Top Software Engineer Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Lead frontend and full-stack engineering, architect scalable features, integrate APIs and cloud services, optimize rendering and performance, establish engineering standards, conduct code reviews, and mentor developers. Collaborate with product, UX, and backend teams to deliver user-focused software while managing priorities in an ambiguous environment.

Design, build, and maintain AI-powered B2B SaaS products across frontend, backend, and AI. Own projects end-to-end, collaborate with product and design, ensure maintainability, mentor teammates, and inform roadmap and implementation decisions.

Build and ship frontend features for a financial marketplace using React and Next.js. Collaborate with product, design, and backend engineers; contribute to architecture, component design, code quality, tooling, and the shared component library. Own work from design through delivery, participate in pairing and code reviews, and use AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully.

Full-stack product engineer (backend-focused) who builds scalable NodeJS services, crafts React/TypeScript UIs, designs APIs, writes well-tested code, optimizes PostgreSQL queries and data pipelines, improves observability, and contributes to architecture and engineering practices for a fintech platform.

Build, maintain, and deploy a high-volume, fault-tolerant observability platform. Architect and develop OpenTelemetry-based systems, implement services in Go (concurrency/gRPC), work with ClickHouse/Postgres, Kafka/Redis streaming, and containerized deployments on Kubernetes/Docker. Evaluate new tools and improve platform reliability and performance.

Create and optimize high-quality, mobile-optimized character shaders and material workflows in Unity URP. Develop master materials, tools, and editor extensions (C#). Profile and debug performance on iOS/Android, collaborate with artists on look development, and ensure efficient rendering across mobile devices.

Build the realtime, HIPAA-compliant messaging and collaboration frontend ('Pulse') that makes an AI colleague feel human. Implement complex interactive data visualizations, micro-interactions, and high-performance accessible interfaces. Work embedded with product and design, own UI quality, iterate on AI-driven specs, and deliver production frontend experiences clinicians will trust.

Design and implement backend features in Go, build data pipelines and REST APIs, work with PostgreSQL and AWS, contribute to scalable system design, and optionally develop React.js user-facing features while collaborating in a fast-paced AI-focused startup.

Build and scale backend systems for a high-traffic donor CRM and payments platform. Own performant SQL and realtime querying, optimize payment flows, implement AI agents, and collaborate across product and design to ship resilient, production-grade features at scale.

Work directly with the founder to design and build core product features: integrations that pull license data, automation to file renewals/applications, data cleaning with AI, dashboard and alerting UX, and establish engineering practices for testing, deployments, and security. Term contractor role with potential conversion to full-time based on performance.