Top C++ Jobs in Houston, TX

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.

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.

Build simulation and planning systems for complex communications networks. Develop tools that model hypothetical scenarios, vary configurations and assumptions, compare outcomes, surface tradeoffs, and identify risks. Design scalable, reliable backend systems for complex, evolving network states while collaborating across product engineering to integrate capabilities into broader workflows. Responsibilities span system design, implementation, testing, debugging, and operational support.

Lead development and maintenance of character creation, rigging, animation, and simulation tools for game production. Collaborate with artists, engineers, studios, and research teams to prototype workflows, integrate game engines, optimize environments, and apply AI/ML to improve development efficiency. Build and customize internal tools, automate project environments, troubleshoot production issues, document systems, and support varied client pipelines. Participate in internal demonstrations and conferences, with required travel.

Develop and maintain scalable gameplay systems focused on enemy, boss, and ally behaviors for AAA games. Collaborate with content and engineering teams, architect flexible features, optimize performance, review code, mentor junior programmers, estimate work, and drive architecture development for enemy behavior systems.

Build and lead a centralized observability platform for satellite, ground-station, and distributed network systems. Responsibilities include scaling metrics, logging, and tracing infrastructure; defining SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets; enabling application instrumentation; automating deployments with Terraform and ArgoCD; monitoring Kubernetes, GCP, and AWS environments; and developing incident response, alerting, and reliability practices. The role includes on-call responsibilities and requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Design, develop, and validate functionally safe software for robotic perception systems. Build safety-critical architecture across Linux and real-time operating systems, create testing and validation frameworks for edge cases, collaborate with machine learning, hardware, and core software teams, and mentor junior engineers on safety-critical coding practices.

Design and develop low-latency, high-throughput distributed database kernels for massively parallel analytics. Responsibilities include architecture, modern C++ development, MPI/OpenMP query execution, SIMD and hardware optimization, distributed networking, database internals, in-database machine learning, vector indexing, performance tuning, code reviews, mentoring, and resolving scalability issues across large-scale clustered systems.

Design and develop massively parallel distributed database kernels for real-time analytics at terabyte and petabyte scale. Responsibilities include low-level C++ development, MPP query execution, SIMD and hardware optimization, distributed communication using MPI and RDMA technologies, database internals, vector indexing, in-database machine learning, performance tuning, architecture reviews, mentoring, and resolving scalability issues.

Design and develop low-latency, high-throughput distributed database kernels for massively parallel analytics. Responsibilities include query execution, columnar storage, transaction management, cluster coordination, hardware-aware optimization, SIMD vectorization, RDMA networking, in-database machine learning, vector indexing, performance tuning, architecture reviews, code reviews, mentoring, and resolving scalability issues.

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.

Develop, integrate, test, and maintain mission design simulations and software tools (C++, Fortran, Python). Support full software lifecycle, CI/CD, source control, coding standards, documentation, and NASA Class C compliance; collaborate with NASA civil servants and contractors.

Develop, integrate, test, and maintain mission design and simulation software for NASA and commercial spaceflight programs. Implement software enhancements, maintain Class C software per standards, write documentation, support CI/CD and lifecycle activities, enforce coding standards, and collaborate with NASA teams to improve software design and processes.

Support development, verification, validation, and certification of flight software for NASA's SR-1 Freedom vehicle across the full SDLC. Requires hands-on debugging, embedded systems design, RTOS and avionics protocol familiarity, and on-site work at Johnson Space Center.

Own and evolve Voltus’s infrastructure platform, including Kubernetes and Nomad workloads, AWS architecture, identity and secrets, stateful systems, observability, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and developer tooling. Lead business-critical migrations with minimal downtime, establish reliable deployment and rollback practices, mentor engineers, participate in on-call, and build secure infrastructure supporting AI-assisted development.

Leads architects and defines enterprise architecture strategy across consumer banking platforms. Provides technical direction, mentorship, and oversight; aligns technology solutions with business objectives; presents to architecture boards and executives; and drives product, solution, modernization, cloud, integration, resilience, and investment strategies across the organization.

Develop and implement embedded device and system software, analyze system efficiency and stability, optimize I/O performance, support software quality assurance, and code, test, and troubleshoot low-level software. The internship provides hands-on engineering experience, mentorship, and professional development. Candidates must be pursuing a relevant engineering or computer science degree and remain enrolled after the internship.

Develop and improve embedded graphics and compute drivers, customize products for embedded hardware and real-time operating systems, and profile and optimize drivers and applications. Write and review technical specifications while collaborating on reliable, high-quality safety-critical solutions. The role requires embedded software development, debugging, troubleshooting, and familiarity with graphics APIs, ARINC 653, and safety-critical development practices.

Leads systems engineering for regulated, embedded electro-mechanical medical devices. Responsibilities include requirements engineering, system architecture, risk management, integration, verification and validation, technical reviews, cross-functional design resolution, and regulatory documentation for FDA and EU submissions. The role provides technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, software, and quality teams while evaluating system alternatives, managing product documentation, and mitigating technical risks.

Develop and implement embedded software and systems, analyze system efficiency and stability, optimize I/O performance, and support software quality assurance. Responsibilities include coding, testing, troubleshooting, monitoring, and working closely with hardware. The internship offers hands-on experience, mentorship, professional development, relocation benefits, and short-term housing for eligible interns.

Build and deploy AI solutions for clients, including agentic workflows, RAG systems, structured extraction, OCR and document-processing pipelines, retrieval systems, evaluation harnesses, and lightweight interfaces. Translate ambiguous client problems into production code, drive engagements from discovery through deployment, collaborate with stakeholders, and contribute to internal platform capabilities and engineering practices.