Top C++ Jobs in San Diego, CA

Build and maintain developer workflows, CI/CD and deployment automation, containerized development environments, SDK packaging and release pipelines, AI performance dashboards, and productivity tools. Design scalable software and developer tools for novel hardware platforms, collaborate with hardware and ML teams, manage C++ codebases, establish engineering standards, and optimize software delivery and production readiness.

Designs and maintains secure Linux OS components for hardened container images and cloud-native workloads. Responsibilities include remediating CVEs, patching and rebuilding packages across Linux distributions, hardening container images, managing SBOMs and software provenance, and automating reproducible OS build and CI/CD pipelines. The role requires deep Linux systems, package management, dependency, container runtime, and supply chain security expertise, along with cross-functional collaboration to deliver stable, secure OS baselines.

Develop and maintain ChartCheck, a full-stack application supporting radiotherapy plan checking and clinical workflows. Responsibilities include building performant WPF desktop software, DICOM integrations, image and dose visualization, DVH evaluation, architecture, testing, code reviews, and technical decision-making. The role collaborates with physicists and product leaders, mentors teammates, and requires front-end and back-end development across C#, .NET, JavaScript, databases, and cloud systems.

Design and implement secure, scalable backend services for voice agents, integrate AI models and telephony, improve inference, debug concurrent systems, and collaborate with Product to deliver features end-to-end.

Develop and maintain cross-platform build, packaging, and release pipelines for AAA games across consoles and mobile platforms. Bring engines up on new hardware, manage SDK upgrades, resolve low-level crashes and memory issues, and evolve internal tools for profiling, metrics, and data packaging. Lead infrastructure modernization, maintain build automation, and coordinate branch integration across engineering, QA, and production teams.

Defines system requirements and architectures, integrates software onto autonomous vehicles and defense systems, and deploys and validates robotics, sensor, perception, communication, and autonomy systems. The role includes field testing, simulation, troubleshooting, system modeling, cross-functional collaboration, and technical documentation in operationally challenging environments.

Develop and maintain system-level models and simulations for architecture trades, requirements analysis, performance assessments, and design decisions. Plan and execute model verification and validation using test, flight, or operational data. Document assumptions and results, support risk identification and technical recommendations, and present trade-study findings to stakeholders. Collaborate across systems, software, hardware, and integration engineering teams on complex airborne ISR and mission systems.

Designs, develops, tests, documents, and integrates algorithms and software for intraoperative neuromonitoring medical devices. Responsibilities include machine learning model development using clinical data, software architecture, application development, root-cause analysis, cross-functional product collaboration, and full lifecycle ownership of algorithm projects. The role requires compliance with FDA regulations, ISO 13485, and related medical-device standards, with travel up to 10%.

Leads architecture, design, implementation, and delivery of complex embedded, connected-device, and application software for regulated medical products. Owns technical decisions, secure connectivity, device management, lifecycle traceability, verification, and software quality. Partners cross-functionally to address risk, cybersecurity, regulatory requirements, and delivery constraints. Mentors engineers, improves engineering practices, resolves architectural issues, and remains hands-on with C/C++, embedded Linux, RTOS, real-time behavior, networking, and software development tools.

Develops, maintains, tests, and supports software and system components within Agile project teams. Responsibilities include requirements analysis, version control, build and CI/CD processes, automated testing, acceptance testing, technical documentation, infrastructure administration, architecture improvements, and systems modeling. The role requires DevSecOps experience in regulated government or DoD environments and development of resilient software architectures for DDIL and afloat/ashore PaaS environments.

R&D intern developing and validating compiler features for high-performance computing. Responsibilities include analyzing CPU/GPU performance, reading PTX and LLVM assembly, implementing hardware intrinsics and mathematical algorithms, fixing compiler bugs, creating benchmarks and demos, and writing technical documentation. The role requires strong C++ or C# skills, understanding of memory management and object-oriented programming, and interest in CUDA, OpenMP, GPU architecture, algorithms, and numerical methods.

Develop compiler and high-performance computing solutions that translate .NET and Java bytecode into optimized CUDA and ROCm code for CPUs and GPUs. Analyze customer algorithms, design parallel implementations, extend compilation infrastructure, build reusable libraries, and optimize throughput and latency. Apply expertise in GPU programming, compiler architecture, mathematics, and software engineering to deliver performance matching or exceeding hand-tuned binaries.

