting as soon as the employer closes it. The page itself is rebuilt daily and the “updated” time at the top refreshes live. Snapshot as of Nov 2, 2026.
Quality filters. The table only shows postings from the last 120 days, newest first, and rows with neither a salary nor a location are moved to the bottom. 9 postings in the latest batch were hidden because the title didn’t match this list’s role family.
Frequently asked questions
27,697 live postings as of Nov 2, 2026, including 2,239 posted in the last week, across 250+ companies. 8,548 were posted in the last 30 days. Postings drop off as soon as the employer closes them.
Based on 88 recent postings that publish an annual salary range, the median advertised pay for roles on this list is about $195k, and the middle half falls between $169k and $243k. These are base-salary ranges from job ads (midpoint of each range), not total compensation.
The employers with the most open postings right now are Citigroup (1,352), Microsoft (1,015), JPMorgan Chase (878), NVIDIA (838) and Speechify (492). The full list below is sorted by most recent.
14% of the postings are fully remote and 16% are hybrid; the rest are on-site. Use the Remote filter above the table to see only remote roles.
65% of the postings are at companies with a record of sponsoring H-1B visas. Turn on the H-1B filter to see only those, or browse the visa-sponsorship lists.
Aplyr reads openings directly from employers' own careers sites and removes them when the employer closes them. This page shows roles classified as Software Engineering, at the senior or staff or principal or lead level, newest first, and is refreshed daily.
Yes. Quick Apply fills and submits an application with your saved profile and résumé, and Autopilot can apply to batches of matching roles for you. Roles that Aplyr cannot submit automatically link to the employer’s own application page.
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