Titlesby GlyphSystems Engineer a new title on company job boards
Engineering · Emerging, unverified · not on Hacker News yet · 342 open roles at 69 companies · median $193k
A systems engineer designs and manages complex software and hardware systems across their lifecycle.
Why it exists
Written by rule from our own data
First seen in our data in December 2016, in a company job-board posting from Palantir. Today 342 open roles use the title at 69 companies, most of them in infrastructure.
- PostingThe oldest Systems Engineer posting we holdPalantir, Dec 2016 · backs: first sighting
- PostingStaff Systems Engineer, Driving BehaviorsWaymo, Nov 2026 · backs: an open posting with the title
Where it is posted
Sectors
- Infrastructure31
- Robotics and autonomy28
- AI infrastructure21
- Consumer10
- AI lab10
- Data platform8
- Developer tools3
- AI application3
Cities
- Palo Alto38
- San Francisco34
- Los Angeles15
- Washington13
- Seattle13
- New York13
- Denver10
- Austin5
- Oakland5
- Dallas5
Countries and remote
- United States279
- Canada4
- United Kingdom4
- India2
- Australia2
- Spain2
- Portugal1
- Ireland1
- Poland1
- United Arab Emirates1
Posted pay
Middle half $168k to $222k, median $193k from 255 postings that state a base range (USD a year).
Who is hiring for it
Open postings on their own job boards, read 5h ago| # | Company | Open roles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anduril IndustriesA company hiring most for Systems Engineer and Test Engineer. | 126 | |
| 2 | 31 | ||
| 3 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | Relativity SpaceA company hiring most for Test Engineer and Systems Engineer. | 10 | |
| 6 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Two Six TechnologiesA company hiring most for Systems Engineer and DevOps Engineer. | 7 | |
| 11 | K2 SpaceA company hiring most for Design Engineer and Test Engineer. | 6 | |
| 12 | Loft OrbitalA company hiring most for Systems Engineer and Full Stack Engineer. | 6 |
Open roles
8 of 342; company pages list the restStaff Systems Engineer, Driving Behaviors
Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA
Staff Systems Engineer, Strategic Defense
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States; Huntsville, Alabama, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States
| Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Systems Engineer, Driving Behaviors | Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA | $230k to $284k | |
| Senior Systems Engineer | Albuquerque, NM | $90k to $174k | |
| Staff Systems Engineer, Strategic DefenseAnduril IndustriesColorado Springs, Colorado, United States; Huntsville, Alabama, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States$191k to $254k | Anduril Industries | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States; Huntsville, Alabama, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States | $191k to $254k |
| Senior Silicon Systems EngineerAtom ComputingAustin, TX$140k to $160k | Atom Computing | Austin, TX | $140k to $160k |
| IT Systems Engineer | San Francisco, California | $134k to $221k | |
| Senior Systems Engineer, BizTech | United States | $164k to $193k | |
| Security Systems EngineerFluidstackU.S. Remote$224k to $275k | Fluidstack | U.S. Remote | $224k to $275k |
| Staff Systems Engineer, Simulation Systems Verification and Validation Lead | Foster City, CA | $208k to $287k |
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About this title
A systems engineer designs and manages complex software and hardware systems across their lifecycle.
342 open postings titled "Systems Engineer" at Scale AI, Airbnb, GitLab, Anthropic and 65 more (job-board scan, 2026-11-09; proposed by the model). One of the postings. Not checked by hand yet.
Median posted salary $193k from 255 postings that state a base pay range (the median of their midpoints, USD a year). Not a survey of what people earn.