Top C++ Jobs in Houston, TX

Design, evolve, and operate core data models and APIs for complex communications networks. Build durable abstractions for heterogeneous physical and logical networks, while maintaining interface quality, compatibility, consistency, and performance. Collaborate with experienced engineers to manage priorities, timelines, and deliverables across production systems. The role requires strong software engineering fundamentals and proficiency in Golang, C/C++, Rust, or Java.

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.

Support NASA human spaceflight programs by developing software for spacecraft simulations and integrating with various systems. Requires strong problem-solving skills.

Design and deliver scalable control-plane and management services for Azure Storage at hyperscale. Lead architecture, reliability, and performance work for storage platforms that support AI workloads, adopt AI-assisted engineering practices, and own system health, incident response, and long-term technical roadmaps.

Develop production hardware and software test solutions for RF mobile network products. Build and support test fixtures, test applications, equipment integrations, and design-for-test recommendations. Collaborate with R&D, software, supply chain, manufacturing, services, and external factories from new product introduction through volume production. Analyze tester performance, resolve design issues, and create documentation and test plans.

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.

Architect and develop foundational edge-computing runtime and integration platforms for connected-home devices. Build software models for device, spatial, and occupancy data; prototype and productionize new concepts; evaluate architectures; and provide technical leadership through design reviews, coding standards, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration. The role spans edge computing, IoT, distributed systems, embedded environments, intelligent agents, networking, and secure systems within an exploratory R&D organization.

Design and develop high-performance optimization and scheduling systems for complex network-resource allocation problems. Translate network and product requirements into computational models, improve solution quality, runtime, scalability, and explainability, and evolve solver architecture for reliability under increasing complexity and load. The role also involves managing priorities, timelines, deliverables, and maintaining production software.

Develop and maintain desktop graphical applications for 3D subsurface imaging. Implement core components, backend data handling, user-facing features, and 3D visualization. Support builds, testing, releasing, debugging, performance optimization, and cross-team collaboration in large-scale computing environments.

Own the technical success of strategic customer deployments from design through production. Collaborate with customer architects, operators, and developers to optimize infrastructure, debug distributed systems and storage issues, build automation and API solutions, and translate operational needs into product improvements. Serve as the customer advocate within engineering while managing high-stakes technical challenges and deployment expectations. Travel or work onsite at customer locations up to 25%.

Implements, configures, maintains, and modernizes pricing tools and automated business systems. Designs software solutions, integrations, scripts, workflows, monitoring, and reporting using VBA, SQL, Power Query, APIs, and Microsoft Power Platform. Translates user requirements into technical designs, performs coding, testing, code reviews, documentation, quality checks, and issue resolution. Collaborates with Finance, Proposal Management, Contracts, Commercial Operations, vendors, testers, and business users while improving scalability, governance, data integrity, and auditability.

Leads and develops a software engineering team while contributing hands-on to enterprise application design, coding, testing, code reviews, production support, and technical decisions. Builds scalable solutions using C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, and modern web technologies; partners with product and business stakeholders; supports Agile delivery, CI/CD, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and engineering best practices. The role also includes mentoring engineers, monitoring delivery and operational metrics, and driving continuous improvement.

Responsible for designing and developing firmware and flight software for spacecraft systems, collaborating with engineering teams on robust, reliable software under strict constraints.

The GNC Simulation Engineer will develop aerospace vehicle simulation models, design GNC algorithms, and analyze system performance while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.

The engineer will provide technical customer support for Datacenter and Server products, assist in design wins, manage deliverables, debug firmware, and handle customer documentation and training.

Build high-performance, scalable simulation infrastructure and tooling for autonomous vehicle development. Design systems for scenario generation, simulation execution, synthetic data, and reinforcement-learning workflows. Collaborate with ML, perception, and controls teams to improve realism, performance, and validation pipelines while writing production-quality C++ and Python code, contributing to architecture, testing, and documentation.

Develop, test, and maintain high-fidelity simulation software for NASA programs. Implement features from Git-managed work items, participate in code reviews, contribute to automated testing and CI/CD, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure accurate, robust aerospace and robotics simulations.

The role involves engineering and software development for simulation solutions, primarily for NASA and commercial sectors, utilizing various technologies.

Develop and maintain software for subsea robotic systems, focusing on performance, reliability, and integration with sensors and real-time applications.

Develop and integrate mission-critical software within the TAK ecosystem, including ATAK, WinTAK, MILTAK, and TAK Server. Build CoT data pipelines, low-latency APIs, sensor and intelligence data ingestion systems, CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, and edge-deployed applications. Troubleshoot tactical networks and integration issues while translating defense mission requirements into scalable solutions. The role requires significant TAK ecosystem experience, multiple programming languages, security clearance, and up to 25% travel.

Develop and implement advanced blending application solutions for refinery process modeling, advanced process control, and real-time optimization. Collaborate with product, sales, manufacturing, customers, and other stakeholders to execute projects, resolve complex technical issues, improve application performance, and lead technical discussions. The role requires expertise in refinery operations, blending or off-site tank farms, Honeywell DCS platforms, programming, and customer-facing engineering support, with up to 30% travel to customer sites.

Develop and implement blending application engineering solutions for refinery process modeling, advanced process control, and real-time optimization. Collaborate with product development, sales, manufacturing, customers, and other stakeholders to execute projects, resolve complex technical issues, improve application performance, and support customer satisfaction. Lead technical discussions and presentations, contribute to technical documentation, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Develop software for spacecraft simulations, human-computer interfaces, flight computer data interfaces, custom development and integration tools, and environment simulations. The intern will support human spaceflight programs or internal research and development projects while troubleshooting and solving hands-on software problems.

Ten-week technology internship at a multi-strategy hedge fund. Interns join a technology team and contribute to data ingestion, high-performance processing, modeling, portfolio and risk management, live execution, and post-trade analysis. The program includes strategic projects, trading simulations, mentorship, professional development, and presentations to senior leaders. Candidates should have a STEM background, programming experience, machine learning and AI knowledge, strong analytical and communication skills, and interest in financial services.