Top Software Engineer Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Design and implement high-quality C/C++ embedded avionics software for X-Bat UAVs. Lead cross-functional teams, own features from design to production, integrate firmware and autonomy systems, and develop HIL/virtualized test environments. Produce architecture and test documentation, build CI/test tools, prototype concepts, and ensure reliability, safety, and compliance for aerospace deployments.

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.

Design and implement high-performance, scalable storage systems and client libraries for AI workloads. Build data loading, checkpointing, caching, POSIX-style and object-store integrations, observability and telemetry, and validate performance with platform, SRE, and AI teams using modern engineering practices.

Design and implement Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) and 802.11s mesh networking software for enterprise access points. Develop HMAC components, optimize throughput/latency/airtime, integrate on NXP-based Embedded Linux platforms, maintain hostapd/wpa_supplicant/mac80211, debug with packet captures, and collaborate with RF/firmware/QA teams for product releases.

As an Applied R&D Engineer, you will develop backend application software in a Kubernetes environment, focusing on streaming APIs, system design, and code quality.

Build and maintain scalable, high-performance web applications and data-visualization platforms using React, Redux, Vite, and TypeScript. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design features, write clean code and tests, debug, contribute to APIs, mentor junior engineers, and apply modern development practices including CI/CD and accessibility considerations.

The Senior Staff Software Engineer will architect Affirm's lakehouse analytics platform, lead data governance efforts, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to optimize data solutions using Snowflake and other big data tools.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will enhance core communication systems by developing features across the stack and integrating with third-party services, ensuring reliability and scalability while debugging production issues.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Data Platform team, you'll enhance the data infrastructure, develop ETL pipelines, maintain data quality, collaborate across teams, and mentor junior engineers.

The Staff Software Engineer will architect and develop high-performance cloud services, resolve infrastructure bottlenecks, ensure engineering best practices, and mentor junior members.

The Senior Software Engineer will drive the retail technology initiatives at Toast, focusing on payment solutions and enhancing customer experiences. Responsibilities include collaborating on high-impact opportunities, technical decision-making, and adapting to customer needs.

The Sr. Software Engineer designs, implements, and maintains scalable cloud services, contributes to team processes, and acts as a subject matter expert while leading projects and mentoring others.

The Cloud Software Engineer will design and operate distributed systems for ClickHouse's Observability platform, ensuring reliability and efficiency while working with various engineering and infrastructure teams.

Develop and maintain ClickHouse Cloud interfaces and dashboards, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to enhance user experience and system reliability.

The Software Engineer will build scalable backend systems, integrate third party software, and optimize performance, aiming to enhance efficiency in the moving industry.

Design and build applications using Python, manage component design, optimize performance, and collaborate with clients on innovative products.

Develop and deploy onboard swarm autonomy: perception, planning, control, multi-target tracking, inter-robot/C2 protocols, on-vehicle software integration, realistic UxS simulation, train and test ML-based target recognition, and electronics prototyping. Travel for test events up to 25%.

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using TypeScript and NestJS. Implement event-driven, high-throughput workflows, integrations, queues/workers, and observability; collaborate across teams and own projects from design to deployment.

Design, build, and maintain TypeScript/NestJS backend services and scalable APIs. Implement event-driven, asynchronous processing with queues and workers, integrate third-party APIs and webhooks, and improve platform reliability through observability, performance optimization, and production troubleshooting. Collaborate cross-functionally, own projects end-to-end, and influence long-term architecture and developer experience.

The role involves building self-service platform services using Go, automating operational workflows, scaling Kubernetes, and ensuring reliability in cloud environments.

Build and maintain Wikimedia editing features (primarily VisualEditor). Fix bugs, implement new functionality, collaborate with cross-functional teams, write multilingual accessible performant code in JavaScript and PHP, instrument components, and work within the MediaWiki API ecosystem. Contribute tests and use version control in a distributed, open-source environment.

The Software Engineer will manage data collection, operate cloud infrastructure, and collaborate with scientists to enhance AI models at Speechify.

Lead the QA strategy for Network SDK, design test frameworks, mentor engineers, validate core SDK layers, and ensure high-quality releases.

Lead the design and development of SDK for Eridu's switch ASICs, ensuring performance and production readiness. Oversee software interfaces for dataplane operations and mentor junior engineers.

Lead the development and integration of OCP SAI with SONiC, requiring expertise in programming, SDK development, and networking protocols.