Top C++ Jobs in San Diego, CA

Develop, optimize, and integrate 5G NR L2/L3 protocol stacks (MAC, RLC, PDCP, RRC, NGAP). Implement scheduling, HARQ, buffer management, and mobility features. Debug protocols using tracing tools and integrate L2/L3 with PHY and 5GC to improve throughput, latency, and handover performance.

Build and maintain developer platform tooling that ensures SIL-4 safety compliance: automation for certification evidence, CI/CD improvements, Bazel build maintenance, lightweight web dashboards, developer workflow automation, monitoring, and on-call support.

Lead and scale the Trade engineering organization, owning technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for trading systems (matching engines, order/execution infrastructure, market data, FIX). Hire and develop senior engineering talent, ensure reliability/performance/risk controls, partner with product, compliance, risk, and legal, and make high-level build-vs-buy and architecture decisions while remaining technically hands-on.

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.

Deploy, debug, and improve autonomy software for autonomous surface vessels in real maritime environments. Integrate sensors and hardware, troubleshoot networking and control issues, analyze mission data to optimize autonomy, and collaborate with operators and cross-functional teams to adapt systems to operational needs.

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.

Develop, calibrate, and defend steady-state and transient gas turbine performance models; analyze test and field data; build internal software, automation, and AI-accelerated tools to support design, testing, and product support across teams.

Lead design and implementation of the audio engine for Splice's DAW plugins and desktop app. Drive complex technical initiatives, propose and implement cross-stack solutions, optimize performance, mentor engineers, author RFCs, and collaborate with product and design to shape user experience and roadmap. Deliver high-quality, production-ready audio software under tight deadlines.

Design and build the Command & Control frontend and full-stack features for large heterogeneous UAV swarms. Develop distributed, real-time infrastructure tolerant of intermittent communications, implement UI concepts for telemetry, sensors, scheduling and data links, own features end-to-end, and maintain strong CI/CD, QA, and DevSecOps practices.

Develop and deploy onboard swarm autonomy: perception, planning, control, multi-target tracking, inter-robot/C2 protocols, on-vehicle software integration, realistic UxS simulation, train and test ML-based target recognition, and electronics prototyping. Travel for test events up to 25%.

Design, build, and maintain production-quality gameplay systems, workflows, and designer/artist-facing tools in C++ on Unreal Engine 5. Provide technical guidance to teammates to integrate with simulation and networking, and collaborate daily with content creators and the engine team to enable efficient content creation.

Senior graphics engineer responsible for building and maintaining production-quality C++ gameplay systems in Unreal Engine 5, evolving rendering systems (lighting, materials, particles, post-process, shadows), collaborating with artists to implement stylized rendering and shaders, optimizing CPU/GPU/memory performance, and diagnosing/fixing graphics and pipeline issues.

Lead and manage engineers to design, build, and maintain production backend game services (sessions, matchmaking, progression). Diagnose incidents, participate in on-call, collaborate with cross-discipline teams, and produce clear technical documentation.

Improve and maintain automated build systems for a game team. Develop build software (Unreal Engine 5, primarily C#), monitor CI/CD health, provision on‑prem and cloud build resources, troubleshoot build failures, enable internal workflows, and collaborate with release and test teams to publish builds and test results.

Develop and deploy ML-based perception algorithms for robotics, optimize pipelines, and collaborate across disciplines for integration.

The role involves developing AI-driven compiler technologies, optimizing workflows, integrating learning systems, and collaborating on next-gen compiler capabilities for improved performance.

The role involves developing cloud-native database solutions, particularly focusing on autoscaling functionality, and collaborating with various teams to enhance cloud infrastructure and performance.

Develop core backend components for a blockchain network, focusing on reliability and scalability, mainly using Rust. Ensure code quality through testing and debugging.

Develop core backend components for a blockchain network, focusing on networking, reliability, scalability, and high-quality software practices.

Lead the design, development, and deployment of autonomous systems for heavy construction equipment while mentoring engineering teams and improving system performance.

Design, develop, verify, and deliver flight control laws (CLaws) and related assessment tools for FBW aircraft using MATLAB/Simulink and C++. Support autopilot/navigation design, V&V to DO-178B and ARP4754, pilot‑in‑the‑loop evaluation, failure analysis, and integration with test rigs and supplier hardware.

Develop and maintain calibration, automation, and tooling software for quantum processors. Design and implement front-end and back-end systems, APIs, and databases; troubleshoot performance issues; collaborate with scientists and engineers; and mentor junior engineers.

Design and implement scalable, durable cloud storage services for Azure Archive Storage. Collaborate with hardware/firmware teams, lead design and feature implementation, mentor engineers, act as DRI and on-call owner, and improve availability, reliability, performance, and observability of large-scale distributed storage systems.

Design, implement, and operate low-level components of Azure Storage distributed file systems. Define requirements, produce designs, write and reuse high-quality code, break down work, estimate tasks, and act as an on-call DRI to monitor and restore services. Drive reliability, performance, observability, and scalability improvements.

Design and develop software to onboard hardware accelerators and optimize storage datapaths for Azure Storage. Drive design, debugging, performance tuning, operations, and cross-team collaboration across research, compute, and storage to improve throughput, scale, reliability, and observability.