Top C++ Jobs in Houston, TX

Develop and maintain a C++ automation QA framework for validating data center storage solutions. Create automated tests, improve framework capabilities, analyze specifications and source code, debug product and test failures, maintain testing hardware and software, and collaborate with QA and development teams using Agile practices.

Design, build, test, and operate production-grade, secure, and scalable software and services. Partner with customers to translate requirements into technical designs, drive engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, observability), deliver end-to-end solutions, lead technical workstreams, and apply AI/LLM approaches where appropriate to produce production-ready outcomes.

Develop and test guidance, navigation, and control flight software for lunar satellite missions. Perform trajectory analysis, spacecraft dynamics and orbital mechanics analysis, 6-DOF simulations, sensor and effector integration, Kalman filtering, HWIL/SWIL testing, and real-time flight software development in C and C++. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to evaluate mission performance, support navigation hardware integration, and respond to customer and mission requirements.

R&D intern developing and validating compiler features for high-performance computing. Responsibilities include analyzing CPU/GPU performance, reading PTX and LLVM assembly, implementing hardware intrinsics and mathematical algorithms, fixing compiler bugs, creating benchmarks and demos, and writing technical documentation. The role requires strong C++ or C# skills, understanding of memory management and object-oriented programming, and interest in CUDA, OpenMP, GPU architecture, algorithms, and numerical methods.

Develop compiler and high-performance computing solutions that translate .NET and Java bytecode into optimized CUDA and ROCm code for CPUs and GPUs. Analyze customer algorithms, design parallel implementations, extend compilation infrastructure, build reusable libraries, and optimize throughput and latency. Apply expertise in GPU programming, compiler architecture, mathematics, and software engineering to deliver performance matching or exceeding hand-tuned binaries.

Leads architecture and development of Thunderbird’s web-based Services products, including calendar and secure file storage offerings. Responsibilities include writing code, prototyping, selecting technologies, developing analytics and infrastructure, solving complex problems, guiding product direction, mentoring engineers, and improving scalability and sustainability. The role collaborates across engineering, product, design, QA, Mozilla, and open-source communities in a fully remote environment.

Lead architecture and technical direction for Thunderbird’s web-based Services products, including calendar and secure file storage offerings. Responsibilities include writing code, prototyping, making technology decisions, developing analytics and infrastructure, solving complex problems, mentoring engineers, collaborating across product and design teams, and improving system scalability and maintainability. The role also contributes to product growth, open-source collaboration, and data-informed decisions within a fully remote international team.

Design and own LLM inference runtime components, including engine integration, continuous batching, KV cache management, quantized execution, and distributed GPU execution. Build Kubernetes orchestration for scheduling, routing, admission, and autoscaling. Optimize latency, throughput, and GPU utilization; evaluate emerging inference technologies; resolve customer issues; conduct code reviews; and mentor engineers.

Develop and implement embedded software and systems for aerospace devices. Responsibilities include coding, testing, troubleshooting, software quality assurance, system efficiency and stability analysis, and I/O performance optimization. Interns work with hardware and embedded technologies while receiving mentorship and professional development. The role is available at multiple U.S. locations and includes relocation benefits and short-term housing for eligible interns.

Develop and implement embedded software and devices for aerospace systems. Responsibilities include analyzing system efficiency and stability, optimizing I/O performance, supporting software quality assurance, and coding, testing, and troubleshooting system software. The intern will work with embedded hardware and software technologies while receiving hands-on experience, mentorship, relocation benefits, and short-term housing when eligible.

Designs, develops, tests, and maintains robotics middleware and application frameworks in modern C++ on embedded Linux. Owns platform components through deployment and fleet operation, improves reliability and performance, diagnoses complex concurrency and systems issues, and translates safety requirements into software behavior and verification. Collaborates across autonomy, systems, hardware, and software teams while leading technical reviews and mentoring engineers.

