Top Senior Software Engineer Jobs in San Diego, CA

Build and maintain scalable native Android and backend software, owning features from design through testing and delivery. Collaborate with product owners, apply software engineering best practices, enhance existing products, develop new capabilities, and contribute to intuitive, customizable customer experiences. The role also involves using AI productivity tools, applying modern UI frameworks, managing technical risk, and mentoring colleagues through knowledge sharing.

Develop and integrate safety-critical Run-Time Assurance software for autonomous aircraft. Responsibilities include modern C++ development, real-time embedded systems, hardware and simulation integration, HIL and flight testing, interface design, testing, CI, static and dynamic analysis, documentation, traceability, and collaboration across software, systems, test, and platform teams.

Develop and maintain autonomy integration environments, reference configurations, automated software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop tests, integration tools, and vehicle or hardware interfaces. Debug failures across planning, controls, simulation, perception, deployment, network, timing, and hardware boundaries. Support autonomy stack deployment, lab and flight testing, failure analysis, documentation, and technical collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

Build and scale full-stack servicing applications for Rocket homeowners. Own features end to end, from problem definition and architecture through implementation, deployment, measurement, and iteration. Develop with Next.js or React, NestJS, GraphQL, AWS, and Amazon EKS/Kubernetes. Use AI-native development workflows, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, contribute to technical strategy, operate production systems, and mentor engineers.

Design, build, deploy, and operate cloud-native data platform components and services. Lead scoped projects from requirements through production, ensuring reliability, scalability, testing, instrumentation, and operational readiness. Develop Kubernetes operators, controllers, automation, and platform services using Go or another systems language. Collaborate with senior engineers, participate in on-call, and mentor junior engineers through reviews, design feedback, and pairing.

Lead the design, coding, delivery, and operation of highly available, multi-tenant data platform services running on Kubernetes. Own Postgres, messaging, and key-value systems across distributed environments, including failover, disaster recovery, automation, scalability, observability, and SLOs. Serve as a technical lead, drive architecture and reliability initiatives, resolve technical risks, conduct failure analysis and incident reviews, and mentor engineers. Collaborate with platform and product teams on service contracts, tenancy, and operational standards.

Develop and maintain embedded software applications across the full SDLC. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate, test, deploy, and troubleshoot software and systems. Work with Agile practices, object-oriented and multithreaded programming, embedded systems, DevOps tools, and real-time operating systems. The role is full-time on-site in San Diego or El Segundo, requires an active Top Secret clearance and SAP access eligibility, and may involve up to 25% travel.

Design, develop, and maintain C++ software and Qt-based GUIs for instrument communication and hardware interaction. Build reliable components, write Google Test unit tests, use CMake and Git, debug and optimize applications, collaborate with firmware/hardware teams, conduct code reviews, and produce clear documentation while operating in an agile startup environment.

Build and maintain robotics software for motion and trajectory planning, kinematics, controls, world modeling, device integration, and multi-robot coordination. Develop collision-free plans for physical robotic manipulators, contribute to learning-based methods and simulation, and validate systems through testing. Collaborate with hardware and process engineers, mentor teammates, review code, document systems, and ensure safe, reliable operation on real hardware.

Develop and maintain ServiceNow’s server-side JavaScript engine and application lifecycle platform. Responsibilities include designing scalable runtime systems, optimizing execution and memory management, building test automation, delivering end-to-end software, collaborating across teams, mentoring engineers, and addressing distributed systems, security, concurrency, and performance challenges.

Lead the development of onboard real-time beam control systems, integrating control software with mission requirements, while managing interfaces and conducting performance analyses.

Develop and lead robotics software for motion and trajectory planning, kinematics, robot control, world modeling, and hardware integration. Build collision-free planning systems, real-time driver layers, validation suites, and learning-based robotics capabilities. Set technical direction, mentor engineers, collaborate with hardware and process teams, and ensure reliable, safe operation on physical robots.

