As a Senior Software Technical Product Manager at Illumina, you will drive software design decisions for sequencing instrument platforms by translating user needs into product concepts and requirements. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams (firmware, hardware, test) on release planning, backlog prioritization, and requirements management while creating wireframes, workflow diagrams, and formal specification documents.… The role requires deep involvement in use case development, competitive analysis, risk identification (FMEA, cybersecurity), and Voice of Customer advocacy across clinical, research, and applied segments. You'll manage scope and change control for multiple concurrent instrument development efforts while ensuring compliance with medical device regulations (IEC 62304, FDA guidance) and best practices in formalized requirements engineering.
system-design jobs in San Diego
Senior Staff Software Engineer leading teams to improve engineering efficiency and product quality in software development for 5G and RAN optimization. Designs and implements scalable software solutions, manages software architecture to meet performance and scalability demands of cellular networks, and serves as a tech lead owning project outcomes.… Works with site reliability engineers to translate telecom requirements into robust code, applies distributed systems and AI knowledge, and mentors development teams through deep technical expertise. Requires 6+ years of experience with a Master's degree or 8+ years with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
Staff Software Engineer role designing and implementing cloud-native platform components and services, with primary focus on Kubernetes workloads, distributed systems, and infrastructure automation. Requires 5+ years hands-on Kubernetes experience, proficiency in Go or systems languages, and demonstrated expertise building operators, controllers, and platform services.… Will lead well-scoped projects from design through production, contribute to reliability and scalability, mentor junior engineers, and participate in on-call operations.
As a Senior AI Engineer at Teradata, you will design and build agent-based AI solutions that enhance developer productivity, working on scalable, marketplace-ready platforms across the Software Development Lifecycle. You'll develop high-quality backend services and APIs, integrate AI/ML technologies including LLMs and agentic AI, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on Teradata's AI platform.… The role requires 5+ years of experience in backend services, distributed systems, or data platforms, with strong proficiency in Java, Go, or Python, and hands-on expertise in RESTful APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms. You will also mentor engineers and stay current with emerging AI/ML and cloud-native technologies.
Lead a team of cloud engineers building the nervous system for Brain Corp's fleet of 30,000+ autonomous mobile robots. Own the platform's reliability, roadmap, and architecture while managing team hiring, onboarding, and career development.… Drive high-performance delivery across robot and customer-facing interfaces, balance competing priorities (performance, cost, reliability, scalability), and partner with principal and staff engineers on long-term platform strategy. Stay hands-on enough to make sound architectural decisions and earn senior engineer trust during a period of significant growth.
Engineering Manager, Cloud
ExpiredLead a team of cloud engineers building the backend platform that powers Brain Corp's global fleet of 30,000+ autonomous mobile robots. Own the platform's reliability, roadmap, and architecture as it scales to support fleet operations and customer-facing applications.… Balance hands-on technical leadership with people management—mentor engineers, drive hiring and onboarding, own production reliability and incident response, and partner with principal/staff engineers on distributed-systems architecture. Navigate tradeoffs between performance, cost, reliability, and scalability while shipping features that robots in the field depend on.
Staff Software Engineer leading the architecture and evolution of core robotics software systems at Brain Corp, with primary ownership of the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), telemetry systems, and C++ middleware. The role involves re-architecting foundational software to improve modularity, scalability, and performance on autonomous mobile robots, including hardware bring-up for sensors (LiDARs, cameras, IMUs), middleware migration from Python to C++, and system optimization across latency, throughput, and resource efficiency.… This is a highly hands-on and strategic position requiring leadership of technical direction, mentorship of engineers, and close collaboration with hardware, autonomy, and applications teams. Requires 7+ years of software engineering experience with proven expertise in robotics systems, embedded platforms, or HAL design.
Design, implement, and scale core backend services and APIs using Python, Go, Node.js, or Java to support high-throughput applications. Architect and optimize relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (Redis) databases, deploy containerized services on AWS/GCP using Docker and Kubernetes, and build CI/CD pipelines with comprehensive automated testing.… Monitor production systems, troubleshoot incidents, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver reliable, low-latency features. Requires 3–6 years of distributed systems experience and proficiency in at least one backend language.
Design, develop, and optimize machine learning systems for production AI platforms, including model development, inference optimization, and scalable ML infrastructure. Build training-to-deployment pipelines, optimize model serving for latency and cost, and integrate LLMs and generative AI models into microservices and APIs.… Develop data pipelines for ingestion, preprocessing, and feature engineering while collaborating cross-functionally with product, platform, and hardware teams to deliver end-to-end ML solutions.
Lead a specialized team of software engineers developing innovative Pixel sensor experiences at the intersection of hardware, software, and AI. You will drive the design and implementation of real-time embedded systems that process sensor signals efficiently while applying machine-learning and signal-processing algorithms in a power-optimized manner.… Required: 8 years software development experience, 5 years in computer vision or signal processing, 5 years leading ML design and infrastructure optimization, and 3 years technical leadership. This role demands deep expertise in embedded software, AI/ML algorithms, sensor fusion, and the ability to independently architect systems while managing a team.