Lead design and build of production-ready cloud and AI systems, prioritize security and reliability, ship solutions quickly using modern engineering practices, collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, drive customer adoption, and deliver reusable assets and end-to-end complex deliveries.

Design, implement, and operate low-level components of Azure Storage distributed file systems. Define requirements, produce designs, write and reuse high-quality code, break down work, estimate tasks, and act as an on-call DRI to monitor and restore services. Drive reliability, performance, observability, and scalability improvements.

Designs, develops, tests, implements, maintains, and supports custom software applications across internet security, content delivery, APIs, machine learning, and cloud computing. The role improves platform functionality, develops new capabilities, automates product operations, contributes to architecture and software design, and expands automated unit, functional, integration, and end-to-end testing.

Develop and deploy automated system tests for distributed software systems. Build test beds, unit tests, automation tools, and infrastructure; collaborate with developers and QA teams; create test plans and ensure coverage; review system requirements and test cases; and improve testing methodologies and efficiency using software development and coding.

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

Develops and debugs firmware and systems software enhancements, executes testing protocols, troubleshoots issues, and collaborates with internal and outsourced engineering partners. The role supports reliable, cost-effective solutions for low- to moderately complex products and requires knowledge of Python, Rust, C/C++, Linux shell scripting, software design, testing, and debugging.

Define architectural direction for Azure Specialized platform services and lead the design of highly available distributed cloud systems. Drive reliability, scalability, observability, security, diagnostics, and operational improvements across engineering organizations. Establish service health frameworks, SLOs, metrics, and governance for mission-critical services. Mentor engineers, influence technical strategy, resolve complex cross-system challenges, and advance AI-assisted troubleshooting and platform modernization.

Design, develop, debug, document, and maintain software for drilling equipment and applications. Support software implementation, training, troubleshooting, and release activities. Diagnose related hardware issues, collaborate with internal and external customers to understand requirements, and participate in design reviews. The role requires teamwork, communication, analytical ability, and proficiency in at least one listed programming language or PLC software.

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.

Develop and maintain Java-based product features for a real-time, scalable SaaS platform. Responsibilities include fixing bugs, deploying and upgrading products in Azure customer environments, monitoring and troubleshooting deployments, improving alerting, automating repetitive tasks, and investigating operational issues. Collaborate with developers, DevOps, support, and infrastructure teams, occasionally assisting end users with troubleshooting.

Develop and operate high-throughput, low-latency telemetry pipelines and cloud services for Azure AI/HPC infrastructure. Build observability, monitoring, analytics, and automation capabilities; own architecture through deployment and operations; and lead incident response, root-cause analysis, reliability improvements, and operational readiness. Partner across engineering and platform teams, influence technical roadmaps, mentor engineers, and apply distributed systems, AI infrastructure, and cloud operations practices at hyperscale.

Own the architecture, implementation, and operational excellence of major Azure Boost DPU software components. Develop low-level systems software spanning operating systems, virtualization, networking, storage, device management, and hardware interfaces. Lead complex cross-functional initiatives, optimize hyperscale performance and reliability, resolve system-level issues, establish engineering practices, influence platform architecture, and mentor engineers across Azure infrastructure teams.

Leads enterprise software development, platform integrations, custom scripts, and cloud architecture. Manages the software development lifecycle from requirements through deployment, collaborates with stakeholders, mentors engineers, and directly contributes to frontend, backend, and cloud solutions. Oversees third-party enterprise tools, databases, APIs, serverless systems, QA coordination, technical processes, and cross-departmental engineering initiatives.

Designs, builds, scales, and operates distributed CI/CD services supporting millions of builds, tests, and releases. Develops code for Azure-based infrastructure spanning virtual machines, containers, and custom lab environments. Responsibilities include requirements analysis, architecture and design documentation, estimation, debugging, optimization, operational playbooks, on-call incident response, monitoring, reliability improvements, and mentoring engineers.