# Lead Engineer Backend Jobs in Hawthorne, CA 181 lead engineer backend jobs in Hawthorne, CA. Top employers: SpaceX, Vast, Oligo Security, and 1 more. Salaries from $46K–$350K. 181 open roles · page 1 of 13 **AI Software Engineer (Vehicle Engineering)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 125K–160K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/ai-software-engineer-vehicle-engineering-8910071002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/ai-software-engineer-vehicle-engineering-8910071002) **AI Security Software Engineer (Starshield)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 130K–160K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/ai-security-software-engineer-starshield-8880556002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/ai-security-software-engineer-starshield-8880556002) **Sr. Software Engineer, Network Observability (Starlink)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 165K–265K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-software-engineer-network-observability-starlink-8871849002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-software-engineer-network-observability-starlink-8871849002) **Lead Hardware Reliability Engineer (Starshield)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 155K–215K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/lead-hardware-reliability-engineer-starshield-8909941002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/lead-hardware-reliability-engineer-starshield-8909941002) **Lead Operations Engineer** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 135K–215K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/lead-operations-engineer-8904640002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/lead-operations-engineer-8904640002) **Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack) - Build Reliability** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 160K–225K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/lead-software-engineer-full-stack-build-reliability-8555708002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/lead-software-engineer-full-stack-build-reliability-8555708002) **Chief Spacecraft Engineer** at Oligo Security Hawthorne | FULL_TIME [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/oligo-security/chief-spacecraft-engineer-14e3d245-5741-4e8a-b5df-c85ad9704dd8) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/chief-spacecraft-engineer-14e3d245-5741-4e8a-b5df-c85ad9704dd8) **Sr. IT Systems Engineer, DevOps** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 155K–215K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-it-systems-engineer-devops-8846406002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-it-systems-engineer-devops-8846406002) **Senior Generative Spacecraft Engineer - all fields** at Oligo Security Hawthorne | FULL_TIME | USD 110K–164K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/oligo-security/senior-generative-spacecraft-engineer-all-fields-9a3c8905-73c3-483f-bd60-3fbb28473f7d) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/senior-generative-spacecraft-engineer-all-fields-9a3c8905-73c3-483f-bd60-3fbb28473f7d) **Senior AI Engineer** at Oligo Security Hawthorne | FULL_TIME | USD 140K–164K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/frontier-jobs/oligo-security/senior-ai-engineer-633c2b59-9b24-44c7-b7f4-7bbb0ab1bd5d) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/senior-ai-engineer-633c2b59-9b24-44c7-b7f4-7bbb0ab1bd5d) **Operations Engineer (Starship Supply Chain)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | INTERN | USD 100K–130K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/operations-engineer-starship-supply-chain-8883775002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/operations-engineer-starship-supply-chain-8883775002) **Manager, Material Flow Engineering (Hawthorne)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 125K–175K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/manager-material-flow-engineering-hawthorne-8578128002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/manager-material-flow-engineering-hawthorne-8578128002) **Sr. Construction Engineer** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | CONTRACTOR | USD 135K–190K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/sr-construction-engineer-8581272002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/sr-construction-engineer-8581272002) **Lead Software Engineer, Components Test (Starshield)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 165K–265K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/lead-software-engineer-components-test-starshield-8827702002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/lead-software-engineer-components-test-starshield-8827702002) **Supplier Development Engineer (PCB/PCBA)** at SpaceX Hawthorne, CA | FULL_TIME | USD 100K–130K/yr [Apply](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/spacex/supplier-development-engineer-pcb-pcba-8700554002) | [JD](https://zerogtalent.com/api/agent/job/supplier-development-engineer-pcb-pcba-8700554002) [Next page](https://zerogtalent.com/lead-engineer-backend-jobs-in-hawthorne-ca.md?page=2) --- *Source: [Zero G Talent](https://zerogtalent.com), the job board for space, defense, AI, robotics and frontier-tech companies.*