Top Senior Linux Jobs in San Diego, CA

Build and operate cloud-native platform networking for Axon, including Kubernetes service mesh, ingress, TLS certificate automation, DNS, edge routing, and infrastructure-as-code. Improve reliability, security, observability, and deployment processes for globally distributed production systems. Advise engineers through design reviews and pair programming, troubleshoot distributed-system issues, address vulnerabilities, and maintain highly available services meeting strict regulatory expectations such as FedRAMP.

Translates customer application requirements into manufacturable mechanical designs, prototypes, test plans, and production-ready documentation. Uses CAD, DFM principles, CNC machining knowledge, and simulation tools to refine designs, validate performance, and resolve failures. Collaborates with customers, manufacturing, quality, sales, and engineering teams while maintaining drawings, BOMs, test records, and project documentation. Requires customer-facing technical communication and travel up to 20%.

Administer and sustain Red Hat Linux servers and network systems in a classified Air Force environment. Responsibilities include installation, maintenance, backups, recovery, filesystem management, software update testing, performance and network tuning, information assurance compliance, 24/7 continuity support, and technical documentation. The role requires PostgreSQL administration, RHEL experience, security operations knowledge, and an active Top Secret clearance with immediate SCI eligibility.

Designs, builds, operates, maintains, and modernizes electrical, RF, fiber optic, and wireless test systems for manned and unmanned underwater vehicles. Responsibilities include circuit design, troubleshooting, PCB layout, embedded computing, firmware, FPGA development, system integration, field testing, technical problem solving, project coordination, and communication with sponsors and project managers. The role supports advanced undersea communications research for Navy and federal government customers in a secure, fully on-site environment.

Drives reliability improvements across multiple coil coating facilities by leading root cause and failure mode analyses, developing preventive and predictive maintenance programs, analyzing equipment performance data, managing asset lifecycle strategies, and leading equipment improvement projects. The role also supports spare parts and lubrication programs, trains maintenance personnel in condition monitoring and reliability-centered maintenance, and promotes standardized reliability practices across plant sites.

Leads two distributed frontend engineering squads responsible for platform foundations, navigation, search, and resource organization. Oversees hiring, team development, technical direction, delivery, customer discovery, roadmap prioritization, and operational excellence. Partners with Product and Design, drives AI and automation adoption, maintains engineering standards, participates in management on-call, and improves productivity, reliability, accessibility, and customer outcomes across Grafana’s open-source and cloud products.

Designs robotic automation solutions based on customer requirements, including technical scoping, layouts, system flow analysis, estimates, proposals, and risk reviews. Collaborates with customers, sales, and internal teams to manage multiple opportunities and deliver bids on schedule. Requires professional AutoCAD or SolidWorks proficiency, knowledge of warehouse and industrial automation systems, and strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.

Manage the Virtual Design Construction team, lead BIM standards implementation, provide software training, and oversee coordination for large-scale projects.

Designs, verifies, and integrates FPGA solutions within system-level hardware and software environments. Develops high-quality VHDL modules and verification environments, supports SoC and bus-protocol integration, and performs timing closure, synthesis, hardware debugging, and interface development. The role requires extensive FPGA experience, knowledge of embedded C/C++, and familiarity with ASIC, DSP, communication systems, high-speed interfaces, and verification frameworks.

Engineer and operate the enterprise Kafka platform, managing connectors, clusters, deployments, monitoring, security, and production troubleshooting. Containerize Kafka services on OpenShift, automate CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Argo CD, build custom Python or Java microservices and connectors, and support highly available real-time data integrations across on-premises and cloud environments. Serve as the Kafka subject matter expert while coordinating with architects, business teams, product owners, and distributed delivery teams.