Build and operate developer tools, internal platforms, development environments, project templates, and AI-enabled workflows for Hivemind engineering teams. Improve developer productivity through reusable tooling, paved paths, documentation, adoption efforts, and inner-source practices. Partner with developers to identify friction, measure outcomes using DORA metrics and feedback, and drive technical direction. Staff-level responsibilities include leading cross-team initiatives and shaping organization-wide developer productivity strategy.

Build and operate full-stack applications, backend services, SDKs, APIs, and product integrations for Shield AI’s shared services platform. Own solutions from design through production support, establish secure and reliable interfaces, collaborate with product and engineering teams, and contribute to architecture and technical direction. Work includes authentication, telemetry integrations, customer-facing portals, reusable capabilities, and public APIs.

Design and scale backend services for real-time and historical vehicle telemetry, fleet management APIs, customer integrations, and high-volume time-series and geospatial data. Improve system reliability, scalability, observability, and cloud efficiency while handling intermittent connectivity and distributed-system challenges. Collaborate with vehicle software and UI teams, guide backend architecture, lead projects, and mentor engineers.

Design, develop, integrate, and test safety-critical embedded real-time software for flight/mission systems. Develop automated tests, analyze software requirements, debug hardware/software integration issues, produce technical documentation, and support lab-based Agile development and system-level qualification activities.

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.

Architects, develops, and modernizes full-stack containerized applications and microservices. Builds Kubernetes environments, CI/CD pipelines, Helm releases, and DevSecOps security automation. Optimizes relational databases, hardens systems to DISA STIG standards, and mentors engineering teams. Requires strong Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, software architecture, and deployment expertise, plus a Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.

Design and implement control plane software spanning SDN, ground systems, satellites, and terminals. Build scalable services and APIs for provisioning, configuration, automation, telemetry, and network operations. Address dynamic network conditions and integrate with cloud and on-premises platforms. Collaborate across data plane, platform, embedded systems, product, and quality teams while contributing to architecture, implementation, testing, debugging, and system integration.

Design, build, test, deploy, and operate secure, scalable cloud-native applications and services. Own technical initiatives from architecture through production, make architecture decisions, improve reliability and developer productivity, and investigate incidents. Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly, lead technical discussions, conduct code and design reviews, mentor engineers, reduce technical debt, and collaborate with product, UX, quality, security, and engineering teams.

Design and develop embedded software for satellite avionics and payload processing systems. Responsibilities include low-level C/C++ development, device drivers, embedded Linux, bootloaders, RTOS solutions, communications interfaces, cybersecurity protocols, hardware and FPGA integration, testing, release management, and software architecture. The role also requires mentoring junior engineers, translating system requirements, and improving engineering practices for mission-critical aerospace products.

Leads the design and delivery of secure, cloud-native software platforms supporting complex workflows, data-intensive applications, and AI capabilities. Provides architectural guidance across distributed systems, APIs, microservices, data pipelines, workflow orchestration, configuration-driven rules, and RAG/GraphRAG solutions. Ensures scalability, observability, auditability, security, and compliance while mentoring engineers, reviewing technical deliverables, improving CI/CD and incident response, and serving as an escalation point for complex technical decisions.

Develops high-performance C++ and CUDA GPU implementations of MATLAB LiDAR algorithms, creates software models and test datasets for software-in-the-loop testing, documents software with UML, works with LiDAR hardware in laboratories, and communicates results to multidisciplinary teams.

Build responsive Web3 applications, web SDKs, developer tools, reusable frontend components, and internal Customer Success tools. Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering to create scalable, accessible user experiences. Contribute to code and design reviews, automated testing, continuous delivery, coding standards, and AI-assisted development practices.

Build and own the Linux-based edge platform powering factory, deployable, and air-gapped Crucible environments. Responsibilities include system provisioning, networking, security, updates, recovery, device lifecycle management, hardware and peripheral integrations, disconnected operation, fleet management, and full-stack debugging across applications, operating systems, networks, and physical equipment. The role also partners on edge-to-cloud architecture, deployment topology, and system security.