Top Software Engineer Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Build and operate database and storage platform software, including services, APIs, and developer tools for provisioning, migrations, upgrades, and lifecycle management. Solve scaling, performance, reliability, and data correctness challenges across databases, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and networking. Partner with engineering teams on schemas and platform adoption, lead technical projects through rollout, participate in on-call response, and use AI-assisted tools in development.

Architect, build, and operate large-scale relational and distributed SQL database infrastructure. Responsibilities include database control-plane automation, provisioning, failover, backups, upgrades, zero-downtime migrations, Kubernetes networking, connection proxy optimization, reliability monitoring, capacity planning, and operational support. The role also leads technical delivery, mentors engineers, establishes quality standards, collaborates cross-functionally, and contributes to team roadmap and on-call operations.

Build and maintain accessible, reusable React Native and web components for Rocket Money’s design system. Collaborate with designers and engineers on UI primitives, tokens, patterns, documentation, tooling, motion, and interaction quality. Improve accessibility, testing, adoption, migration support, and developer experience through reliable shared infrastructure, Storybook examples, technical documentation, and code reviews.

Design and build scalable frontend and backend features for route planning, routing, navigation, and route execution products. Partner with product, design, and engineering leadership to improve planner efficiency, leverage AI appropriately, and promote technical excellence. Mentor junior engineers, contribute to team growth, engage with customers, and help scale products across industries and customer verticals.

Develop, test, deploy, and support solutions for the ScriptMed Cloud Platform using C#, SQL, and scripting. Configure systems for customer onboarding and tenant creation, automate manual workflows, translate business requirements for distributed engineering teams, and collaborate on designs and troubleshooting. The role requires responsible handling of sensitive data, adherence to HIPAA and security policies, project ownership, documentation, and participation in an after-hours on-call rotation.

Leads full-stack software engineering and technical delivery for enterprise applications across the Microsoft .NET and Azure ecosystem. Designs scalable architectures, APIs, integrations, distributed and event-driven systems, and cloud-native solutions. Provides hands-on development, code reviews, troubleshooting, DevOps collaboration, CI/CD, production support, and operational improvement. Mentors engineers, coordinates technical delivery, manages risks and dependencies, and partners with Product, Architecture, Security, QA, and infrastructure teams.

Develop and integrate complex software applications as part of a Honeywell engineering team. Interns will contribute software features to products, apply software development lifecycle and configuration management practices, analyze problems, develop efficient solutions, and collaborate with global teams while receiving mentorship and hands-on experience.

Software engineering intern supporting the design, development, integration, and enhancement of complex software applications. The role involves contributing to team goals, creating innovative solutions, developing high-quality features, applying software development lifecycle and configuration management practices, and collaborating with engineers. Interns receive mentorship, hands-on experience, relocation benefits, and short-term housing when eligible.

Graduate software engineers will develop open-source and commercial software across the Linux stack, from firmware, kernels, and drivers to desktop applications, containers, clouds, and Kubernetes. Responsibilities include writing resilient, performant code, contributing to product roadmaps, engaging with users and open-source communities, addressing customer issues, and developing secure software. The role is globally remote with twice-yearly international team sprints and emphasizes mentorship, collaboration, and continuous technical growth.

Build and scale a telemedicine platform using React, TypeScript, Python, Flask, and PostgreSQL. Own features through development, deployment, and launch; develop integrations; write tests; conduct design and code reviews; resolve production issues; and collaborate with Product, Design, and Quality teams in a Scrum environment. The role also involves mentoring engineers, improving development processes, and communicating technical decisions to nontechnical stakeholders.

Build and ship production software across the frontend and backend, working closely with founders, customers, and product teams. Develop AI-powered features and systems involving web scraping, unstructured data, PDF parsing, and cloud infrastructure. Translate real-world real estate and financing problems into technical solutions, make high-impact decisions, and own shipped code. The internship may convert to a full-time role.

Build and maintain responsive web experiences, PWAs, and native-feeling mobile apps; design secure APIs and third-party integrations; develop conversational AI bots and support automation; implement ad-tech, segmentation, push notifications, analytics, and A/B testing; and optimize performance, reliability, and uptime. The role requires full-stack development, cloud and DevOps fundamentals, and collaboration in a fast-paced startup.

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.

The Senior Fullstack Software Engineer will design, implement, and maintain features for Conveyor's SaaS platform, involving both backend and frontend work, while collaborating closely with team members and mentoring juniors.

Lead development of scalable Java backend applications and high-availability cloud services. Design architectures, REST APIs, databases, caching systems, and distributed session infrastructure. Mentor engineers, drive technical initiatives, address performance and scalability challenges, and uphold quality and automation practices for endpoint management products.

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.

Build and maintain embedded Linux platform infrastructure for TeraWave satellite communications systems. Responsibilities include developing kernel modules, device drivers, operating-system services, and inter-process communication frameworks; optimizing scheduling, memory, I/O, and networking performance; integrating custom hardware and SoCs; implementing secure boot and runtime security; debugging system performance; and owning software from architecture through deployment on LEO satellites.

Lead backend engineering strategy for Affirm’s international Identity team. Design and launch highly available distributed systems supporting KYC, user lifecycle management, and identity decisioning. Drive technical planning, cross-functional collaboration, operational excellence, monitoring, testing, and on-call readiness. Establish engineering quality standards, influence architecture, mentor team members, and deliver scalable systems using Python or Kotlin, AWS, MySQL, Spark, and Kubernetes.

Designs and implements networking software for TeraWave’s satellite communications constellation. Responsibilities include routing, topology management, fast reroute, SDN control planes, traffic engineering, programmable transport, telemetry, packet forwarding, observability, and self-healing network automation. The role requires advanced networking expertise across satellite, wireless, cloud, or service-provider environments, collaboration with RF and silicon teams, and mentorship of junior engineers.

Designs and implements software-defined networking, routing, traffic engineering, observability, and self-healing capabilities for TeraWave’s dynamic low-Earth-orbit satellite network. Responsibilities include developing topology management, fast reroute, programmable transport, telemetry, packet forwarding, and network resilience solutions while optimizing latency, throughput, power, and capacity. Collaborates with RF and silicon teams, guides technical decisions, and mentors junior engineers.

Design and develop highly available distributed services for TeraWave’s satellite network, including orchestration, telemetry processing, control-plane operations, data pipelines, APIs, and observability platforms. Build scalable data models and storage solutions, troubleshoot performance issues, collaborate across spacecraft and networking disciplines, and support mission-critical services through on-call and mission operations.

Leads electrical software testing for TeraWave spacecraft avionics, from requirements and test planning through qualification, acceptance, integration, and flight support. Develops procedures, automation, instrumentation, data acquisition infrastructure, and scalable ground support equipment. Leads electrical and RF test campaigns, anomaly investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions while coordinating across engineering, manufacturing, and production teams. Drives production readiness through test-time, yield, and anomaly metrics.

Leads electrical software testing for TeraWave spacecraft avionics from requirements through qualification, acceptance, integration, and flight support. Develops test strategies, procedures, verification matrices, automation, instrumentation, and scalable ground support equipment. Coordinates cross-functional test campaigns, investigates anomalies, drives corrective actions, and improves production readiness through metrics such as test time, first-pass yield, and anomaly rates.

Lead end-to-end electrical and avionics testing for TeraWave spacecraft systems, including test strategy, requirements, procedures, qualification, acceptance, integration, and flight support. Develop test infrastructure, automation, instrumentation, and scalable ground support equipment. Lead electrical test campaigns, anomaly investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, cross-functional coordination, and production-readiness efforts for repeatable, high-throughput vehicle testing.