Top Entry Level C++ Jobs in Houston, TX

Designs, develops, tests, deploys, and supports scalable enterprise software across web, native, and mobile platforms. Responsibilities include system architecture, cloud applications, APIs, integrations, data systems, security, performance optimization, technical documentation, Agile delivery, and production support. The role collaborates with distributed engineering and cross-functional teams, translates requirements into technical solutions, evaluates architectural tradeoffs, mentors engineers, and supports technologies including Salesforce, Azure DevOps, generative AI, and mobile frameworks.

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.

Support and improve manufacturing operations through automation, equipment qualification, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, data analysis, and production process optimization. Develop and validate hardware and software solutions using LabVIEW, SQL, Python, PLCs, and analytics tools. Support equipment testing, performance metrics, yield improvement, downtime reduction, and early production ramp activities. The role is on-site in Sugar Land, Texas, with 5–10% international travel.

Optimize GPU kernels using CUDA and profiling tools to improve computational throughput across modern hardware. Refactor C++ and CUDA code, implement GLSL and WebGPU shader workflows, analyze performance bottlenecks, document optimization findings, and collaborate with stakeholders on GPU-based approaches and metrics.

Entry-level software engineering role in NOV’s one-year Pathway Rotational Program. Responsibilities include designing and debugging software for drilling equipment and applications, maintaining documentation, supporting implementation and training, troubleshooting software and hardware, gathering requirements, working with customers, and participating in design reviews. Candidates should be graduating in May 2027 or have graduated within the past two years in a relevant engineering or computer science discipline.

Supports orbit determination solutions, trajectory reconstruction, covariance analysis, tracking-data assessment, navigation products, and spacecraft maneuver planning. The role includes configuring estimation runs, reviewing residuals, checking coordinate and time-system accuracy, maintaining Python scripts and workflows, troubleshooting analyses, documenting results, and communicating findings to mission teams. Level II engineers independently execute routine analyses and support deep-space navigation operations. A bachelor’s degree, U.S. citizenship, Python knowledge, and foundational astrodynamics or estimation expertise are required.

Lead UI engineering for a new game franchise by building production-quality UI systems, workflows, and tools in C++ using Unreal Engine 5. Manage and mentor UI engineers, provide technical guidance across gameplay disciplines, and collaborate with design and cross-functional teams to deliver responsive player experiences. Responsibilities include HUDs, menus, fonts, localization workflows, and developer tools.

Develop and operate production-quality cloud software for managing customer workspaces and databases. Responsibilities include building backend services, APIs, automation, provisioning, scaling, upgrades, backups, recovery, observability, and reliability improvements. The role involves writing code, tests, documentation, and technical designs; investigating performance and scalability issues; and collaborating with engineering, product, and cross-functional teams.

Develop and improve SingleStore database engine software, including query execution, optimization, storage, indexing, transactions, and distributed-system components. Write production code, tests, documentation, and technical designs while investigating performance, scalability, and correctness issues. Collaborate with experienced engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams through regular release cycles.

Build and evolve Restate’s durable execution runtime, focusing on distributed systems, state management, storage, messaging, concurrency, fault tolerance, performance, and reliability. Design, test, operate, and improve production-scale backend infrastructure; diagnose complex systems issues; develop integrations and tooling; collaborate with production users; and contribute to architecture, observability, documentation, and engineering practices.

Develop and deploy reliable software for a distributed SQL database in a fast-paced production environment. Responsibilities include designing, coding, testing, and owning projects throughout the product lifecycle. Work may involve LLMs, vector indexes, database fault tolerance, SQL query performance, SIMD, LLVM code generation, search, and query optimization. Collaborate with engineering, product, marketing, and sales teams while developing professionally alongside experienced engineers.

Develop and deploy reliable software for SingleStore’s distributed SQL database. Responsibilities include designing, coding, testing, and improving systems involving query optimization, fault tolerance, concurrency, multithreading, server architectures, LLMs, vector indexes, SIMD, and LLVM code generation. The role involves end-to-end project ownership, collaboration across teams, and participation throughout the product lifecycle.

