Top Software Engineer Jobs in Des Moines, IA

Build and maintain scalable backend services, RESTful and GraphQL APIs, database schemas, and cloud infrastructure. Own architecture decisions, optimize performance and reliability, improve CI/CD practices, collaborate across product and engineering teams, lead architecture sessions, review code, and mentor junior developers.

Lead frontend and full-stack engineering, architect scalable features, integrate APIs and cloud services, optimize rendering and performance, establish engineering standards, conduct code reviews, and mentor developers. Collaborate with product, UX, and backend teams to deliver user-focused software while managing priorities in an ambiguous environment.

Build and own UI features for Netflix’s TV application across streaming sticks, smart TVs, and cable boxes. Collaborate with product, design, algorithm, and engineering teams to create and refine consumer experiences. Develop TypeScript and JavaScript features using React and Redux, optimize for performance- and memory-constrained devices, conduct A/B testing, and write automated tests using Jest-based frameworks.

Owns medium-sized software features from design through deployment and maintenance. Writes tested, maintainable code; participates in code reviews, incident response, and root-cause analysis; collaborates with product, UX, QA, and engineering teams; improves development processes and tooling; validates AI-assisted work; and mentors junior engineers. The role requires strong software engineering fundamentals, modern development practices, clear communication, and experience delivering end-to-end features.

Senior .NET Software Engineer responsible for end-to-end software development using Microsoft technologies. Requires extensive experience in SDLC, design principles, technical documentation, web application development with .NET, Agile/SCRUM, Entity Framework, database design, and version control. Familiarity with project tools JIRA, TEMPO, Bitbucket, and Confluence preferred.

Build and maintain core products and collaborate on larger consulting projects using TypeScript, Python, FastAPI, Next.js, GCP, and generative AI frameworks. The role involves hands-on software development within a rapidly growing, remote team serving Saudi Arabia and the GCC.

Designs and implements Go-based control-plane software for custom AI inference hardware. Responsibilities span system management APIs, Linux services, hardware interfaces, diagnostics, observability, security, firmware updates, distributed systems, and workload management. The role requires hands-on debugging across application, operating system, firmware, and hardware boundaries, plus technical leadership, mentoring, architecture, and production ownership. Regular on-site lab work includes server racking, system bring-up, hardware troubleshooting, and documentation.

Leads the design, development, and delivery of full-stack applications using .NET, C#, and Blazor. Defines architecture, mentors engineers, conducts code reviews, and drives engineering standards. Builds CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, manages Azure infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code, implements feature flags, and champions automated testing. Collaborates with product and design stakeholders, supports incident response, and promotes reliability, continuous delivery, and pragmatic technical decision-making.

Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable full stack applications using .NET, C#, and Blazor. Define architecture, mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and establish engineering standards. Build CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, Azure infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code, and LaunchDarkly feature management. Collaborate with product and design stakeholders, support production systems, contribute to incident response, and improve reliability, developer experience, and delivery practices.

Join as an early founding full-stack engineer to architect, build, and deploy a scalable platform serving AI-driven voice applications. You will own frontend and backend development, design infrastructure with the CTO, and deliver reliable production systems for enterprise customers.

Build and launch backend identity decisioning systems that validate consumer identity and satisfy KYC regulations. Collaborate with Product, Compliance, Auth, Fraud, Analytics, and engineering teams; decompose projects, write tested and extensible code, monitor system metrics, support availability and on-call operations, debug code, participate in reviews, and contribute to technical decisions and team development.

Design, build, deploy, and maintain full-stack applications spanning frontend interfaces, backend services, APIs, databases, integrations, and cloud infrastructure. Own complex systems, improve reliability and technical debt, make architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and contribute to code reviews and engineering practices. Evaluate AI-assisted development opportunities and collaborate with product teams, stakeholders, and customers to deliver secure, maintainable software capabilities.

Develops, configures, tests, documents, and supports business applications used in clinical trials. Responsibilities include writing C# and database code, modifying application and database components, diagnosing defects, performing unit testing, deploying fixes, supporting study configurations, and maintaining source-control and change-control practices. The role collaborates with project and solution teams, communicates progress to stakeholders, and follows SDLC standards, SOPs, Good Clinical Practice, 21 CFR Part 11, and other regulations.

