Top Linux Jobs in San Diego, CA

Lead and scale the engineering organization from 10 to 30 employees. Own hiring, management, onboarding, culture, delivery, technical direction, architecture, quality, reliability, and engineering standards. Partner with Product, Design, Compliance, Security, Sales, and Operations to ship compliant, secure, reliable systems. Coach engineers, develop leaders, maintain accountability, and contribute hands-on when needed in a high-stakes regulated environment.

Own product features end to end across frontend, backend services, and infrastructure. Work directly with users and internal teams to identify problems, operate and improve production systems, collaborate with design, measure post-launch outcomes, and use AI coding tools to accelerate development. Build prototypes and production workflows using AI, while maintaining strong standards for correctness, reliability, performance, and maintainability.

Build production full-stack features and quality infrastructure for AI-generated code, including automated testing, evaluation frameworks, CI/CD quality gates, observability, release criteria, and security guardrails. Use AI coding agents while validating correctness, performance, maintainability, and privacy. Develop scalable services for travel and rewards platforms, protect member trust, and promote AI-assisted engineering quality practices across teams.

Leads end-to-end primary and secondary packaging development for beauty product launches, from concept through commercialization. Manages packaging timelines, suppliers, costs, testing, technical qualification, sustainability initiatives, and cross-functional collaboration. Responsibilities include sourcing global vendors, negotiating costs and lead times, ensuring quality and regulatory compliance, troubleshooting technical issues, and developing innovative, sustainable packaging solutions aligned with brand and operational requirements.

Conduct forensic investigations of electrical failures, fires, equipment malfunctions, power surges, lightning damage, and related incidents. Perform site inspections, collect field data, analyze systems and components, assess code compliance, and prepare defensible technical reports. Provide client and litigation support, including depositions, mediation, arbitration, and expert testimony. Work independently on project-based assignments while managing deadlines and maintaining knowledge of electrical standards and forensic methodologies.

Develop, deploy, analyze, and support client-facing web applications, intranet tools, REST services, and reporting solutions for private wealth clients and advisors. Translate complex business requirements into high-performance user experiences, maintain UI architecture, troubleshoot SQL and application issues, collaborate with business and development teams, and provide outage support.

Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues in a legacy Progress ABL codebase and related infrastructure. Break problems down to root cause, restore systems, manage cases within SLAs, communicate technical issues, support teammates, and participate in an on-call rotation. Maintain expertise in Progress ABL, databases, Linux servers, and associated systems.

Manage casino-wide audio, video, lighting, digital signage, DVLED, and networked AV systems. Lead and schedule AV technicians, provide live event support, troubleshoot and maintain equipment, document system configurations, coordinate vendors, train staff, enforce safety procedures, and recommend upgrades and process improvements. The role supports entertainment, marketing, IT, and special events across multiple venues.

Administer and optimize mixed Windows, Linux, Hyper-V, backup, identity, and AWS infrastructure. Manage Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Veeam backups, disaster recovery, storage, security, patching, and vulnerability management. Automate configuration and administrative tasks with PowerShell, Bash, Python, and Ansible. Provide advanced incident support, optimize AWS reliability and costs, collaborate with vendors and IT teams, and maintain comprehensive infrastructure documentation.

Lead engineering execution and technical direction while remaining approximately 75% hands-on. Responsibilities include developing LLM- and AI-powered products, coding, code review, debugging, platform performance, sprint planning, cross-functional coordination, technical mentorship, recruiting, and supporting engineers’ growth. The role partners closely with founders and product teams and offers a path toward Engineering Manager responsibilities.