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Umbra

Senior Ground Software Engineer

Santa Barbara, CA · On-site

$136.30K - $179.70K/yr

About the Job We are looking for a Senior Ground Software Engineer to join the Ground Software team ... Establish and adhere to DevOps practices that ensure that customer and satellite-operational needs ...

Raytheon

Senior Software Engineer, Real-time Embedded

Goleta, CA · On-site

$133.80K - $175.30K/yr

Raytheon's Electronic Warfare (EW) Software development team is looking to hire experienced Senior Software Engineer, Real-time Embedded to work on real-time embedded products. * Raytheon Goleta, CA ...

Toyon Research Corporation

Software Engineer

Goleta, CA · On-site

$90K - $140K/yr

The experienced software engineer will design, develop, and perform analysis utilizing GIS tools ... This position is an opportunity to work on a development team with senior staff members guiding ...

Toyon

Software Engineer

Goleta, CA

$90K - $140K/yr

The experienced software engineer will design, develop, and perform analysis utilizing GIS tools ... This position is an opportunity to work on a development team with senior staff members guiding ...

Teledyne FLIR LLC

Sr. Software Engineer

Goleta, CA · On-site

$113.60K - $151.40K/yr

Participation in every phase of a project: requirements review, software design and coding, unit testing, system integration and sustaining engineering. Job Qualifications: * 5+ years of experience ...

Teledyne

Sr. Software Engineer

Goleta, CA · On-site

$113.60K - $151.40K/yr

Participation in every phase of a project: requirements review, software design and coding, unit testing, system integration and sustaining engineering. Job Qualifications: * 5+ years of experience ...

Toyon

AI/ML Software Engineer

Goleta, CA

$120K - $200K/yr

Our software engineers work closely with our researchers and customers to create state-of-the-art ... S./Ph.D.) or a Bachelor's degree and at least two years of industry experience is required. WE ...

Teledyne

Sr. Software Engineering Manager

Goleta, CA

$177.50K - $236.60K/yr

Teamwork is very important to us, so your ability to work well with your team of software engineers as well as with engineers and managers across the company. The right candidate will have a proven ...

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How much do senior r&d software developer jobs pay per hour?

As of May 29, 2026, the average hourly pay for senior r&d software developer in Santa Barbara, CA is $68.69, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $58.32 and $77.02 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Senior R&D Software Developer vs Software Engineer?

AspectSenior R&D Software DeveloperSoftware Engineer
CredentialsBachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field; experience in R&DBachelor's or higher in Computer Science or related field
Work EnvironmentResearch and development labs, innovation teamsDevelopment teams, product-focused environments
Industry UsageTech, manufacturing, research institutionsTech companies, startups, software firms
Common Search/ComparisonOften compared for R&D roles and advanced developmentMore general software development roles

The main difference is that a Senior R&D Software Developer focuses on innovative research, prototyping, and developing new technologies within R&D environments, often requiring specialized knowledge and experience. In contrast, a Software Engineer typically works on building, testing, and maintaining software products in production environments. Both roles require strong programming skills, but the Senior R&D role emphasizes research and experimentation.

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Sr. Software Engineer - Resident Concierge

AppFolio

Goleta, CA

Full-time

Posted 13 days ago

Job description

Hi, We’re AppFolio.

 

We’re innovators, changemakers, and collaborators. We’re more than just a software company — we’re a cloud-based powerhouse that creates products to make our customers’ lives easier. We’re revolutionizing how people do business, and we want your ideas, enthusiasm, and passion to help us keep innovating.


Who we are looking for:

 

We are hiring a Full Stack Senior Software Engineer to join our Resident Concierge team. The team's mission is to own the security and scalability of the product, crafting a strong foundation for the growth of our resident products. 

 

This will be an engineering-driven team where engineers will have the agency to identify and advocate for the changes needed to support other teams. Engineers will play a key role in setting the technical direction and driving best practices to ensure scalability and flexibility. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who has a passion for building leading-edge software and solving problems with long term solutions in order to build a scalable successful SaaS product used by millions of happy residents. We foster an environment that empowers small teams to set the technical direction of our solutions collaboratively.

 

Responsibilities:
  • Build a deep understanding of our Resident segment enabling you and your team to truly own the growth strategy.
  • Become a master of your software engineering craft, and work with other software engineers who are smart enough to teach you, and humble enough to learn from you.
  • Develop scalable, robust, and simple web-based solutions to solve complex business problems for our customers.
  • Implement new features and optimize existing ones to drive maximum scalability, stability, and performance.
  • Use test-driven development, code reviews, and continuous integration to deliver high-quality software and rapidly fix bugs as they come up.
  • Work closely with, and incorporate feedback from other engineering team members, QE, product owners, and our APM customers.
  • Leverage agile practices to release small batches of value to customers continuously. – test-driven development, pair programming, live code review, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.


You know you’re the right fit if…
  • 5+ years of experience developing web-based applications, preferably in a SaaS environment.
  • Proven experience designing complex data models that fit into business requirements.
  • Proven experience developing web applications in an agile SaaS environment.
  • Extensive experience with Go and Typescript in production environments.
  • Extensive experience with PostgreSQL.
  • Strong familiarity with Test-Driven-Development.
  • Effective communication skills and a strong desire to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
  • Creative ability to solve complex problems in collaboration with the product team.
  • You have a high degree of initiative, creativity, persistence, and a strong focus on producing tangible results quickly and pragmatically. 
  • You are proactive about the long-term maintainability of the codebase and advocate for refactoring and clean-ups where appropriate.
  • You love learning about new technologies, but love building real products more.

 

Location
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Compensation & Benefits
The compensation that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is: $138,400 - $173,000 base pay. The actual compensation for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, education, experience, and internal equity.
Please note that compensation is just one aspect of a comprehensive Total Rewards package. The compensation range listed here does not include additional benefits or any discretionary bonuses you may be eligible for based on your role and/or employment type.
Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits - see here.
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