Top Software Engineer Jobs in Houston, TX

Join as the founding full-stack engineer to extend a TypeScript React/Next.js prototype, design product features, integrate AI/OCR, write tests and infrastructure, talk to users, and iterate quickly to drive growth.

Principal Software Engineer responsible for operating and improving business-critical data pipelines and infrastructure. Duties include developing monitoring, alerting, logging, CI/CD workflows, scalable data integrations, automated testing, deployment automation, and production support. The role troubleshoots workflow failures, data-quality issues, performance bottlenecks, and infrastructure incidents while collaborating with data engineers, platform engineers, and architects. Preferred experience includes Databricks, Spark, AWS, Terraform, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, observability, identity management, and enterprise data platform governance.

Build and maintain secure, scalable backend systems for Mindbody products. Design microservices, write tested and maintainable code, monitor applications, participate in reviews, and collaborate with Product, Design, QA, and Engineering teams. The description also includes leadership responsibilities such as managing backend development teams, coaching managers and engineers, establishing delivery processes, and driving technical and organizational improvement.

Designs and evolves DraftKings’ regulated prediction-markets exchange, including market data, order entry, matching, clearing, and settlement. Owns the technical roadmap, architecture, scalability, reliability, performance, and operational health of distributed systems. Leads resilience testing, incident improvements, design reviews, mentoring, and cross-functional technical alignment. The role also requires building practical AI tooling and guardrails, integrating with external partners, and balancing compliance, cost, and platform strategy.

Build and operate high-throughput data ingestion and ETL pipelines that transform autonomous pentest outputs into structured, queryable data. Responsibilities include schema design, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, data normalization, production troubleshooting, and collaboration on data contracts with downstream teams. The role uses Go and/or Python, message queues, relational and graph databases, Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS. It also provides engineering guidance to less experienced team members.

Own and expand a Three.js-based in-browser solar configurator, build and optimize 3D geometry and design workflows, implement frontend product features, collaborate with backend and computational teams, and ensure performant, stable, and intuitive 3D UX.

Own and expand a Three.js-based in-browser solar configurator: implement and optimize 3D geometry tools and workflows, build product-facing frontend features, collaborate with backend and computational teams, translate solar physics into usable design tools, define frontend/3D architecture, and ensure performant, stable UX across edge cases.

Own and expand a Three.js/R3F in-browser solar configurator: build and optimize 3D geometry tools and UX, collaborate with backend and simulation teams, ensure performant real-time rendering, and deliver frontend product features across the Aether platform.

Work on real-world web applications across frontend and backend. Use modern frontend frameworks (React/Angular/Vue) and backend tech (Node.js, Python, Java, PHP). Integrate RESTful APIs with databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL), debug, test, optimize performance, and collaborate with designers and product teams while gaining hands-on mentorship.

Assist in developing and maintaining cross-platform Flutter apps for Android and iOS, implement UI/UX with Flutter widgets, integrate Firebase and REST APIs, debug and optimize performance, and collaborate with the team while staying current with Flutter/Dart technologies.

Design and build robust backend services and secure APIs for finance and reader applications. Implement authentication, payments, subscriptions, and finance workflows. Design Postgres/Redis schemas, integrate with financial APIs (BSE Star MF, NSE) and DRM services, and ensure compliance-friendly data handling.

Lead backend architecture and engineering initiatives for a programmatic advertising platform. Design and optimize high-throughput, latency-sensitive ad-serving and auction systems; integrate SSPs, DSPs, exchanges, and other partners; improve reliability and performance; and guide technical strategy. The role also involves mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, driving major projects from architecture through production, and collaborating with Product and other stakeholders.

Provides hands-on technical leadership for an Azure-based enterprise platform supporting ordering, surgical workflows, inventory, fulfillment, billing, and mobile field operations. Owns web, mobile, services, data, security, integrations, offline-first synchronization, CI/CD, testing, and deployment architecture. Leads distributed engineering resources, stabilizes production systems, establishes delivery standards, and translates business needs into a technical roadmap. The role requires substantial experience with production mobile applications, enterprise systems, regulated industries, and business-critical transactional platforms.

Develop and maintain Java applications, RESTful services, and Angular frontends using Spring Boot and NgRx. Deploy applications to cloud platforms, practice TDD, manage CI/CD with Jenkins, and work with Oracle and PostgreSQL databases. Participate in agile processes, collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and independently lead technical initiatives and feature delivery.