Top Remote Software Engineer Jobs in San Diego, CA

Develop and maintain Tailscale’s open-source client and backend networking software. Design, test, document, and optimize networking components, distributed systems, and overlay routing features. Own services through observability, incident response, and customer escalations while collaborating with product managers and designers. Apply security-first practices and improve system efficiency, scalability, and stability in a fully remote, asynchronous startup environment.

Senior individual-contributor backend engineer responsible for designing, building, and operating production-grade, highly available, strongly consistent services for wallet operations, transaction orchestration, blockchain integrations, and event-driven workflows. Implement secure, scalable APIs, cryptographic key management, Kafka-based event systems, observability with OpenTelemetry, CI/CD pipelines, and produce tests, API specs, and operational runbooks.

Own and evolve high-scale backend and data-layer services. Design, build, test, and operate distributed backend services and APIs, improve reliability/latency/scale, take end-to-end ownership from design through production support, participate in on-call and incident response, and mentor peers while partnering with Product and SRE teams.

Design, build, and optimize scalable cloud and web software with focus on infrastructure, performance, and hardware integration for IoT devices. Collaborate with hardware teams to ensure connectivity and high availability, implement new features, and improve system efficiency.

Lead architecture and implementation of scalable web applications using NestJS and Next.js. Build and optimize PostgreSQL schemas and queries, implement responsive UIs with Tailwind CSS, integrate LangChain-driven AI features, manage authentication with Clerk, and create end-to-end tests and automation with Puppeteer to ensure launch readiness and reliable user experiences.

Develop and maintain scalable Java backend systems using Spring Boot and microservices architecture. Collaborate with customer teams, review specifications, write clean code, participate in code reviews, document solutions, and troubleshoot and optimize backend performance, reliability, and security. The role also contributes technical expertise to training next-generation AI systems, though prior AI experience is not required.

Develop and sustain full-stack applications supporting DISA’s IDEAS system in a secure DoD environment. Responsibilities include Java and JavaScript development, database and web-service integration, cloud deployment, testing, troubleshooting, Tier 2/3 support, root-cause analysis, documentation, and Agile/Scrum collaboration. The role also supports cybersecurity standards, release activities, configuration control, system monitoring, and integration with DoD and federal systems.

Design, build, and maintain secure Salesforce solutions (Apex, LWC, Experience Cloud). Create constituent portals, implement automations and integrations with legacy federal systems, support CI/CD/DevSecOps, participate in reviews and UAT, and collaborate with architects and BAs to meet federal compliance and mission requirements.

Designs, configures, implements, and tests HL7 interfaces for GE HealthCare Perinatal Systems. Integrates hospital IT systems, collaborates with customers and vendors on interface specifications, supports multiple concurrent projects, and improves integration tools and processes. The role requires HL7 and interface-engine expertise, networking and server experience, programming capabilities, and familiarity with healthcare integration standards, cloud platforms, and project management.

Designs, develops, deploys, and supports automation solutions, scripts, API integrations, and workflows for Technology operations. Maintains production automations, troubleshoots failures, manages integrations and credentials, documents solutions, and supports technology projects, acquisitions, migrations, and onboarding. Partners with Technology teams to analyze processes, prioritize automation opportunities, develop technical designs, establish governance standards, and improve operational efficiency through scalable automation, reporting, monitoring, and continuous improvement.