18 software engineer developer ai jobs at 10 companies in Santa Barbara, CA
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AI/ML Software Engineer
Goleta, California, United States
$120k-$200k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Toyon Research: Develops advanced technology and analysis for national defense systems.
2+ YOEU.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DoD clearance, advanced degree or BSc+2 years in engineering/computer science/physics/math, experience with Python or C++, and knowledge of AI/ML techniques.
Curri: On-demand last-mile delivery platform for construction and industrial supplies.
2+ YOE2+ years building production software; full‑stack experience (TypeScript/Node, React/React Native); familiarity with Postgres, NATS, Redis; active use of AI tooling (Claude Code, Cursor); strong communication and systems awareness.
Bellevue or Boston or Boulder or Chicago or Denver or Los Angeles or New York City or San Francisco or San Jose or Seattle or Ventura
$125k-$229k/yrOnsiteFull Time
The Trade DeskNASDAQ: TTD: Cloud-based programmatic advertising platform for data-driven media buying.
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering experience, 1-2+ years on AI systems, Bachelor's/Master's or equivalent, strong Python and familiarity with C#, SQL, TypeScript/React, experience with LLMs, RAG, vector DBs, and enterprise AI platforms.
LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, Azure AI Search, vector databases, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Anthropic Claude, Python, C#, SQL, TypeScript, React
Curri: On-demand last-mile delivery platform for construction and industrial supplies.
6+ YOE6+ years building production software; full-stack experience with TypeScript/Node.js, Postgres, Redis, NATS, and React; daily use of AI tools (Claude Code, Cursor); strong systems thinking and cross-functional communication.
Alpha Design AI: AI-native EDA platform for semiconductor design and verification.
BS/MS in Computer Science or related, experience building full-stack software and ML workflows, familiarity with Python, PyTorch, LLMs, TypeScript/JavaScript, strong communication and customer-facing skills.
Software Development Engineer IV - Algorithms and Scientific Data
Santa Barbara or United States
$107k-$190k/yrHybridFull Time
BrukerNASDAQ: BRKR: Develops and manufactures high-performance scientific and diagnostic instruments.
5+ YOE5+ years production software or scientific-algorithms experience, 3+ years Windows C#/C++ development, strong foundation in signal/image processing or numerical methods, experience deploying validated algorithms and using AI coding agents.
GitHub Copilot Business, VS Code, Microsoft Visual Studio, C++, STL, C#, Microsoft .NET, WPF, Python, C++/CLI, MFC
Software Development Engineer IV - Windows Instrumentation and Automation
Santa Barbara or United States
$107k-$190k/yrHybridFull Time
BrukerNASDAQ: BRKR: Develops and manufactures high-performance scientific and diagnostic instruments.
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering experience, 3+ years Windows C#/.NET/WPF and modern C++ experience, hardware integration, multithreaded and performance-sensitive systems, AI coding agent experience, MS/PhD preferred.
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
Bastrop or Cape Canaveral or Hawthorne or McGregor or Redmond or Brownsville or Lompoc
$100k-$160k/yrOnsiteFull Time
SpaceX: Designs and launches advanced rockets and satellite internet constellations.
1+ YOEBachelor's in STEM,1+ years engineering or operations experience,ability to code,experience with LLMs/AI preferred,willingness to work extended hours and weekends,travel up to 25%,must meet ITAR eligibility and pass Air Force background checks.
Software Development Engineer IV - Windows Instrumentation and Automation
Santa Barbara or United States
$119k-$190k/yrRemoteFull Time
BrukerNASDAQ: BRKR: Develops and manufactures high-performance scientific instruments and diagnostics.
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering experience, 3+ years Windows C#/.NET/WPF and modern C++ development, hardware integration experience, multithreaded and low-latency system design, GitHub Copilot/AI coding agent experience; MS/PhD preferred.
Oakland or San Francisco or New York City or Boston or Seattle or Irvine or Los Angeles or Monterey or Santa Barbara or Santa Rosa or Austin or Portland or Philadelphia or Chicago or United States
$146k-$235k/yrOnsiteFull Time
LaunchDarkly: Provides a feature management platform for software development teams.
5+ YOE5+ years backend engineering experience building/operating production distributed systems; strong programming in Go/Java/Rust; production debugging, observability, on-call experience; clear AI usage in engineering work.
United States or Oakland or San Francisco or New York City or Boston or Seattle or Irvine or Los Angeles or Monterey or Santa Barbara or Santa Rosa or Austin or Portland or Philadelphia or Chicago
$146k-$235k/yrRemoteFull Time
LaunchDarkly: Provides a feature management platform for software development teams.
5+ YOE5+ years full-stack engineering; strong TypeScript and React; experience with Go or Node; shipped AI/agent features and MCP/LLM tooling; instrumentation, funnel analysis, A/B testing, and on-call support experience.
Santa Barbara or San Diego or San Francisco or Denver or Dallas or Atlanta or Chicago or Washington, D.C.
HybridFull Time
AppFolioNASDAQ: APPF: Provides cloud-based property and investment management software.
Proven experience building production ML systems at scale, architectural leadership, training/fine-tuning LLMs, experience with LangChain/LangGraph and RAG patterns, AI safety/authorization, and production reliability discipline.