Top Software Engineer Jobs in Houston, TX

Leads a data engineering organization and enterprise modernization programs spanning data platforms, migration, integration, testing, cutover, and decommissioning. Defines data engineering strategy, oversees Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Redshift, and S3 delivery, and establishes standards for pipelines, quality, governance, observability, security, and reliability. Manages people, program governance, dependencies, risks, executive communications, vendors, and cross-functional delivery across complex modernization initiatives.

Develop high-performance research platforms and tools that bring trading strategies to life. Work in small teams to design, build, and deploy resilient systems using distributed computing, NLP, and machine learning to solve large-data problems in finance.

Participate in a two-day social-impact hackathon building tech solutions for nonprofits. Develop, test, and troubleshoot software; write secure code; collaborate with engineers and stakeholders; use automation and approved AI development tools responsibly; attend training and mentorship; and potentially be considered for a 2027 Software Engineer Program Summer Internship.

Develop and maintain backend services for OppFi’s financial technology platform. Responsibilities include building Java applications and services, collaborating in an Agile environment, conducting code reviews and testing, documenting best practices, and refining technical requirements into production-ready solutions. The role uses AWS, Docker, PostgreSQL, APIs, and related cloud-native technologies.

Build and operate scalable, customer-facing full-stack software for Samsara’s safety products. The role involves developing web, mobile, API, and platform capabilities; integrating LLMs, agentic workflows, and RAG; evaluating AI quality; and improving reliability, scalability, and operational health. The engineer collaborates with Product, Design, ML, and platform teams while owning features from concept through production.

Develop and scale backend streaming and data infrastructure using Kafka, Flink, AWS, Kubernetes, and related technologies. Break down projects, deliver tested software, collaborate with product and engineering teams, monitor system availability, participate in on-call support, debug code, conduct code reviews, and contribute to team development.

Build, optimize, and maintain software systems using AI while collaborating across disciplines on healthcare technology. Develop distributed, event-driven systems, learn new languages and frameworks, and protect user privacy through data security and HIPAA-compliant practices. The role works with AWS, Kubernetes, and large-scale medical datasets in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Develop Android system applications for Toast’s device management platform, focusing on background services, device policy enforcement, setup, firmware and app updates. Support new hardware and OS upgrades, expand automated testing with Robot Framework, investigate production issues, and collaborate with product, hardware, QA, and software teams. The role requires strong Android development skills in Java or Kotlin, Android architecture libraries, debugging tools, and source control.

Architect and build a high-performance trading platform for active traders. Develop responsive web interfaces integrating real-time market data, low-latency execution workflows, and advanced trading tools. Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams on large-scale initiatives, emphasizing scalability, performance, API quality, maintainability, developer experience, and end-user usability.

Develop and maintain native iOS applications using Swift and SwiftUI for DraftKings’ financial platform. Responsibilities include building user-facing features, integrating APIs, managing data and state, optimizing performance, monitoring crash analytics, participating in code reviews and testing, and troubleshooting reliability issues. The role collaborates with product, design, analytics, and engineering teams to deliver scalable, compliant mobile experiences.

Build and launch backend identity decisioning systems that validate consumer identity and satisfy KYC regulations. Collaborate with Product, Compliance, Auth, Fraud, Analytics, and engineering teams; decompose projects, write tested and extensible code, monitor system metrics, support availability and on-call operations, debug code, participate in reviews, and contribute to technical decisions and team development.

Leads performance engineering across the organization by designing load-testing and data-generation frameworks, defining benchmarks and standards, analyzing application, database, and system behavior, and guiding teams in performance optimization. Builds reusable tooling and best practices using k6, JavaScript, Grafana, and InfluxDB while addressing scalability, latency, throughput, and reliability challenges in distributed cloud-native systems.

Build and deploy full-stack healthcare financial products used by millions of patients. Develop AI- and ML-powered features, integrate LLMs, enhance an AI billing assistant, and create patient payment solutions. Collaborate with product, design, and partner engineering teams to deliver production-ready software. Contribute to technical planning, coordinate complex development efforts, mentor peers, and maintain high standards for testing, code quality, efficiency, and technical debt management.

