Top Senior C++ Jobs in San Diego, CA

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Hybrid
San Diego, CA
130K-222K Annually
Senior level
130K-222K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Hardware • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Defense
Lead design verification for FPGA/ASIC signal-processing and control systems: plan and build SystemVerilog/UVM/OVM/VHDL self-checking, constrained-random testbenches; develop test plans; collect/analyze coverage; create reusable VIP; lead and mentor DV teams; drive process improvements and execute schedules.
Top Skills: AsicBitbucketC++CadenceFpgaGitJavaJIRAMatlabMentor QuestaOvmPerlPythonSimulinkSystemverilogUvmVhdl
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In-Office
San Diego, CA
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157K-224K Annually
Senior level
157K-224K Annually
Senior level
Machine Learning • Security • Software • Analytics • Defense
The Lead Software Engineer will design, implement, and test software for advanced data communications and networking solutions, mentor junior engineers, and lead technical discussions in a fast-paced environment.
Top Skills: CC++Gnu/LinuxMatlabPython
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Hybrid
San Diego, CA
133K-226K Annually
Senior level
133K-226K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Hardware • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Defense
Seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to lead software development for defense systems. Responsibilities include technical leadership, software design, C++ coding, and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure mission capabilities for national security.
Top Skills: AgileBit BucketC++ClearcaseConfluenceGitJIRALinux
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Hybrid
San Diego, CA
99K-232K Annually
Senior level
99K-232K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Business Intelligence • Consulting • Cybersecurity • Generative AI
Lead software development and innovation efforts, mentor teams, manage projects and client relationships, and implement software solutions that drive digital transformation.
Top Skills: C++JavaJavaScriptPython
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In-Office
San Diego, CA
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139K-180K Annually
Senior level
139K-180K Annually
Senior level
Machine Learning • Security • Software • Analytics • Defense
The Senior Software Engineer will design and implement software solutions for advanced algorithmic applications, enhancing software architecture and collaborating with different teams and customers to meet national security needs.
Top Skills: C++Ci/CdiOSLinuxMatlabPythonWindows
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Remote
San Diego, CA
150K-175K Annually
Senior level
150K-175K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Digital Media • Professional Services • Database
As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll develop and build tools for creative projects while leading feature development and collaborating with teammates.
Top Skills: CC#C++JavaTypescript
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Remote
San Diego, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Insurance • Financial Services
Design, build, and maintain complex Salesforce solutions and integrations using Apex, LWC, REST/SOAP, and middleware. Lead architecture, enforce security and SDLC standards, mentor team members, perform code reviews, document procedures, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable, reliable, auditable Salesforce applications.
Top Skills: ApexAuthenticationBatch ProcessesC++ConnectorsGitGitHTMLInformaticaJavaJavaScriptJqueryLightning Design SystemLightning Web ComponentsMiddlewareRest ApisSalesforceSalesforce DxSfdxSoap ApisSOQLSoslSQLSslSsoVisualforceXML
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Remote or Hybrid
San Diego, CA
185K-335K Annually
Senior level
185K-335K Annually
Senior level
Automotive • Big Data • Information Technology • Robotics • Software • Transportation • Manufacturing
Lead the Mapping Engineering team as a Staff Software Engineer, focusing on designing scalable distributed backend systems for autonomous vehicle mapping, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring engineers.
Top Skills: AirflowAWSAzureC++DockerGCPKubernetesLinuxPythonTypescript
19 Days AgoSaved
Hybrid
San Diego, CA
198K-268K Annually
Senior level
198K-268K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Internet of Things • Semiconductor
Drive SoC and server platform performance by characterizing real-world AI/HPC workloads on production silicon, designing microbenchmarks, diagnosing bottlenecks, and translating findings into architectural and system-level optimizations while collaborating with hardware and software teams.
Top Skills: C++CxlInfinibandPciePythonRoceSystemcTlm
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Remote
San Diego, CA
185K-245K Annually
Senior level
185K-245K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Software • Conversational AI
Lead the edge deployment strategy for Deepgram's speech AI models, optimizing for performance on constrained hardware and collaborating with partners like Qualcomm to deliver secure solutions for defense customers.
