Companies hiring software engineers in San Diego
Open software engineering jobs in San Diego, counted October 28, 2026 from companies' own job boards.
- 2,129open postings
- 792new in 30 days
- 368companies hiring
Most open software engineering jobs in San Diego
| Company | Open postings | New (30 days) |
|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman | 375 | 171 |
| Qualcomm | 355 | 129 |
| Jobsbridge | 71 | 0 |
| Shield AI | 54 | 20 |
| General Atomics | 48 | 48 |
| Amazon | 43 | 14 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | 43 | 19 |
| Monarch Quantum | 40 | 10 |
| Dexcom | 29 | 13 |
| Firestorm | 28 | 4 |
| Leidos | 28 | 5 |
| Axos | 20 | 6 |
| Albertsons Companies | 18 | 9 |
| BAE Systems | 17 | 17 |
| Cat | 17 | 9 |
| Blue Origin | 16 | 9 |
| Working at L3Harris Technologies | 16 | 7 |
| ServiceNow | 15 | 9 |
| Apple | 14 | 14 |
| Abbott | 12 | 3 |
| Becton Dickinson & Company | 12 | 8 |
| Intuit | 11 | 3 |
| Quanta | 11 | 0 |
| ASML | 10 | 3 |
| Costco | 10 | 0 |
Most new software engineering jobs in San Diego, last 30 days
| Company | Open postings | New (30 days) |
|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman | 375 | 171 |
| Qualcomm | 355 | 129 |
| General Atomics | 48 | 48 |
| Shield AI | 54 | 20 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton | 43 | 19 |
| BAE Systems | 17 | 17 |
| Amazon | 43 | 14 |
| Apple | 14 | 14 |
| Dexcom | 29 | 13 |
| Monarch Quantum | 40 | 10 |
| Albertsons Companies | 18 | 9 |
| Blue Origin | 16 | 9 |
| Cat | 17 | 9 |
| ServiceNow | 15 | 9 |
| Becton Dickinson & Company | 12 | 8 |
| Avav | 9 | 7 |
| Illumina | 9 | 7 |
| Working at L3Harris Technologies | 16 | 7 |
| Axos | 20 | 6 |
| Peraton | 7 | 6 |
| Becton Dickinson | 9 | 5 |
| Department of the Navy | 9 | 5 |
| Innoflight | 8 | 5 |
| L3Harris | 5 | 5 |
| Leidos | 28 | 5 |
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What these numbers are
Counts are open US job postings on companies' own job boards, as DonutApply read them that day; a posting closed on its board is not counted. A posting is new when it says it was posted in the last 30 days, or, when it says no day, when DonutApply first saw it in that time. The kind of work is read from the job title.
Questions
Which companies are hiring software engineers in San Diego?
As of October 28, 2026, Northrop Grumman (375 open postings), Qualcomm (355 open postings), Jobsbridge (71 open postings), Shield AI (54 open postings), General Atomics (48 open postings) have the most open software engineering postings in San Diego.
How many software engineering jobs are open in San Diego?
2,129 open postings at 368 companies, 792 of them posted in the last 30 days, counted October 28, 2026.
Where do these numbers come from?
From companies' own job boards, which DonutApply reads every day. A posting that closes on its board drops out of the count, and job boards that repost other sites' listings are not counted.
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