Develop, integrate, and maintain system-level models and simulations for architecture trades, requirements analysis, and performance assessments. Plan and execute model verification and validation using test, flight, or operational data. Collaborate across engineering disciplines, document model assumptions and credibility, analyze results, identify risks, and present technical findings to stakeholders and leadership. The role supports the AISR&T airborne ISR program and requires an active Secret clearance.

Develop embedded C/C++ software for satellite avionics and payload processing systems using multi-core processors, FPGAs, Linux, and RTOS platforms. Configure bootloaders and Linux kernels, implement secure communications and cryptographic functions, integrate sensors and communications buses, and support system validation, testing, and hardware/software debugging. Collaborate with engineering teams and stakeholders to deliver rugged, low-SWaP aerospace products.

Design and implement secure, scalable backend services for speech inference and audio processing. Optimize networking, transcoding, latency, memory, and distributed compute orchestration. Measure and improve system performance, debug complex networking/scheduling/HPC issues, customize services for customers, and partner with Product to deliver features end-to-end.

Provide advanced technical support for large MongoDB customers across the full MongoDB ecosystem (server, drivers, Atlas, Cloud Manager). Troubleshoot performance, architecture, recovery, security and storage issues end-to-end, develop support tools, mentor new hires, and liaise with product and engineering teams. Work EST shifts with a weekend shift expectation after ramp and participate in occasional off-hours coverage or regional events.

Leads systems engineering across compute, camera, and radio portfolios, including requirements development, architecture, interface definition, integration, verification, qualification, testing, and lifecycle oversight. Coordinates technical teams, develops specifications and test plans, performs trade studies, and ensures customer requirements are satisfied. The role requires embedded software, flight and ground systems, processor, communications protocol, and technical leadership experience.

Develops and supports software for the SSEE Family of Systems, including integrating software branches, refactoring Java and JavaScript code, designing reusable components, troubleshooting systems, and implementing new integrations. The role conducts independent research, coordinates technical integration across teams, and supports full software and systems engineering activities. It requires STEM education or equivalent experience, substantial software engineering experience, Security+ certification, virtualization and scripting knowledge, and eligibility for a Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Design, develop, and modernize enterprise-scale applications, RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems. Build cloud-neutral solutions across AWS and Azure, support legacy application migrations, participate in architecture and code reviews, troubleshoot production issues, document technical designs, and mentor engineers. The role emphasizes scalable, secure, high-performance backend systems, technical leadership, and engineering best practices.

Design, develop, integrate, test, and productize perception software for autonomous driving systems. Responsibilities include implementing robust and reusable software components, deploying deep neural network models to embedded real-time platforms, developing verification plans, debugging systems, maintaining documentation, and analyzing real or synthetic benchmark data. The role requires close collaboration with perception engineers and researchers throughout the software development lifecycle.

Design, build, test, and operate production-grade, secure, and scalable software and services. Partner with customers to translate requirements into technical designs, drive engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, observability), deliver end-to-end solutions, lead technical workstreams, and apply AI/LLM approaches where appropriate to produce production-ready outcomes.

Develop and improve MongoDB’s distributed database networking and observability components. Responsibilities include writing production-level C++ code, enhancing performance, availability, scalability, and resource efficiency, integrating observability frameworks, leading medium-sized projects, collaborating across the product lifecycle, and participating in code reviews and technical design. The role requires strong software architecture fundamentals and an interest in networking, observability, and computer systems internals.

Lead modernization of a 30-year-old Store Management System by reverse engineering EZC file-based platforms, migrating data and applications to PostgreSQL, and developing enterprise C/C++ software. Responsibilities include architecture, systems integration, APIs, ETL, performance optimization, troubleshooting, documentation, and maintaining business continuity. The role also applies AI-assisted development tools for code analysis, documentation, testing, and modernization while mentoring teams and supporting legacy and modern environments.

Lead frontend architecture and implementation for Slate's digital customer experience. Drive design, code, testing, and delivery across web and mobile, mentor engineers, collaborate with UX/product, and make long-term technical trade-offs to ensure reliability and scalability.

Lead the design and evolution of cloud-native platforms, distributed systems, and infrastructure services at large scale. Define architecture across compute, networking, storage, datacenter, and AI infrastructure environments. Improve automation, lifecycle management, observability, reliability, security, and developer productivity. Guide technical strategy across engineering organizations while contributing to GPU, HPC, bare-metal, networking, and distributed computing platforms. Mentor engineers and foster technical excellence through architecture reviews and cross-organizational collaboration.