Top Software Engineer Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Build and evolve Nexus interfaces for Temporal SDKs across multiple languages. Design and implement runtime APIs and behaviors, integrate SDKs tightly with language runtimes for durable, deterministic execution, collaborate with OSS community, write technical documentation, and own end-to-end features with high reliability.

Lead maintenance, enhancement, and support of enterprise mainframe applications. Design, develop, troubleshoot, and optimize COBOL/CICS/JCL/DB2/VSAM systems, manage incidents/changes via ticketing tools, produce technical documentation, and mentor junior engineers.

The role involves developing an inference framework for large language models and optimizing performance on embedded platforms, collaborating across teams and contributing to CUDA kernel development.

Lead design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack web applications. Mentor engineers, perform code reviews, troubleshoot production incidents, optimize performance, ensure API-first design, support cloud-native deployments (Kubernetes), and participate in on-call rotations.

Lead architecture and technical direction for a cloud-native contact center platform. Design scalable, reliable frontend and backend systems, resolve complex production incidents, mentor senior engineers, and drive engineering standards and cross-team alignment.

Design, develop, and maintain front-end and back-end product features. Write reusable Java code, build backend interfaces/APIs (OpenAPI), work with Angular and Vue.js, manage data in MySQL/relational or object databases, follow Agile and software engineering methodologies, and adhere to architecture and quality standards.

Build and operate Go backend services for a non-custodial KMS powering embedded wallets. Implement key recovery, distributed key generation, TEE integrations, authentication and signing-provider flows, security review and hardening, and production operations on Kubernetes, including observability, secrets/certificate management, and compliance controls.

Lead design, development, and maintenance of scalable, cloud-native web applications. Own end-to-end product features, mentor engineers, troubleshoot production incidents, improve performance, implement APIs, and support on-call rotations.

Lead platform and infrastructure engineering to improve stability, developer productivity, CI/CD, observability, and shared libraries. Deliver platform projects, mentor engineers, own production availability and on-call, and drive platform decisions and best practices across the org.

Lead end-to-end design and delivery of prototypes and MVPs for a new product initiative. Collaborate with product and success teams for discovery, scope, and iteration; own technical decisions and architecture tradeoffs; incorporate customer feedback and communicate progress to stakeholders.

Lead product and technical discovery for a new initiative, build prototypes and end-to-end MVPs, define metrics and decision processes, rightsize architecture for iteration and integrations, and engage customers for feedback while coordinating external PM/design/business stakeholders.

Design, build, and operate high-scale Customer Care and Identity systems using React, TypeScript, Java/Node.js. Lead AI-first workflows, own end-to-end full-stack features, implement AI-driven efficiencies, ensure security and reliability, mentor peers, and collaborate cross-functionally on integrations and operational excellence.

Lead design, development, testing, and maintenance of scalable data-centric applications using Python, React/Next.js, and PostgreSQL. Optimize schemas and data pipelines, build responsive UIs for analysis and reporting, address performance and security issues, perform code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and drive architecture and technical decisions for the Clinical Operations Platform.

Senior Full-Stack Engineer for Hospitality Fulfillment working on backend services and microfrontends powering SpotOn's Express POS. Own features end-to-end, solve complex high-traffic production issues, integrate AI tools, provide technical leadership, mentor teammates, and work across stack including cloud/infra when needed.

The Embedded Software Engineer II will develop C/C++ code for an embedded Linux platform, perform debugging, and work on hardware integration.

Build and lead development of a customer-facing metric store for high-volume telemetry. Design scalable backend services, data models, ingestion pipelines, and query execution paths. Optimize query performance, storage efficiency, and system reliability. Collaborate with Product, Design, and Operations from architecture through production, mentor junior engineers, participate in on-call rotation, and help define testing, deployment, and operational practices.

As a Principal Embedded Software Engineer, you'll architect the embedded firmware platform, focusing on technical leadership, real-time firmware development, and device infrastructure for power electronics.

Principal individual-contributor responsible for technical leadership and architecture of a scalable, secure API-driven digital pharmacy platform. Own system design, performance, PostgreSQL optimization, AWS infrastructure, cross-squad mentoring, compliance (HIPAA/SOC2), and prototyping to de-risk platform initiatives.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead AI networking system transformations, manage complex customer engagements, and influence NVIDIA's networking technologies.

Design high-performance C++ libraries for automated PCB design challenges, mentoring peers and shaping technical direction while collaborating with experts in various fields.

As a Junior Software Engineer, you'll develop applications in a team, gaining training in Java and other technologies, and you'll have opportunities to work with clients in various industries.

As a Junior Software Engineer, you will build applications, work in teams, and receive training in software development, focusing on Java and other languages.

The Senior Software Engineer will focus on backend development, designing and maintaining APIs and services, collaborating on features, and enhancing integrations at Motion.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will develop backend architecture, collaborate with stakeholders, mentor juniors, and ensure software quality while leveraging various technologies and AWS platforms.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will significantly enhance platform development and experimentation, focusing on AI integration and efficient software workflows. You'll manage end-to-end processes, develop core infrastructure, and employ AI coding agents to refine engineering practices, ultimately improving velocity and output quality.