Develop and maintain C/C++ embedded software and firmware for optical transport systems. Design, integrate, and verify real-time solutions on RTOS platforms, including drivers, interrupt handling, and control firmware. Collaborate on hardware, ARM processors, and FPGA-based systems, while troubleshooting complex software, hardware, optics, and multiprocessor issues.

Develop and prototype 5G network solutions, automate and improve software development tools and environments, and help design, build, and maintain development verification labs. The role requires programming across Python, JavaScript, Bash, C/C++, and Go, along with Git, Linux, debugging, and Agile/Scrum knowledge. Work supports Nokia’s satellite-based LTE and 5G networking products.

Develop kernel-centric reliability solutions for AI compute clusters and production services. Responsibilities include debugging failures, building diagnostic tools, supporting incident response, performing root-cause analysis, improving kernel and software reliability, and collaborating with systems, hardware, ASIC, and architecture teams on reliability-focused designs.

Own localization requirements, simulation and track testing, Hardware-in-the-Loop testing, and unit test coverage for autonomous ground vehicle software. Collaborate with autonomy, systems, safety, and hardware teams; review requirements and code; configure localization and safety algorithms; and support systems-level solutions. The role requires source-level C++ understanding, requirements management, safety standards familiarity, and testing across unit, simulation, track, and HIL environments.

Design, develop, test, review, and maintain medium-complexity software systems. Translate product requirements into scalable, secure, modular, and maintainable applications; provide application support; participate in design and code reviews; and mentor less experienced engineers. The role requires programming expertise, knowledge of data structures, algorithms, databases, caching, and strong collaboration and problem-solving skills.

Build simulation and modeling infrastructure for AI inference accelerators before silicon availability. Develop analytical performance models, functional and timing simulators, virtual platforms, and software integrations. Validate functionality and performance against reference implementations and hardware, improve simulator speed and usability, and create automated regression coverage. Collaborate with hardware, compiler, firmware, runtime, performance, and test engineers to support architecture exploration and realistic software workloads.

Design, develop, test, and optimize safe, scalable real-time software for production autonomous vehicle systems. Architect continuous learning infrastructure for ML model deployment and monitoring, analyze algorithms, and collaborate with embedded, platform, AI, sensor, and compute teams. Support perception, prediction, and planning integration while contributing to highway and urban autonomous driving capabilities.

Develop, test, debug, and maintain game software for console, PC, and mobile platforms. Collaborate with artists, designers, and engineers to define and implement features, deliver systems to specification, provide ongoing technical support, and balance scope, quality, and development pace.

Design, develop, deploy, configure, test, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud infrastructure, platforms, and services. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver cloud solutions, automate deployment processes, support cloud operations, and provide technical assistance. Monitor reliability, performance, and security while staying current with cloud-computing trends and best practices.

Own and evolve Argo Workflows and Argo Events, make major architectural decisions, and build Pipekit’s enterprise control-plane product. The role includes shaping the roadmap, shipping customer-focused features, engaging with open-source contributors and customers, participating in an on-call rotation, and speaking at cloud-native conferences. Candidates should have strong statically typed programming skills, Kubernetes expertise, production-systems experience, excellent written communication, and a self-directed, customer-focused approach.

Lead development of high-performance Rust parsers, compilers, automata, indexes, and data structures for structured language-model generation. Optimize decoding-loop performance through profiling and benchmarking, integrate Python bindings and C++/CUDA components into inference engines, collaborate across teams, and maintain production-quality code through testing and CI/CD.

Develop high-performance parsers, compilers, and data structures that constrain LLM decoding according to schemas, grammars, policies, and function definitions. Research parser, compiler, and symbolic methods; write reliable, efficient code; and optimize implementations through rigorous testing and automation. The role requires professional Python expertise, lower-level programming experience, strong formal language knowledge, and clear written communication. It is fully remote with at least three hours of daily overlap with Eastern Time business hours.

Maintain and improve build and release processes across mobile, console, and PC platforms. Develop automation tools, support continuous integration, manage branches and environments, coordinate releases with Production and Live-Ops teams, enable automated testing, and document build pipelines. The role requires Perforce, scripting, build systems, CI, C++, and strong collaboration skills.