Senior embedded software engineer role developing mission-critical firmware for Amazon's Leo satellite constellation. Responsibilities include architecting ASIC firmware, RF communication subsystems, secure boot operations, real-time embedded software, and hardware interfaces using protocols like I2C, SPI, UART, and Ethernet.… The role requires security-by-design principles, threat modeling, secure coding practices, and collaboration with hardware architects and systems engineers to bring custom silicon from concept through secure bring-up and production integration.
The Senior Systems Engineer will design, develop, and support communications and encryption devices, providing technical expertise in cryptographic technologies and deployment strategies. Responsibilities include advising on cryptographic equipment deployment, analyzing emerging threats, conducting technical analysis of cryptographic products for acquisition decisions, liaising with vendors on device lifecycle, and supporting leadership with briefings and fielding decisions.… The role requires 5–15 years of cybersecurity, systems engineering, or network security experience, along with strong analytical, problem-solving, and written communication skills. A bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related field is required.
Senior Software Engineer
ExpiredSenior Software Engineer with 4+ years of full-stack development experience to design, build, and scale PrecisePK's clinical software platform. The role requires technical leadership within a small engineering team, mentoring fellow developers, and taking ownership of full-stack applications including database integration, APIs, and feature development.… Responsibilities include system architecture improvements, deployment support, and cross-functional collaboration with product and business stakeholders on roadmap prioritization. Required skills include Node.js, React.js, AWS or Docker, strong computer science fundamentals, and the ability to produce clear technical documentation.
Lead the architectural design of server-side, backend, and cloud platform capabilities supporting Dexcom's continuous glucose monitoring products. Collaborate across product, cybersecurity, firmware, data, and mobile teams to translate business and regulatory requirements into secure, scalable, and maintainable platform solutions.… Establish architectural direction for distributed services, APIs, data pipelines, event-driven systems, and shared platform capabilities. Guide technology exploration, system integration, performance testing, and serve as an authority for platform architecture principles and modern backend development practices across the organization.
As Vence Collar Tech Lead, you will provide technical leadership for an animal wearable device (collar) from concept through mass production. You'll lead technical design, system architecture, and cross-functional execution across electronics, embedded software, RF communications, and validation.… You'll own collar-specific performance metrics (battery life, field failure rates, manufacturability, cost) and collaborate with product, R&D, NPI, operations, and manufacturing partners to deliver a technically robust, scalable solution for real-world farm environments.
Lead Veracyte's Quality Engineering Platform team as Manager of Software Test Automation, defining quality strategy and building scalable automation frameworks that enable product teams to own software quality. Manage a team of SDETs, Automation Engineers, and Quality Platform Engineers to develop self-service testing platforms, reusable automation libraries, and AI-assisted quality tools supporting unit, integration, API, UI, end-to-end, regression, performance, security, and compliance testing.… Establish modern engineering practices, quality standards, and reference architectures across the organization while fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. Drive Veracyte's strategy for AI throughout the software testing lifecycle, including automated test generation, regression analysis, defect classification, and synthetic test data creation.
Qualcomm seeks a Staff Embedded Software Engineer (6+ years) to design, implement, and maintain real-time operating system (RTOS) software components across QuRT OS and Zephyr RTOS platforms deployed on Qualcomm SoCs. You will own complex system-level issues, lead feature design from requirements through deployment, perform deep root-cause analysis on crashes and traces, and collaborate across hardware, systems, validation, and software teams.… The role emphasizes technical leadership, ownership of large technical areas, and raising team quality through example while leveraging modern development tools and automation. Strong hands-on experience with RTOS concepts, C/C++, low-level system software, and embedded development is required.
Lead Software Engineer managing a team of cloud engineers with technical mentorship, career guidance, and performance management responsibilities. The role involves defining and executing a cloud technical roadmap aligned with business goals, architecting high-availability and scalable systems on Google Cloud Platform, and supporting machine learning workloads and data ingestion at scale.… Requires 10+ years of software engineering experience, 3+ years in cloud architecture or distributed systems, and 3+ years of technical leadership.
Design and implement software integrations connecting lab automation infrastructure (liquid handlers, plate readers, robotic workstations, analytical instruments) with orchestration layers and digital workflows. Build production-grade Python applications and containerized services using Docker and Kubernetes, deploy CI/CD pipelines, and maintain LIMS integrations.… Explore AI-driven decision-making and autonomous orchestration capabilities, staying current with LLM tooling and agent frameworks. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the automation engineering team while shaping the roadmap for closed-loop autonomous discovery systems.
Staff Site Reliability Engineer at SHEIN responsible for operating and evolving large-scale, mission-critical production systems with 24/7/365 on-call participation. Design, build, and maintain observability solutions (metrics, logs, traces, alerting) with AI-powered anomaly detection; own and operate core open-source infrastructure (APISIX, Nginx, Kubernetes, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Redis, Consul, Etcd, Zookeeper).… Automate operational workflows, reduce incident frequency and MTTR, and provide technical leadership across global engineering teams. Requires strong software engineering skills, deep Linux/networking/distributed systems expertise, and passion for solving problems at scale.