Top Software Engineer Jobs in Des Moines, IA

As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer, design and build scalable UI systems, own features end-to-end, collaborate on API design, and ensure production quality.

Build and optimize Azure Storage’s hyperscale distributed file system. Responsibilities include designing and implementing storage features, analyzing performance, ensuring availability, security, reliability, and durability, creating technical designs, estimating work, monitoring services on call, and improving observability and operational efficiency at scale.

Job posting for Microsoft Software Engineer (IC3/IC4 levels). Lists base pay ranges for U.S. and SF/NY metro areas, application timing, and equal opportunity statement. No specific responsibilities or technical requirements provided.

Design, develop, and maintain web and mobile features using React/React Native. Build scalable backend services (C#, TypeScript, Ruby on Rails) and RESTful APIs. Work with AWS (ECS/EKS/Lambda), Terraform, Kafka/Debezium, and databases. Collaborate with product and design, follow CI/CD and best practices, and operate autonomously.

Lead complex software projects, mentor engineers, and set technical direction at Vanta while contributing to security and compliance solutions.

Develop metaverse software, including Unity and Unreal Engine environments, asset integration, and backend systems that manage virtual-world state, users, and transactions. Collaborate with other teams to integrate metaverse products into the broader platform. The role involves Linux development, blockchain and smart-contract learning, and potentially Rust, Dart, TypeScript, WebGL, AR, OpenGL, GCP, and Kubernetes.

Maintain backend services in Rust, integrate and maintain the company’s React web presence, build metaverse infrastructure and netcode in .NET within Unity, and develop blockchain integrations for customer transactions. The role requires broad programming knowledge, Linux proficiency, rapid learning, interest in crypto and blockchain development, and the ability to complete complex projects. GCP and Kubernetes experience is advantageous, while netcode, metaverse, game development, and backend service experience are pluses.

As a software engineer, you will enhance customer experiences and build tools for restaurant partners, focusing on payments and analytics.

Develop and maintain full-stack web applications using Blazor and ASP.NET Core. Build RESTful APIs, background services, and data layers with .NET 8 and EF Core. Write automated tests, deploy and monitor apps on Azure, support CI/CD with GitHub Actions, collaborate on architecture and code reviews, and troubleshoot production issues while contributing to technical documentation and team best practices.

Design, implement, and optimize high-performance backend systems in Rust for an xOT security platform. Participate across the development lifecycle—debugging, testing, and performance tuning—while integrating relational and NoSQL data stores, microservices, third-party devices, and AI tools. Provide technical leadership, code review feedback, and promote secure, reliable, observable distributed systems.

Design and develop backend services and APIs for identity resolution, optimize event-driven systems, and enhance system reliability. Mentor engineers and influence architectural decisions.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you'll design and develop GenAI platforms, integrate LLMs, mentor engineers, and solve technical challenges for scalable solutions.

Own end-to-end frontend development for core crypto payment flows across web and mobile. Improve latency, availability, and SLOs; build user-facing features (contacts, real-time transaction status); identify and fix performance bottlenecks; partner with product/design/backend; mentor junior engineers to reduce customer friction at scale.

Lead design and implementation of the PSA Liquidity Platform connecting buyers and sellers. Build buyer tooling, matching/ranking engines, and seller experiences. Architect and operate microservices and Kafka-driven systems on Kubernetes/AWS, instrument observability, apply AI tooling across the SDLC, and drive cross-functional delivery from 0-to-1 while owning end-to-end outcomes.

Lead backend and full-stack work on the Payments team, building multi-gateway integrations (Stripe, PayPal), payment APIs, and customer payment UIs. Ensure secure, compliant (PCI-DSS) payment flows, reliability, observability, and scalability across AWS/Kubernetes microservices. Partner cross-functionally to design architecture, implement settlement/reconciliation, and maintain high availability.

Build software at Coinbase while responsibly using and integrating generative AI copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean). Continuously learn evolving tools, apply human-in-the-loop practices, and deliver business-ready outputs that improve efficiency, cost, and quality. Participate in quarterly in-person working sessions as part of a remote-first culture.

Serve as the technical IC leader for the Provider organization: set technical roadmap and engineering standards, design and review architectures, drive cross-team initiatives, mentor engineers, and deliver high-throughput, low-latency, cloud-based microservice systems for provider-focused products.

Build and scale full-stack systems to improve provider onboarding and supply; design distributed, maintainable services; lead high-priority projects; mentor engineers; integrate AI-assisted and LLM-based features; drive provider-facing product quality and reliability.

Microsoft Software Engineer role (IC3/IC4) with published U.S. base pay ranges. Job posting lists compensation bands and EEO/accommodation information; specific technical responsibilities and qualifications are not provided.

Architect and build backend systems for a real-time Command and Control platform directing large swarms of heterogeneous aircraft. Develop distributed infrastructure for mission control despite intermittent communications, ingest and process high-throughput telemetry and sensor data, and manage scheduling and data links. Own backend features from design through deployment while supporting reliability, scalability, CI/CD, QA, and DevSecOps practices.

Lead frontend architecture for Legion’s real-time Command & Control platform, enabling operators to plan and direct large swarms of heterogeneous aircraft. Build collaborative, resilient interfaces for telemetry, sensor data, scheduling, crew resources, and data-link management during intermittent communications. Establish frontend standards, mentor engineers, and deliver performance-sensitive applications with strong CI/CD, QA, and DevSecOps practices.

As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, you will build and improve products, create user interfaces and APIs, and collaborate with various teams to enhance the customer experience.

As a mid-level Software Engineer, you'll deliver Python-based platform features, collaborate with teams, and maintain system reliability and scalability.

Seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer for OpenSesame, focusing on CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and automation. Responsibilities include improving developer experience and mentoring teams.

Design, build, and operate high-scale distributed observability systems for telemetry ingestion, processing, storage, autoscaling, and service provisioning. Own platform reliability, performance, capacity, and cost efficiency; participate in on-call rotations and resolve incidents through root-cause fixes. Develop automation, identify architectural bottlenecks, contribute to technical roadmaps and design reviews, and collaborate with infrastructure, product, and engineering teams.