Top Senior Software Engineer Jobs in San Diego, CA

Integrate autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft, prepare and validate flight-ready systems, support on-site flight tests, debug hardware/software integration, capture and analyze flight data, collaborate with autonomy/GNC/systems teams, improve integration processes, and assist with certification and compliance. Travel ~30-40% for tests and field events.

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.

Integrate autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft, prepare and validate flight-ready systems, support on-site flight tests, debug hardware/software interactions, capture and analyze flight data, collaborate with autonomy/GNC/systems teams, and support certification and compliance. Frequent travel (~30-40%) for field tests.

Develop, deploy, and validate autonomy software on vehicles, integrating sensors and autopilots, performing field deployments and testing, enabling inter-vehicle communication, supporting perception and autonomy modules, managing CI/CD and third-party integrations, and using simulation to validate systems.

Design and implement user interfaces for autonomous surface vehicles, mentor teammates, and improve software engineering practices within the team.

Lead full‑stack developer to design, develop, integrate, operate, and sustain vehicle interface services (VIS) for unmanned systems. Perform full lifecycle engineering, systems integration, DevSecOps/CI/CD work, troubleshooting in Linux, documentation, and lead a team to deliver production-ready solutions for Navy missions.

Lead design, development, and maintenance of scalable back-end services and Angular web UIs for multi-domain C4ISR. Mentor junior engineers, define technical direction, collaborate with analysts, and deliver containerized, high-performance solutions supporting Navy programs and warfighter needs.

The Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer will lead the development of innovative tech solutions, engaging with clients and driving project excellence through full-stack capability and collaboration.

The Advisor Lab Automation Software Engineer will design and implement software integrations for lab automation, focusing on AI-driven processes, while providing technical leadership and mentoring.

Seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to lead software development for defense systems. Responsibilities include technical leadership, software design, C++ coding, and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure mission capabilities for national security.

Develop and maintain software across embedded, systems, and application layers for autonomous maritime platforms. Interface with sensors, actuators, networking, and onboard compute. Design distributed services, improve performance, reliability, and observability, and support lab and field testing alongside cross-functional teams.

Design, implement, and optimize embedded system software for autonomous surface vessels using NixOS. Integrate with hardware, implement controls and sensor fusion, optimize low-bandwidth networking, test and validate software, conduct code reviews, troubleshoot issues, and document designs for maritime environments.

Lead design, development, and maintenance of scalable backend services and web applications for DoD/Intelligence programs. Mentor junior engineers, define technical direction, collaborate with analysts and stakeholders, and deliver containerized, high-performance solutions supporting the warfighter.

Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services and web applications for DoD/Intelligence programs. Lead teams, mentor juniors, collaborate with analysts/operators, ensure reliability and performance, and deliver containerized deployments supporting warfighter missions.

Develop, integrate, test and maintain desktop/web applications and Java microservices; build and maintain CI/CD pipelines; collaborate with SW, HW and test teams; identify technical risks and report to leadership; work in an Agile, process-oriented environment. On-site in San Diego, requires Top Secret clearance and up to 25% travel.

Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-level toolsets to exploit large operational data sets. Build CI/CD pipelines, collaborate across engineering disciplines (Cloud, Networking, DevSecOps, Test), perform data analysis/predictive trending (including AI/ML), manage databases and containers, interpret ICDs, and support mission-critical, on-site defense systems requiring high security clearance.

Design, develop, and operate stateful AWS applications and microservices. Validate releases for large multi-locale IVR systems, modify configurations via SQL, pre-stage deployments with Jenkins and git, and troubleshoot system/network issues using Unix commands. Work independently and engage with clients.

Develop, test, and maintain complex front-end software components; translate requirements into working software; participate in design, code reviews, Agile teams, and troubleshooting; mentor junior staff and ensure accessibility and engineering best practices.

The Software Engineer will focus on data quality engineering and functional integration, working within an agile team to manage and write test cases based on a large data schema.

Design and implement high-performance world and scene representation systems for multi-agent autonomy: spatial data structures, ECS frameworks, computational geometry pipelines, coordinate frame management, and real-time mapping. Optimize C++20 code for low latency, define clean APIs for cross-domain integration, collaborate with sensor/planning teams, and mentor engineers.

Design, build and maintain web, mobile and backend services for high-scale investment journeys using React/TypeScript and AWS. Contribute to APIs, CI/CD, automated testing, accessibility, secure coding, and documentation. Review code, drive technical excellence, collaborate with product and design, and support platform reliability and continuous improvement across the squad.

Lead development of enterprise-scale mobile (and web) investment experiences using React Native and TypeScript. Design and implement features, integrate with backend APIs, ensure performance, security and reliability, build CI/CD and release processes, improve observability, mentor engineers, and drive engineering standards across the squad.

Design, build, and operate a cloud-first platform: architect scalable AWS backend services, own infrastructure via AWS CDK, develop full-stack components (Node.js, React, React Native), optimize PostgreSQL, and drive platform technical direction while supporting production and incident response.

Lead design and implementation of enterprise, mission-critical software. Develop Java 21+ microservices, Spring-based integrations (Spring Integration/Apache Camel), Apache NiFi data flows, and observability (Prometheus/Grafana). Build Spring Boot backends with MongoDB/Elasticsearch and Angular/React/Vue frontends, implement real-time updates, and collaborate across teams.

Build and operate GovCloud production infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters, own GitOps CI/CD, observability, security/compliance (SOC2/CMMC/FedRAMP), contribute backend code (Python/TypeScript), and improve developer experience and resilience.