Top Software Engineer Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

As a Software Engineer III, you will contribute to the App Growth and Moderator Tools teams, building web-first features, APIs, and improving user experiences while collaborating cross-functionally.

The Senior Backend Software Engineer will develop and optimize critical systems for the aerospace industry, managing project priorities and overseeing various software projects.

Seeking an experienced Software Engineer for the Spacetime team to develop systems for satellite communication, requiring expertise in algorithms and large-scale distributed systems.

We are seeking a software engineer to build and validate resilient distributed systems, enhance CI pipelines, and improve testing strategies for cloud applications.

Lead the development of analytics infrastructure for clinical AI/ML products, focusing on product performance monitoring, data management, and cross-functional collaboration.

Lead and optimize enterprise client implementations, develop frameworks for efficiency, conduct end-to-end testing, and collaborate across teams to drive impactful technology in healthcare.

The Mid-level Software Developer will design, develop, and enhance software applications, focusing on data integration and cloud environments, particularly using Python and SQL.

The Senior Bilingual Software Engineer will align U.S. teams with the Platform Core team in Japan, focusing on high-impact problems and maximizing platform leverage through clear communication and collaboration.

The Software Engineer will design, build, and optimize messaging systems, collaborate with teams, and ensure product reliability while mentoring junior engineers.

The Backend Software Engineer will develop and maintain backend systems for data processing related to coffee farming, utilizing Python and PostgreSQL. Responsibilities include feature development, problem-solving, and adapting systems to regulatory changes while ensuring system resilience.

Design, build, and scale GraphQL and gRPC APIs and SQL queries powering the sportsbook marketplace. Own end-to-end feature delivery, performance diagnostics and remediation, release and deployment windows, monitoring in DataDog, and on-call rotations. Mentor peers, draft technical proposals/specs, and improve platform scalability through load testing, tracing, and production hygiene.

The Software Engineer III - Voice AI develops and maintains the Voice AI platform for patient calls, optimizing real-time conversational AI features and mentoring team members.

Develop and harden Android-based connectivity for edge devices, focusing on LTE/5G stability, power optimization, and fleet observability. Debug system-level issues across kernel, drivers, and user-space, collaborate with hardware and product teams, and deliver telemetry-driven improvements to connectivity, recovery, and field performance.

Build and ship production-grade features across frontend and backend, scope and lead projects, mentor engineers, and contribute to product and technical roadmap using the company tech stack.

Build, maintain, and operate Mission Control web app and supporting microservices for satellite operations. Implement HTTP APIs, design and deploy infrastructure, automate workflows, ensure CI/CD and testing, collaborate with cross-functional teams to support spacecraft scheduling, telemetry, and operational needs.

Design, build, and maintain scalable full-stack web applications. Implement backend APIs and responsive frontends, deploy to cloud, ensure security/performance, write tests, debug issues, participate in reviews, and mentor junior developers.

Develop and maintain mobile app and no-code quest editor, implement gameplay engine and server, design software architecture, and collaborate in one-week Scrum sprints using C++, Qt, QML, MySQL, and AI-assisted tools.

Design and implement core payment infrastructure components (workflow engines, partner integrations, ledgering, public APIs). Collaborate with technical leadership on architecture, own projects end-to-end, and shape engineering culture at an early-stage fintech startup.

The role involves building consumer products, optimizing user experience, architecting product infrastructure, and influencing company strategy in a collaborative environment.

Design, build, and operate backend systems for prediction markets, including order management, trade matching, settlement, and market resolution. Architect distributed, low-latency systems with strict financial correctness, lead multi-quarter technical projects, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product, Compliance, and Risk to meet regulatory requirements.

Build and maintain multi-cloud infrastructure standards, self-service tooling, and paved-road defaults across AWS and GCP. Partner with compute, security, and networking teams to embed guardrails, drive standardization, lead cross-team initiatives, and resolve systemic operational issues to ensure secure, scalable, and reliable platform infrastructure.

Design, build, and own backend services for prediction markets across market lifecycle: creation, trading, oracle resolution, settlement, and payouts. Build low-latency, high-throughput microservices and event-driven systems, drive reliability via SLOs and observability, lead incident response, set technical standards, and mentor engineers while partnering cross-functionally to deliver product and compliance-aligned roadmaps.

Serve as the technical IC leader for the Provider organization: set technical roadmap and engineering standards, design and review architectures, drive cross-team initiatives, mentor engineers, and deliver high-throughput, low-latency, cloud-based microservice systems for provider-focused products.

Hands-on senior full-stack engineer building and supporting user-facing features, infrastructure, and AI-powered workflows (LLM integration, RAG, agents). Drive architecture, dev experience, CI/CD, and partner with product and program teams to deliver a scalable education platform.

Develop, integrate, and validate IVI software for AFEELA vehicles across applications, middleware, and OS components. Debug, test, and optimize performance; support UI/UX implementation, partner developer support, demo vehicle setups, and cross-regional collaboration while ensuring automotive safety compliance.