Top Software Engineer Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Lead architecture and technical direction for an AI-first SaaS product (Growth Studio). Define scalable services, APIs, data flows, and AI-enabled workflows; guide integrations, run architecture/code reviews and POCs; mentor engineers; produce technical documentation; and partner with product, UX, QA, and ops to deliver reliable, secure, and maintainable platform capabilities for GovCon customers.

Lead a product engineering team to own roadmaps, design scalable cloud-native systems, ship customer-facing features, ensure quality and reliability, hire and mentor engineers, and coordinate cross-functional delivery.

You will tackle AI challenges, develop scalable software and collaborate with teams to enhance healthcare navigation using AI solutions.

Own and modernize the governance domain (auth, roles/permissions, orgs, billing) as a Staff-level backend IC: set architecture, refactor for scale and AI-native workflows, write critical-path code (70-80%), mentor engineers, and partner with product to deliver enterprise-grade governance and compliance features.

Develop and maintain full-stack applications using Python, SQL, React, Java, and REST APIs. Build scalable backend services and data-driven features for water-management products, working with large-scale time-series data. Collaborate with product, design, QA, and engineering teams; troubleshoot technical issues; participate in architecture decisions; review code; mentor junior developers; and improve engineering practices. The role uses AI-assisted development tools and follows a hybrid schedule with at least three days onsite in Los Gatos, California.

Design and develop embedded Linux platform infrastructure for TeraWave satellite communications systems. Responsibilities include process management, IPC frameworks, kernel modules, device drivers, kernel optimization, hardware integration, system debugging, networking performance tuning, secure boot, runtime security, credential management, and full software lifecycle ownership across LEO satellites, terminals, and gateways.

Develop production C++ and Python software for industrial robots used in assembly and inspection. Integrate cameras, sensors, and actuators; implement calibration, coordinate transforms, and real-time data pipelines; architect reliable multi-process and multithreaded systems; collaborate on 3D vision deployment; and build testing, debugging, and deployment infrastructure.

Design and architect enterprise-scale cloud-native platforms using Golang, Kubernetes, AWS/EKS, and distributed systems. Build Kubernetes Operators, Controllers, and CRDs while implementing resilient, scalable microservices architectures. Integrate Agentic AI, RAG, MCP, and LLM capabilities with cloud-native platforms. Apply Docker, Helm, GitOps, observability, infrastructure automation, and production troubleshooting practices. Experience with multi-cluster Kubernetes, Istio, Kafka, Terraform, and ArgoCD is preferred.

Principal Software Engineer role at Hewlett Packard Enterprise working onsite from an HPE office. The posting provides limited role-specific responsibilities or qualifications, but identifies the position within Engineering and offers an annual California base salary of $172,000–$349,000, plus potential variable incentives and employee benefits.

Build and operate infrastructure software for Netflix’s Open Connect CDN. Responsibilities include developing microservices, designing orchestration for globally distributed appliances, creating fleet data models and APIs, and improving platform availability, scalability, observability, and reliability. The role requires hands-on architecture, implementation, debugging, and collaboration across engineering, networking, video, gaming, and operations teams.