Top Senior C++ Jobs in Houston, TX

Join the Query Integration team to enhance MongoDB's query engine, integrating features, improving performance, and contributing C++ code with a focus on database systems.

The Technical Lead will architect and implement systems for data processing and testing workflows in the autonomous vehicle development space, optimize software engineering practices, and guide a team of engineers.

Design, build, and maintain complex Salesforce solutions and integrations using Apex, LWC, REST/SOAP, and middleware. Lead architecture, enforce security and SDLC standards, mentor team members, perform code reviews, document procedures, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable, reliable, auditable Salesforce applications.

As a Software Engineer at Citadel, you will build systems for investments, collaborate with researchers, and tackle complex problems.

Design, implement, and operate large-scale distributed storage systems ensuring data durability, availability, and performance. Build and maintain replication, erasure coding, and lifecycle systems; write high-quality Go/Rust/C++ code; participate in on-call rotations; troubleshoot production incidents; collaborate with networking, hardware, and capacity teams; lead scoped projects and drive infrastructure evolution.

Lead the edge deployment strategy for Deepgram's speech AI models, optimizing for performance on constrained hardware and collaborating with partners like Qualcomm to deliver secure solutions for defense customers.

The Staff Software Engineer will enhance video capabilities, support live streaming and storage infrastructure, and collaborate on platform development. Responsibilities include coding, mentoring, and ensuring platform reliability for millions of users.

Lead systems engineering for Hivemind-based autonomy products: define and manage requirements, develop system architectures and trade studies, coordinate hardware/software interfaces, support integration/verification/validation and testing, and identify and mitigate technical risks across the system lifecycle.

Own and maintain native C++ build systems for autonomous aircraft. Improve developer velocity by reducing build/test cycle time, integrate CI with HIL and simulation, implement monitoring and alerts, troubleshoot build/test failures, and collaborate with engineers to design and deploy DevEx/DevOps solutions.

Design and implement full‑stack, low‑latency web-based Ground Control Station and C2 systems (map-centric UIs, real-time telemetry, video streaming), lead architecture and APIs, mentor engineers, support field tests and mission deployments, and ensure interoperability with C2 standards.

Lead and grow a team of autonomy engineers to stand up autonomy on novel platforms (space, maritime, rotorcraft), own delivery from design through fielding, write and integrate latency-sensitive autonomy code, coordinate with platform and cross-functional teams, support live tests and deployments, and evolve R&D efforts into longer-term programs.

Lead and grow a small autonomy engineering team to design, integrate, validate, and field autonomy software for launched effects. Own delivery, hiring, mentoring, technical direction, ICDs, pre-deployment validation, live test support, hardware/software debugging, and cross-team collaboration for multi-agent and air-gapped fleet deployments.

Lead and grow a 5–10 engineer autonomy integration team for V-BAT/X-BAT, owning delivery, hiring, mentoring, and technical health. Drive integration of autonomy software (mission behaviors, VTOL transitions, multi-agent coordination), collaborate tightly with aircraft, perception, and capability teams, run ICDs and field tests, and support live exercises and deployments (20–30% travel).

Design and implement high-quality C/C++ embedded avionics software for X-Bat UAVs. Lead cross-functional teams, own features from design to production, integrate firmware and autonomy systems, and develop HIL/virtualized test environments. Produce architecture and test documentation, build CI/test tools, prototype concepts, and ensure reliability, safety, and compliance for aerospace deployments.

Design, develop, and field high-performance Ground Control Station and C2 software using C++/Qt/QML and QGroundControl. Lead architecture and technical direction, mentor engineers, define APIs/ICDs, debug integration/latency issues, support field tests, implement post-mission debrief tools, and ensure interoperability with C2 standards.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll develop and build tools for creative projects while leading feature development and collaborating with teammates.

Lead the Mapping Engineering team as a Staff Software Engineer, focusing on designing scalable distributed backend systems for autonomous vehicle mapping, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring engineers.

The Senior Software Engineer will build and enhance 15Five's Data Intelligence Platform while collaborating with Data Science and Product Engineering teams.

The role involves developing computational models in C++. The candidate will collaborate with product owners and analysts and write unit tests, focusing on performance and design principles.

Develop and maintain client/server programs, refine specs, manage development activities, enhance UI/UX, assist in support and migration processes.

Seeking a Teamcenter Solution Architect with expertise in Teamcenter integrations and strong experience in technical/documentation support for development and testing teams.

Design, develop, integrate, and test high-fidelity spacecraft subsystem simulations (docking/6DOF), implement C/C++ and Python components on Linux, integrate HIL and autonomy behaviors, document architecture and tests, and collaborate in Agile teams to verify safety‑critical software.

As a Staff Gameplay Engineer, you will lead the architectural direction for gameplay systems, enhance feature delivery, collaborate across teams, optimize systems using Godot, GDScript, and C++, and mentor junior engineers.

Design and implement advanced dexterous manipulation algorithms for high-DOF humanoid robots, integrate perception-to-control pipelines, develop digital twins in simulation, perform rigorous sim-to-real testing, and collaborate with ML teams to train and deploy models for complex manipulation tasks.

The Senior Engineer II-Applications will provide technical support for Datacenter and Server products, assist in design wins, and document system issues while collaborating with multiple teams.