Top Software Engineer Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Develops and deploys scalable cloud applications and services, including coding, testing, integration, debugging, and CI/CD automation. Designs cloud-native modules, creates comprehensive test plans, addresses application and system issues, and integrates emerging technologies. Works with distributed systems, event-driven architectures, managed cloud services, databases, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, and containerization. Collaborates with project managers and development partners to deliver, operate, monitor, and support cloud engagements.

Leads the design and development of software solutions, resolves complex technical problems, and provides guidance to engineering colleagues. Responsibilities include preparing technical documentation, reviewing code and testing, applying modern development methodologies, and supporting business initiatives. The role typically requires a bachelor’s degree and at least three years of relevant experience. Preferred skills include Agile, cloud computing, DevOps, requirements analysis, system design, and project management.

Leads delivery of complex software features for desktop utility design tools, translating ambiguous requirements into technical plans and managing performance, correctness, and reliability. Establishes architecture, coding standards, CI/CD and AI-assisted development practices; mentors engineers and leads design and code reviews. Partners with product, QA, delivery, and customers to create reusable solutions, contribute to roadmaps, and represent the team in architecture discussions.

Build a high-performance frontend data platform for exploring and analyzing hardware telemetry. Develop React and TypeScript applications, interactive time-series visualizations, data visualization plugins, complex application state management, and LLM-assisted analysis workflows. Collaborate directly with hardware engineers and customers to define interfaces, prototype workflows, demonstrate features, and incorporate feedback into product development.

Leads and grows an engineering team building financial and supply chain platforms, including agentic workflow automation, reporting, forecasting, tax, compliance, and operational systems. Sets technical direction, architecture, roadmap, and delivery practices while partnering with Finance, Accounting, Tax, Compliance, Product, and Operations. Ensures reliability, security, scalability, testing, observability, and operational excellence, while developing engineers, future leaders, and a healthy engineering culture.

Manage the Loans Lifecycle software engineering team at Affirm. Set technical strategy, lead delivery of business-critical projects, ensure system reliability and operational readiness, establish quality standards, collaborate with product and analytics teams, and coach engineers. The role focuses on highly available distributed financial systems and audit-grade ledger technology using backend technologies including Python, Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, Spark, and Kubernetes.

Leads a high-performing software engineering team responsible for customer activation, engagement, and expansion across a travel marketplace. Oversees end-to-end project delivery, promotes AI-driven engineering practices, improves agile processes, and partners with product, data, and design. Drives experimentation, scalability, security, technical excellence, and customer-focused product adoption while developing team talent and aligning engineering priorities with business goals.

Build Apollo’s AI-powered Builder Studio end to end, including chat-driven app creation, live previews, generated-app runtimes, workflows, integrations, delegated permissions, security, and reliability. The role requires strong full-stack development, production LLM experience, frontend expertise with complex UIs, backend and workflow design, and ownership of an ambiguous 0-to-1 product.

Deploy production software alongside military operators in restricted and air-gapped environments. Integrate core and simulation platforms with partner C2 systems and databases, write scripts, transform schemas, debug distributed systems, analyze logs, isolate failures, and convert recurring field workarounds into reusable product capabilities. Brief engineers and senior military stakeholders while translating mission needs into technical solutions.

Lead Headway’s Web Platform team of five frontend engineers. Own frontend strategy, design systems, web architecture, accessibility, performance, testing, and agentic UI workflows. Hire and develop engineers, manage performance, align with Design and product teams, define roadmaps and metrics, and advocate for frontend standards company-wide. Remain hands-on with code and AI tools while evolving shared frameworks, tooling, documentation, and automated quality checks.