Top C++ Jobs in Houston, TX

Design, build, scale, and operate a Kafka-compatible, object-storage-backed streaming platform. Own backend services, storage engine, multi-tenant control plane, transactions and multi-region features. Troubleshoot complex distributed systems, ensure operational readiness and SLAs, participate in on-call rotation, and contribute across the full stack including developer console UI.

Lead macOS endpoint enforcement: design and own userspace agent, synchronous allow/deny path, Network Extension content filtering, performance and stability across macOS versions and hardware, mentor engineers, and represent macOS in cross-platform policy and architecture decisions.

Own design, implementation, and production support of Windows kernel-mode enforcement drivers (filesystem, process/thread, handles, registry) and the kernel/user-mode enforcement boundary. Reduce enforcement latency at scale, extend enforcement to containers and isolation, ensure compatibility across Windows builds, handle driver signing and deployment, collaborate cross-platform on policy and the Rust userspace agent, and mentor engineers while driving technical direction and operational stability.

Design, develop, optimize, and debug ultra low-latency C++ streaming systems and media pipelines (WebRTC, GStreamer, RTP). Analyze performance across CPU, memory, networking, and scheduling. Integrate streaming software with platform services across Windows, Linux, QNX, and embedded platforms. Define KPIs for networking and streaming quality and troubleshoot across software, OS, platform, and hardware boundaries.

Join the Compute Compiler Team to align NVIDIA's compiler codebases with open-source projects (LLVM/Clang/MLIR), build tooling and workflows for large-scale codebase reconciliation, and develop automation and AI-assisted developer tools to improve productivity, validation, and refactoring across distributed teams.

Develop and maintain embedded firmware and kernel/user-mode device drivers for Ethernet-based networking devices. Design, implement, test, and integrate drivers into a Linux and AUTOSAR communication stack, build SDK components, and create debug/test utilities and automated unit/system tests for safety-critical automotive applications.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable software solutions. Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams. Write clean, efficient code; participate in code reviews; troubleshoot complex defects; and stay current with emerging technologies.

Design, develop, and maintain advanced software systems. Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams. Write clean, scalable code, perform code reviews, debug complex issues, and stay current with technologies.

Develop, test, and deploy features for the core product while collaborating with product, design, and QA. Participate in code reviews, write clean documented code, troubleshoot and optimize existing systems, and contribute to process and tooling improvements. Gain hands-on experience and mentorship in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Design, develop, and maintain software applications. Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams. Write clean, scalable code, participate in code reviews, troubleshoot defects, and stay current with technologies.

Design, develop, and maintain software applications; collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams; write clean, scalable code; participate in code reviews; troubleshoot defects; stay current with emerging technologies.

The Firmware Engineer will design and implement firmware for the Roadio camera system, develop driver-level and application-level firmware, and work with mobile teams to ensure low-latency functionality in embedded systems.

Lead mission formulation and architecture for EO/IR and persistent infrared/MW missions. Perform mission-level analyses, define requirements and top-level budgets, design payloads and constellations, run trade studies using software/code, and coordinate with instrument, engineering, and science teams to deliver cost-effective space mission solutions.

Lead mission formulation and architecture: develop mission concepts from customer needs, perform mission-level analyses and top-level budgets, define requirements and design for spacecraft and RF/optical instruments, run engineering trade studies using code/tools, evaluate constellation configurations, and coordinate across disciplines.

Lead design and implementation of batch and stream loading systems to ingest terabytes daily. Provide technical leadership on the Streamloader team, collaborate with architects, engineers, product, sales, and customers, and develop high-performance distributed software in C++ and/or Java while ensuring system reliability and customer success.

Develop, test, and debug components of a high-performance data warehouse. Create design docs, implement designs, fix review issues, and deliver tasks on schedule while collaborating with architects and engineers.

As a Datacenter System Software Architect at SiFive, you'll design RISC-V Linux systems for datacenters, engage with customers, and optimize performance across software and hardware.

Build and maintain the GG App across Windows, macOS, and iOS including installers, background services, auto-update systems, enterprise deployment paths, health reporting, AWS backend, and documentation. Lead architecture decisions, mentor engineers, participate in on-call support, and champion AI adoption and automation across engineering.

Remote MES Consultant to lead Siemens Opcenter/Camstar implementations for discrete manufacturing. Responsibilities include requirements elicitation, functional design, project task definition and reporting, troubleshooting, release management across DEV/QA/PROD, testing/validation, end-user training, integration with ERP and automation systems, and identifying security/performance risks.

Analyze and optimize HPC application performance across CPU and multi-node multi-GPU systems by driving compiler and library improvements. Port and tune applications, evaluate compiler/runtime/driver impacts, and collaborate with compiler development and application engineering teams to deliver performance enhancements.

Work as the US-based technical face for Bitmovin's Encoding team: contribute production C++/Java/Kotlin code, triage and resolve customer encoding incidents during US hours, run on-site integrations and workshops, and feed field learnings into sprint planning and the product roadmap.

The Intern - Engineer will support software and hardware design for control solutions in energy and infrastructure, assist in documentation and project management, and ensure project requirements are met.

Lead cross-stack adoption of modern toolchains, build and code-health practices, and performance workflows on NVIDIA CPU platforms. Integrate and validate compilers, linkers, cross-compilation, and CI; profile and optimize large codebases; build automation and playbooks; drive integration blockers to owners and communicate measurable before-and-after results to engineering teams and leadership.

Contract GPU kernel optimization role: analyze profiler metrics, identify bottlenecks, and improve kernel performance across modern GPU hardware. Implement and modify C++17, Python, and GPU code using CUDA/HIP/shaders, document optimization decisions, and collaborate as a freelance specialist (20+ hrs/week preferred).

Migrate and operate customer experience applications on Google Cloud. Perform lift-and-shift to GCP, deploy and validate releases, manage containerized microservices (GKE/Docker/Terraform), query and configure apps, use Jenkins/git for pre-staging, and troubleshoot Linux/Unix systems with scripting.