Top Skills: CC++Mediatek NeuropilotOnnx RuntimeQualcomm SnpeRustTensorrtTflite
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Remote
San Diego, CA
203K-274K Annually
Senior level
203K-274K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Data Privacy
Design, implement, and operate large-scale distributed storage systems ensuring data durability, availability, and performance. Build and maintain replication, erasure coding, and lifecycle systems; write high-quality Go/Rust/C++ code; participate in on-call rotations; troubleshoot production incidents; collaborate with networking, hardware, and capacity teams; lead scoped projects and drive infrastructure evolution.
Top Skills: C++CephColossusErasure CodingGfsGoReplication ProtocolsRustS3
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Remote
San Diego, CA
205K-255K Annually
Senior level
205K-255K Annually
Senior level
Software • Defense
As a Staff Gameplay Engineer, you will lead the architectural direction for gameplay systems, enhance feature delivery, collaborate across teams, optimize systems using Godot, GDScript, and C++, and mentor junior engineers.
Top Skills: C++GdscriptGodot
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Reposted 12 Days AgoSaved
Remote
San Diego, CA
180K-250K Annually
Senior level
180K-250K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Software • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will architect and optimize high-performance components for data processing, ensuring reliability and low latency while mentoring team members and participating in code reviews.
Top Skills: CC++FlinkGoGrpcKafkaRustTcp/Ip
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In-Office or Remote
San Diego, CA
175K-255K Annually
Senior level
175K-255K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Machine Learning • Software • Defense • Manufacturing
The Engineering Manager of Application Security will lead a team focused on securing critical software, define strategies, and integrate security into the software lifecycle.
Top Skills: AWSAzureCC++DastGCPGoPythonRustSastSca
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Remote or Hybrid
San Diego, CA
Easy Apply
126K-248K Annually
Senior level
126K-248K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Software • Database
Join the Query Integration team to enhance MongoDB's query engine, integrating features, improving performance, and contributing C++ code with a focus on database systems.
Top Skills: C++JavaScriptPython
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Remote or Hybrid
San Diego, CA
186K-285K Annually
Senior level
186K-285K Annually
Senior level
Automotive • Big Data • Information Technology • Robotics • Software • Transportation • Manufacturing
The Technical Lead will architect and implement systems for data processing and testing workflows in the autonomous vehicle development space, optimize software engineering practices, and guide a team of engineers.
Top Skills: Amazon RedshiftAWSBigQueryC++GCPGoNode.jsPostgresPythonReact
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Remote
San Diego, CA
200K-230K Annually
Senior level
200K-230K Annually
Senior level
Computer Vision • Digital Media • Kids + Family • Mobile • Software • Sports
The Staff Software Engineer will enhance video capabilities, support live streaming and storage infrastructure, and collaborate on platform development. Responsibilities include coding, mentoring, and ensuring platform reliability for millions of users.
Top Skills: AWSC#C++GoKotlinNode.jsPythonReactRustSwiftTypescript
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In-Office
San Diego, CA
92K-171K Annually
Senior level
92K-171K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Logistics • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Develop, profile, and optimize high-performance C#/.NET software and desktop UIs (WPF/MVVM, Blazor). Apply CS fundamentals, implement CRUD/gRPC services, operate in CI/CD and version-controlled environments, follow secure coding/DoD standards, produce technical documentation, reverse-engineer legacy code, and support system modeling/simulation for defense programs on-site.
Top Skills: .NetAfsimAzure DevopsBitbucketBlazorBrawlerC#C++Ci/CdClrCommunitytoolkit.MvvmCrudDodDtoGarbage CollectionGitGitGitlabGrpcJavaJit CompilationMvvmNistService-Oriented ArchitectureSuppressorTfsVisual StudioWpf
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In-Office
San Diego, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Software • Defense • Manufacturing
Develop and maintain software across embedded, systems, and application layers for autonomous maritime platforms. Interface with sensors, actuators, networking, and onboard compute. Design distributed services, improve performance, reliability, and observability, and support lab and field testing alongside cross-functional teams.
