Lead Engineer, Software at Celestica
Atlanta, GA
$83,000–$124,000from the description
Jul 1, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A lead-level software engineering role focused on writing, debugging, testing, and deploying code across multiple layers of the stack, from firmware to application. Day-to-day work involves designing test and test-automation suites, building processing platforms with configuration management tools, and maintaining existing systems — all within an Agile-style process. The role suits engineers with cross-functional collaboration experience who can also provide guidance to less senior teammates.
Mid level · 3+ years · Remote · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 196,000 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 117,500–294,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The JD is unusually sparse on named technologies — no specific programming languages, frameworks, or tools are called out anywhere in the posting. 'Various common languages' and 'various configuration management technologies' are the only technical references, making it impossible to extract concrete, named skill gates beyond the broad functional areas of software development and test automation.
Test automation is explicitly called out as a core responsibility ('Analyze, design and develop tests and test-automation suites'), placing this role at the intersection of software development (15-1252) and QA/testing (15-1253); 15-1252 was chosen as primary because the broader development, debugging, and deployment duties dominate the description.
The title 'Lead Engineer, Software' carries no standard seniority level word (Senior, Staff, etc.) and is treated as Unspecified for advertised seniority. The 3–8 year experience range and the framing of working 'under guidance of more senior engineers' on assigned problems support a Mid-level classification despite the 'Lead' label.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience,' which is treated as equivalent experience accepted — degree requirement is therefore None.
Compensation range of $83K–$124K covers Base Salary plus target Short-Term Incentive (STI) only; additional benefits are offered separately per the posting.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software development, configuration management.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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