Role Description & Responsibilities: Dassault Systemes is seeking a Software Engineer for our BIOVIA Lab Services team develops software at the Hub of BIOVIAs Lab Management suite of products. This software provides a br…
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Software Engineer jobs in San Diego, CA
Software engineers design, build, and maintain the applications and systems behind modern products. The work spans writing code, reviewing designs, and keeping software reliable as it grows.
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$42–$113/hr
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Job Description Job Description We are helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company find a Software Engineer to design and build production-grade AI applications, agents, and conversational systems. In this role…
$131.5k - $243.3k
: Summary Posted: Sep 26, 2025 Weekly Hours: 40 Role Number: 200505007 Join our Wireless Software Engineering team and drive innovation that matters! We craft and seamlessly integrate technologies that enrich people's li…
$55.5 - $75 per hour
to launch a rewarding career. Responsibilities Frontend Engineering: Experience developing scalable, responsive, and dynamic web... ...proven best practices in designing, building, and supporting software projects. Recei…
$115k - $200k
Where you're never going alone. Because there's too much at stake to go solo. Our Radio Products Team is seeking a hybrid Software Engineer, Modem BSP. You would be responsible for working on next generation self-network…
$100k - $130k
Sigma Defense is seeking a Software Engineer to join our team in San Diego NB, CA. This is a contingent position that is pending award of contract. This means that the position is subject to the successful awarding of a…
$80k - $110k
ground environments. We are a technology firm creating in-house software, network and hardware solutions that support our noble cause of... ...environments. We’re looking for an early career Software Engineer to help us…
$125k - $175k
Job Description Job Description Join our fast-paced and passionate team as a Senior Software Engineer. As we scale, you will be instrumental in building our foundation from the ground up. This is a dynamic, hands-on role…
$138k - $165k
sciences companies design optimal clinical trials. Our AI powered software platform optimizes and orchestrates complex clinical... ...effectively to enhancements and improvements across services. Uphold Engineering Stand…
Description Description About The Role: Innovative Defense Technologies (IDT), a leading defense technology company, is seeking a Software Engineer to be part of our Integrated Mission Systems (IMS) team and based out of…
Job Description Job Description Description: Summary The Software Engineer is responsible for meeting daily, short-term, and long-term goals of software development operations and data processing. Key responsibilities in…
$107k - $161k
complexities of modern development to accelerate the pace of ResMed’s next generation Healthcare Informatics platform. As a Software Engineer, you must possess world class technical skills and a strong sense of empathy f…
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What software engineers earn in San Diego
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $42–$60 | $88k–$124k |
| Mid level | $60–$85 | $124k–$177k |
| Senior | $82–$113 | $171k–$236k |
Adjusted for the San Diego market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Data structures and algorithmsSystem designGit and code reviewTesting and debuggingSQL and databasesAPIs and integrationCloud fundamentals (AWS/GCP/Azure)Clear written communicationCross-team collaboration
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Walk me through a project you built and the technical decisions behind it.
Pick one project and go deep. Explain the tradeoffs you weighed, not just the stack you used, and name one thing you would do differently now.
How would you design a URL shortener (or similar small system)?
Start with requirements and rough scale before drawing boxes. Interviewers care more about how you reason through storage, uniqueness, and reads versus writes than a perfect answer.
Tell me about the hardest bug you have debugged.
Describe your process: how you reproduced it, narrowed the cause, and confirmed the fix. A methodical story beats a dramatic one.
How do you decide when code is good enough to ship?
Talk about tests, review, and risk relative to the change. Showing judgment about tradeoffs matters more than claiming perfection.
Describe a time you disagreed with a teammate about a technical approach.
Show that you argued from evidence, listened, and committed to the outcome. Avoid stories where the point is simply that you were right.
How do you approach learning an unfamiliar codebase?
Mention concrete tactics: reading tests, tracing a request end to end, making a small safe change first. This signals you can become productive quickly.
What would you do if a production incident happened right before a deadline?
Prioritize stabilizing production and communicating early. Interviewers want calm triage, not heroics.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For software engineers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Name the languages and frameworks per role or project, not just in a skills block, so screeners can match you to the stack.
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Quantify outcomes in engineering terms: latency reduced, error rate cut, deploy time shortened, users served.
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Link to a GitHub profile or portfolio only if the pinned work is recent and readable.
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Describe your role on team projects precisely — 'built the payments service' reads very differently from 'worked on payments'.
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Keep the tech list honest; anything on the resume is fair game in the interview.
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For senior roles, show scope: systems owned, engineers mentored, decisions driven.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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