Develop and maintain backend services and APIs for Twilio’s communications platform. Responsibilities include designing, deploying, operating, and reviewing software, supporting production operations and on-call rotations, collaborating with a small engineering team, and writing technical documentation. The role requires Go or Java experience and values familiarity with DynamoDB, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and Temporal.

Build and maintain automation systems for package creation, testing, and container image generation. Develop Go-based CLI tools, services, integrations, and AI-powered pipelines for manifest generation, test scaffolding, validation, and quality gates. Contribute to scalable systems design, roadmap planning, and developer tooling while collaborating with distributed teams. The role focuses on improving reliability and reducing manual intervention across Chainguard’s software image factory.

Design, build, operate, and scale secure, reliable, cost-efficient cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure. Develop infrastructure as code, support Kubernetes and microservice environments, collaborate with engineering teams, participate in on-call and incident response, automate operational toil, reduce technical debt, and improve platform reliability using AI-assisted development tools.

Design and deliver development infrastructure systems, maintain CI/CD tools and pipelines, improve GitHub Actions, Docker images, and deployment workflows, and resolve complex on-call issues. The role involves cloud-native engineering, distributed systems, containerization, microservices, generative AI workflows, code reviews, planning, and coaching other engineers.

Contribute to designing, developing, and operating scalable data platform infrastructure and services. Build tools that help engineering teams adopt data systems, automate infrastructure operations, improve reliability and performance, and apply GenAI to developer and operator experiences. Collaborate across engineering teams, solve distributed-systems challenges, and deliver projects end-to-end with guidance from senior engineers.

Architect and deliver complex distributed systems using Azure cloud-native technologies, microservices, APIs, and event-driven patterns. Lead architecture reviews, reliability initiatives, performance optimization, incident response, and root-cause analysis. Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools while maintaining security and code quality. Collaborate across engineering, DevOps, QA, and product teams, and mentor engineers on technical design, development practices, and AI-enabled workflows.

Build and ship frontend features for a financial marketplace using React and Next.js. Collaborate with product, design, and backend engineers; contribute to architecture, component design, code quality, tooling, and the shared component library. Own work from design through delivery, participate in pairing and code reviews, and use AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully.

Build and ship end-to-end features for Augment’s iOS app, collaborate closely with product, design, backend, and fellow iOS engineers, and contribute to architecture, code quality, tooling, and long-term product health. The role emphasizes Swift and SwiftUI development, ownership, thoughtful collaboration, feedback, and effective use of AI-assisted development tools.

Develop and maintain full-stack product features, REST APIs, ERP integrations, and AI document-capture capabilities for NG and SMRTR TRAC. Work with Vue, TypeScript, Node.js, Scala, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB; improve reliability, performance, security, and test coverage. Translate customer and business requirements into software, estimate work, support production go-lives, troubleshoot issues, document solutions, and collaborate with engineering, sales, professional services, and customers.

Build Apollo’s AI-powered Builder Studio end to end, including chat-driven app creation, live previews, generated-app runtimes, workflows, integrations, delegated permissions, security, and reliability. The role requires strong full-stack development, production LLM experience, frontend expertise with complex UIs, backend and workflow design, and ownership of an ambiguous 0-to-1 product.

Design, develop, debug, and improve Elastic’s cloud control-plane offerings. The role involves guiding cross-team architecture, leading development best practices, creating technical plans, diagnosing complex failures, prioritizing fixes and features, and collaborating with Support and Elasticsearch engineering teams. The engineer will contribute to reliable, scalable SaaS foundations while providing pragmatic technical leadership across a distributed engineering organization.

Build and maintain Turso’s open-source database and cloud platform. Responsibilities include advancing PostgreSQL compatibility, ensuring software correctness through testing and verification, operating cloud APIs and data planes, and scaling systems to support substantially more databases. The role involves Rust development, embedded database technology, large-scale cloud operations, observability, reliability, performance improvements, and collaboration with customers, open-source communities, and distributed teams.