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Defense Jobs in SF Bay Area

Defense roles at companies building the future — in SF Bay Area.

455 open roles · Updated Sep 20, 2026

455 jobs

Shield AI Staff Platform Engineer (R5668)

San Diego, CA · Washington, D.C. · Boston, MA · San Mateo, CA · Dallas, TX

$142k–$213k / year

Job type: Infrastructure, IT, & Security
Seniority: Staff / Principal

CHAOS Industries Backend Software Engineer

San Francisco, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Code Metal Senior Hardware Engineer (RTL / High-Level Synthesis)

Remote · Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Overland AI Forward Deployed Software Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA

$120k–$240k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Scout AI Drone Technician

Sunnyvale, CA

$50k–$70k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Mid-Level

Skydio Hardware Product Management Intern - Fall 2026/Winter 2027

San Mateo, CA

$98k–$121k / year

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Intern

Aurelius Systems Electrical Engineer

San Francisco, CA

$130k–$170k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Socket VP of Engineering

Remote · San Francisco, CA

Job type: Product, Programs, & Systems
Seniority: Director

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Mach Industries Perception Engineer

Huntington Beach, CA · San Francisco, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Defense Unicorns Account Executive — Autonomous Systems (ComS056)

San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA

$145k–$185k / year

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Mid-Level

Gallatin Senior Product Designer

Remote · El Segundo, CA · Washington, D.C. · San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Chariot Defense Software Engineer, Embedded Linux

San Bruno, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Fisica Antenna Assembler

San Leandro, CA

Job type: Finance, Legal, & Compliance
Seniority: Mid-Level

Swan Technologies Forward Deployed Drone Technician

San Francisco, CA

$80k–$140k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Saildrone Principal Software Engineer, Perception

Alameda, CA

$300k–$380k / year

Job type: AI & Autonomy
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Verkada Embedded Engineering Manager - Storage Systems

San Mateo, CA

$200k–$315k / year

Job type: Electrical & Firmware
Seniority: Manager

Arxlight Engineering Technician

Oakland, CA

$73k–$114k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Entry-Level

Infisical Commercial Account Executive

Remote · Austin, TX · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · United States · Boston, MA

Job type: Business Dev & Customer Ops
Seniority: Mid-Level

Deterrence Staff Mechanical Design Engineer

Fremont, CA

Job type: Mechanical & Physical Systems
Seniority: Staff / Principal

Anduril Industries Software Engineer, Manufacturing Test

Mountain View, CA

$181k–$241k / year

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Mid-Level

Shield AI Senior Network Engineer (R5667)

San Mateo, CA

$140k–$211k / year

Job type: Infrastructure, IT, & Security
Seniority: Senior

CHAOS Industries Senior Software Engineer

San Francisco, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Code Metal Principal Python Engineer (Modeling & Simulation)

San Francisco, CA

Job type: Software & Data
Seniority: Senior

Overland AI Product Security Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA

$170k–$200k / year

Job type: Infrastructure, IT, & Security
Seniority: Senior

Scout AI Manufacturing Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA

$165k–$215k / year

Job type: Manufacturing & Production
Seniority: Mid-Level

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