Top Skills: Backend ServicesC++Cloud InfrastructureDeployment PipelinesDevice DriversDistributed SystemsEmbedded LinuxGoHardware Communication ProtocolsLinuxNetworkingPythonRosRos2RtosRust
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In-Office
San Diego, CA
92K-171K Annually
Senior level
92K-171K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Logistics • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Design, develop, integrate, and maintain enterprise toolsets and CI/CD pipelines to exploit large operational datasets. Collaborate with cloud, networking, payload, and DevSecOps teams, identify technical risks, support mission-critical systems, and communicate progress to leadership. On-site role requiring security clearances and up to 25% travel.
Top Skills: Amazon EksAnsibleBambooBashBitbucketC++Ci/CdConfluenceDevsecopsDocker SwarmElastic StackGitlabGrafanaInfrastructure As CodeJavaJIRAKubernetesMatlabMavenMicroservicesNomadPowershellPuppetPythonRed Hat Openshift
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Remote or Hybrid
San Diego, CA
Senior level
Senior level
Gaming
The Principal Software Engineer will design and optimize backend applications/services, improve payment integration, and oversee code quality within AWS.
Top Skills: AngularAWSC#C++JavaJavaScriptKubernetesNoSQLReactSQL
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In-Office
San Diego, CA
79K-171K Annually
Senior level
79K-171K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Logistics • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Adapt mobile control station applications to a cloud environment, build Infrastructure-as-Code and containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes), implement networking/security, instrumentation and integration, and support system testing in an Agile, multidisciplinary team. Work includes cloud adoption, environment prototyping, and DevOps toolchain integration.
Top Skills: AclArgocdAWSAws IamAzureAzure AdCC++Comptia Cloud+Comptia Security+ConfluenceContainersDockerFluxGitGitlabIl-5 CloudInfrastructure As Code (Iac)JavaJIRAKubernetesLinuxMicroservicesPythonRbacSecurity GroupsSoftware-Defined NetworkingVmsWafWindows
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In-Office
San Diego, CA
114K-171K Annually
Senior level
114K-171K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Logistics • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Design, develop, integrate, and test embedded real-time and cryptographic software/firmware. Architect and administer embedded systems, collaborate with systems/hardware/integration teams in Agile, debug low-level multithreaded applications, and ensure full software lifecycle from requirements through testing. Position requires DoD Secret clearance and onsite work in Rancho Carmel, San Diego.
Top Skills: AgileBitbucketCC++CryptographyEmbedded SystemsFirmwareGitJIRAMultithreadingObject Oriented ProgrammingReal-Time SystemsStatic AnalysisUnit Testing
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In-Office
San Diego, CA
98K-171K Annually
Senior level
98K-171K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Logistics • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Design, architect, develop, deploy, and operate a large-scale DevSecOps software factory for aerospace programs. Implement and run the full DevSecOps lifecycle (CI/CD, automated testing, cyber, monitoring) and work with multidisciplinary teams in an Agile environment.
Top Skills: AsanaAWSAzureBambooBitbucketC#C++ClearquestDevsecopsGitGitGitlabJavaJavaScriptJenkinsJIRAKubernetesNsx-TNsx-VPythonRmfSubversionSwiftVMwareVpc
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In-Office
San Diego, CA
114K-171K Annually
Senior level
114K-171K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Logistics • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Design, develop, integrate, and test embedded real-time software for flight/mission-critical systems. Lead architecture, implementation, multi-threaded C/C++ development, RTOS-based integration, and Agile delivery across multidisciplinary teams while meeting clearance and special program access requirements.
Top Skills: Agile ScrumArinc-429CC++DevsecopsDhcpDiscrete I/ODnsEthernet/IpFibre ChannelMil-Std-1553MultithreadingReal-Time SystemsRs-422RtosSerialTcpUdpVxworks
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