Top Software Engineer Jobs in Houston, TX

Designs and implements scalable software architecture and web-based systems using Java EE and related technologies. Responsibilities include developing front-end and backend functionality, evaluating tools and designs, troubleshooting, conducting root-cause analysis, collaborating with QA and project teams, participating in code reviews, documenting solutions, mentoring engineers, and serving as a technical lead across multiple projects.

Customer-facing engineer who builds demos, prototypes, and workshops to drive pre-sales and adoption of Motorq's connected-vehicle and AI capabilities; partners with sales, customer success, and product teams and travels regularly to customer sites.

Develop and maintain high-volume, mission-critical enterprise web applications using C#/.NET, ASP.NET MVC, AngularJS, and SQL Server. Responsibilities include full lifecycle development, architecture and design participation, troubleshooting, performance and scalability improvements, AI-assisted workflow development, Agile collaboration, technical mentoring, and supporting multi-tier systems.

Lead the design, architecture, development, deployment, and optimization of scalable .NET backend systems processing millions of daily healthcare transactions. Mentor developers, guide technical decisions, improve CI/CD pipelines, implement secure APIs, and collaborate with product stakeholders. The role requires expertise in .NET, C#, ASP.NET Core, cloud-native AWS services, Kubernetes, microservices, distributed systems, testing, observability, and secure software development.

Lead an engineering pod of 6–8 engineers, owning people management, delivery, operating cadence, onboarding, staffing, and cross-functional partnerships. Partner with Product and Technical Leads to prioritize valuable work, manage technical and quality risks, improve execution, and support engineer growth. Maintain enough technical depth to evaluate designs and contribute as an IC when appropriate. Surface risks, manage dependencies, and build a healthy, autonomous, high-performing team in a remote-first AI-native environment.

Diagnose and resolve complex production issues in a Java court case management platform. Responsibilities include debugging backend services, databases, ESB integrations, XML/XSLT transformations, JMS messaging, SOAP/REST services, and third-party e-filing systems. The engineer will collaborate on issue triage, document root-cause analyses, participate in code reviews, support legacy modernization toward Spring MVC and modern front-end frameworks, and maintain production system reliability.

Build and scale backend systems for Stytch’s identity platform, including authentication, authorization, and non-human identity APIs. Partner with product and engineering leadership, make architectural decisions, write design documents, review code, and deliver customer-facing features. Improve reliability through observability, incident response, and remediation while collaborating across Twilio and Stytch teams. Mentor engineers and participate in on-call rotations.

Leads the software engineering organization responsible for scalable, reliable applications and systems integrating hardware, embedded software, edge computing, cloud infrastructure, and machine learning. Sets technical strategy, develops engineering leaders, drives product delivery, establishes engineering standards, and ensures operational excellence across national-scale deployments. Partners with Product, Deployment, Data Science, and executive leadership to align roadmaps, resolve risks, and build high-performing distributed teams.

Lead development of native iOS features (food tracking, activity logging, weight trends, AI-driven insights), deliver premium UI/UX with modern Apple frameworks, own flagship initiatives (Lock Screen Widgets, Live Activities, health data integrations), shape app architecture and standards, and collaborate cross-functionally while mentoring engineers.

Design and build scalable backend services and RESTish APIs for a multi-tenant streaming platform. Develop customer- and enterprise-facing web server backends in Go, ensure web application security, and support highly available cloud systems. Conduct code reviews, troubleshoot issues, and improve performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability across global services. The role requires experience with high-traffic web services, distributed architectures, containers, and CDNs.