Develop and deploy customer-focused web, mobile, and backend applications across the full software stack. Design major features, contribute to architecture decisions, conduct code reviews, and ensure secure, high-quality implementations. Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams using Agile and SDLC practices. Manage version control, CI/CD, environments, and releases; maintain automated test coverage and perform root-cause analysis. Build and optimize relational data solutions using SQL Server, including complex queries, stored procedures, and performance tuning.

Leads the design, development, testing, troubleshooting, and delivery of secure full-stack software using Java, Spring, React, microservices, databases, and Kafka. Drives adoption of AI-assisted and agentic development practices, establishes validation and responsible-use standards, improves automation and system reliability, reviews code, evaluates architectures, and mentors teams on emerging technologies and software engineering best practices.

Leads development of secure, scalable Java full-stack software for a digital identity team. Designs, codes, tests, troubleshoots, and reviews production applications; improves resiliency and automation; promotes responsible AI-assisted engineering practices; and evaluates vendor and architectural solutions. Requires cloud-native experience with AWS and Kubernetes, REST API development, agile delivery, security, and CI/CD. Familiarity with IAM technologies and ForgeRock or Ping Identity is preferred.

Leads full-stack software engineering for JPMorganChase’s Wholesale Credit Risk technology team. Designs, develops, tests, troubleshoots, and reviews secure production code; improves application resilience and operational stability; promotes responsible AI-assisted engineering practices; automates recurring remediation; and evaluates architectures and technologies with vendors and internal teams. The role requires cloud-native development, agile SDLC expertise, financial services knowledge, data architecture, modern front-end technologies, GraphQL, and API development.

Leads development of secure, scalable software solutions within an agile financial-services environment. Responsibilities include designing, coding, testing, debugging, reviewing production code, improving application stability through automation, applying AI-assisted engineering practices responsibly, and evaluating vendor and architectural solutions. The role requires advanced Python expertise, cloud-native experience, SDLC proficiency, software security knowledge, and familiarity with banking technology systems.

Leads development of enterprise Java services and data platforms supporting data catalogs, lineage, entitlements, and data quality. Designs secure, resilient production software, reviews code, automates testing and remediation, and promotes CI/CD and approved AI-assisted engineering practices. Provides technical leadership in Agile teams through architecture ownership, mentoring, standards development, and vendor evaluations. Works with relational and NoSQL databases, messaging, search, caching, and modern data platforms.

Lead engineering and deliver secure, scalable data and LLM-based systems for a Global KYC and Risk Assessment Data Platform. Define architecture, engineering standards, AI/LLM governance, and drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices while mentoring teams and ensuring operational stability and observability.

Leads design, development, testing, debugging, and operational stability for secure, scalable Java microservices using Spring and JPA. Reviews production code, automates recurring remediation, improves CI/CD and software delivery, and promotes enterprise-approved AI-assisted engineering practices. Evaluates architectures and vendors, leads technical communities of practice, and coaches teams on responsible, secure AI adoption and software engineering standards within financial services.

Leads development of secure, scalable software for a distributed multi-tenant platform, including APIs, data ingestion, pipelines, dashboards, and isolated AWS deployments. Designs and operates cloud-native Kubernetes workloads, promotes automation and AI-assisted engineering practices, and champions security, privacy, and supply-chain controls. Evaluates architectures, mentors teams, improves operational stability, and supports platform delivery across regulated environments.

Lead technical contributions on architecture and data solutions: design and build secure, high-quality Java/Spring production code, guide teams and vendors, adopt enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices, improve SDLC automation, support system design, testing, model hosting (XGBoost), and low-latency/high-throughput production support.

Lead design, develop, and deliver secure, high-quality software for wholesale credit risk. Author and review production code, drive AI-assisted engineering practices, automate remediation, improve resiliency, and evaluate vendor/architecture suitability.

Leads design, development, testing, troubleshooting, and operational stability for secure full-stack software solutions. Develops Java and Scala statistical algorithms, React-based applications, microservices, REST APIs, and cloud-native services using AWS, Hadoop, Databricks, and Kubernetes. Reviews code, improves automation and resiliency, performs unit and integration testing, and promotes responsible AI-assisted engineering practices, secure coding, and compliant validation across an agile team.