Top Senior Linux Jobs in San Diego, CA

Leads enterprise software architecture across Red 6’s AR defense products and future platforms. Defines architecture roadmaps, governance, engineering standards, modernization initiatives, and secure cloud, edge, embedded, real-time, AI/ML, simulation, and mission software architectures. Partners with engineering, product, systems, program, and executive teams; guides integrated hardware/software systems, aircraft and avionics integration, digital engineering, risk mitigation, customer engagements, staffing, and mentorship. Ensures scalable, secure, reliable, maintainable, and mission-ready software ecosystems.

Lead and grow a software engineering team building real-time, event-based, low-latency scalable systems. Drive SDLC transformation with agentic AI workflows, enforce governance, remove blockers, mentor developers, and ensure solutions meet business needs and quality standards.

Lead and deliver the re-architecture and development of the Verification platform, building scalable Golang microservices, frontend tooling (React/TypeScript), and AI-driven facial recognition systems. Mentor developers, enforce solution design and code quality, estimate work, own deployments, and act as escalation for live systems.

Own FloQast’s multi-region AI platform infrastructure across AWS, including Bedrock model runtimes, sandboxed code execution, Terraform, observability, cost controls, CI/CD, security, and reliability. Support Transform, AI Matching, and AutoBuilder by managing scaling, throttling, tenant isolation, journey-based SLOs, model and prompt delivery gates, and AI-specific on-call processes across US, EU, and AU regions.

Manage a team of modeling and simulation engineers to develop high-fidelity models, overseeing technical direction and people management while ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.

Lead design, implementation, testing, and support of FreeWheel's high-scale video advertising platform. Own feature lifecycle, produce technical specs, write efficient code, integrate components, and maintain documentation. Provide production support, mentor junior engineers, collaborate with product and operations, and drive technical innovation and architectural decisions.

Design, build, test, and maintain iOS and Android mobile applications with accessibility, localization, and offline support. Own releases, perform code reviews, collaborate with QA, research mobile trends, write technical documentation, provide post-launch support, and mentor junior engineers. Must work variable schedules including nights and weekends as needed.

Senior engineer owning Data components of the Streaming Hub: troubleshoot Tier-2 customer issues, improve reliability and performance of distributed backend systems, build automation and observability tooling, support live events and releases, collaborate with engineering and client services to drive operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Leads Pfizer’s enterprise cloud and infrastructure transformation strategy, including multi-cloud platforms, AI/ML infrastructure, networking, data center modernization, automation, observability, DevOps, resiliency, and security. Partners with executives, architects, and engineering leaders to establish roadmaps, standards, operating models, and scalable cloud-native capabilities. Develops senior technology leaders and drives complex initiatives across a global, matrixed organization while aligning technical investments with scientific and business priorities.

Own and scale an end-to-end fleet of checkout robots: browser automation, merchant-family classification, and scheduling. Improve machine-tested checkout coverage from ~21% to >80% while controlling cost per check. Navigate anti-bot defenses, instrument correctness with dashboards and ledgers, and co-author the seat charter that defines measurable coverage and reliability. Ship fast, diagnose hard failures, and operate production fleets with strong judgment and ownership.

Engineer and operate large-scale bare-metal Linux infrastructure, build automation and provisioning workflows, develop Python/Bash tools, extend monitoring/telemetry, manage configuration at fleet scale, troubleshoot performance and networking, and collaborate with stakeholders to maintain reliability and efficiency.

Develop and optimize high-scale Adobe Commerce ecommerce platforms using PHP, JavaScript, Node.js, GraphQL, REST, and MySQL. Separate business logic from presentation layers, improve database and caching performance, build CI/CD validation, monitor production systems with New Relic, and create endurance load tests. Integrate identity, payment, and tax systems while mentoring junior engineers and leading offshore teams.

Designs and owns Webflow’s foundational cloud and source-control infrastructure, including multi-account landing zones, networking, DNS, PKI, secrets, Infrastructure as Code, GitHub delivery pipelines, self-service hosting patterns, policy guardrails, observability, cost controls, and security baselines. Partners with SRE, security, and developer productivity teams to improve reliability, scalability, adoption, and performance while managing cloud vendors and tooling relationships.