Top Senior Python Jobs in San Diego, CA

Senior technical lead for unmanned systems (UxS) integration and test readiness. Hands-on role integrating autonomy software with aircraft, onboard compute, radios, sensors, and ground equipment; leading platform evaluation, bench and field bring-up, troubleshooting, test execution, readiness criteria, and mentoring cross-functional teams to improve hardware-based autonomy validation and demonstrations.

Lead integration of autonomy software onto diverse platforms by designing and implementing interfaces between autonomy, vehicle subsystems, sensors, payloads, and communications. Configure Linux mission environments, middleware, containers, and deployment pipelines; support SIL/HIL/VIL validation, field tests, demonstrations, troubleshooting, and cross-team coordination while mentoring junior engineers.

Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of on-premises and cloud infrastructure, build CI/CD pipelines, automate provisioning and configuration, monitor and optimize system performance, enforce DevSecOps security practices, troubleshoot production incidents, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve reliability and scalability.

Lead and develop on-premises and cloud platform infrastructure with a focus on security, scalability, and performance. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automate provisioning/configuration, monitor systems, troubleshoot incidents, and implement DevSecOps best practices across containerized and air-gapped environments while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of on-premises infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Automate provisioning and configuration, monitor performance, troubleshoot production incidents, enforce security best practices, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure scalable, reliable, and secure DevSecOps processes in a hybrid environment.

Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of on-prem and cloud (air-gapped/GovCloud) infrastructure. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automate provisioning/configuration, monitor and optimize system performance, enforce DevSecOps security practices, troubleshoot production incidents, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve scalability, reliability, and deployment processes.

Design, implement, test, and deploy interactive UX and data-visualization front-end applications for defense programs. Build high-performance components, optimize responsiveness across devices and browsers, integrate geolocation/mapping, containerize deployments (Docker/Kubernetes), collaborate with stakeholders, and produce software documentation and user training materials.

Drive SoC and server platform performance by characterizing real-world AI/HPC workloads on production silicon, designing microbenchmarks, diagnosing bottlenecks, and translating findings into architectural and system-level optimizations while collaborating with hardware and software teams.

Lead DevOps engineer responsible for designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure across unclassified and classified environments. Support cloud toolsets, manage Kubernetes clusters, ensure security/compliance with DoD standards, liaise with corporate IT, coach teams on DevOps best practices, and operate in a hybrid setting with regular on-site access to government facilities.

Vannevar is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the deployment of AI-enabled software products in government environments, focusing on security and compliance. Responsibilities include roadmap ownership, technical design, mentorship, and documentation.

Lead enterprise-scale cloud modernization and migration programs to AWS, design end-to-end architectures (including AI agent integration), define AI-native engineering standards, mentor engineering teams, implement IaC and CI/CD, enforce security and governance, and deliver measurable business value through technical strategy and execution.

Lead design and delivery of enterprise software solutions, apply systems thinking, implement CI/CD and ATDD, develop teams, engage clients strategically, and oversee architecture and integration.

Lead and manage software engineering teams to design, build, and integrate enterprise applications. Drive coding, testing, code review, CI/CD practices, and mentor staff while overseeing project planning, budgeting, and client delivery to meet timelines and quality standards.

Lead and grow a team of autonomy engineers to stand up autonomy on novel platforms (space, maritime, rotorcraft), own delivery from design through fielding, write and integrate latency-sensitive autonomy code, coordinate with platform and cross-functional teams, support live tests and deployments, and evolve R&D efforts into longer-term programs.

Lead and grow a small autonomy engineering team to design, integrate, validate, and field autonomy software for launched effects. Own delivery, hiring, mentoring, technical direction, ICDs, pre-deployment validation, live test support, hardware/software debugging, and cross-team collaboration for multi-agent and air-gapped fleet deployments.

Perform FEA and hand calculations to evaluate and optimize UAV airframe structures. Conduct static, modal, fatigue, and vibration analyses, support structural test planning and data correlation, define loads and material properties, and produce structural analysis reports while collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.

Hands-on role integrating and flight-testing Hivemind autonomy across Group 1-3 aircraft. Responsibilities include bench and flight bring-up, debugging autonomy/flight controllers/radios, building test tools and automation in Python/C++, developing hardware interfaces, running SIL/HIL/VIL and live flight tests, analyzing data, and improving test infrastructure in collaboration with software, hardware, and flight teams.

Lead system-level verification and validation of aircraft software by designing realistic mission test scenarios, managing V&V events to verify flight readiness, writing Python test analyzers, producing coverage and release-readiness reports, and improving simulation and fault-injection capabilities.

Translate product user stories into clear, testable engineering requirements for the Hivemind SDK. Define, model, and validate system behavior, maintain requirements traceability, support system modeling with SysML/Cameo, and collaborate with Product, QA, and engineering to ensure requirements are implemented and verified.

Lead integration and validation of the Hivemind autonomy stack across simulation, HIL, and flight platforms. Configure sensors, drivers, communication interfaces, and platform adapters; develop integration tooling and CI/CD; analyze logs/rosbag to triage defects; collaborate with engineering and product teams to ensure interoperability, release readiness, and end-to-end system compliance.

Integrate and deploy autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft, prepare flight-ready systems, support on-site flight tests, debug hardware/software issues, collect and analyze flight data, collaborate across autonomy, GNC, and test teams, and support certification, compliance, and process improvements.

Design, develop, and field high-performance Ground Control Station and C2 software using C++/Qt/QML and QGroundControl. Lead architecture and technical direction, mentor engineers, define APIs/ICDs, debug integration/latency issues, support field tests, implement post-mission debrief tools, and ensure interoperability with C2 standards.

Own and maintain native C++ build systems for autonomous aircraft. Improve developer velocity by reducing build/test cycle time, integrate CI with HIL and simulation, implement monitoring and alerts, troubleshoot build/test failures, and collaborate with engineers to design and deploy DevEx/DevOps solutions.

Perform and validate finite element and hand-calculation structural analyses for UAV airframes and components. Develop FEMs, run static/modal/fatigue/vibration studies, support test planning and correlation, define loads/materials/margins, and present structural recommendations while collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize lightweight aerospace structures.

Lead development and analysis of aerodynamic and structural load cases for an air vehicle. Perform maneuver, gust, landing, and ground loads (quasi-static and dynamic), aeroelastic stability checks, validate loads with FEA and flight test, coordinate across GNC/aero/structures, produce documentation, and improve loads methodologies and automation.