Top Software Engineer Jobs in Houston, TX

Administer and support Software AG ADABAS/Natural mainframe database environments, including upgrades, configuration, maintenance, monitoring, backups, restores, reorganizations, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and troubleshooting. The role manages database definitions, security, utilities, vendor relationships, documentation, client onboarding, and change control. It also provides scheduled 24x7 on-call support across large, multi-database customer environments.

Develop and optimize enterprise ServiceNow platforms through scripting, configuration, integrations, automation, UI development, upgrades, and performance management. The role supports ITSM, ITOM, and ITAM modules; designs APIs and workflows; manages instances, cloning, archiving, and domain separation; conducts code reviews; partners with architects; and mentors junior developers.

Lead two or more software engineering teams building and operating TopstepX, a real-time trading platform. Responsibilities include coaching and developing engineers, hiring and capacity planning, prioritizing delivery amid changing needs, and ensuring system availability, performance, quality, and resilience. The role requires leadership of production systems, incident response, observability, reliability investments, and collaboration with Product and business stakeholders.

Build and maintain scalable billing and monetization systems for subscription, pricing, and payment workflows. Develop large-scale applications using Java, AWS, Lambda, event-driven architecture, REST APIs, and GraphQL. Work with multiple databases, implement automated testing, protect data integrity, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver customer-facing pricing and upgrade experiences.

Lead software architecture across Keeper’s security platforms, including PAM, browser extensions, clients, APIs, and distributed systems. Define scalable technical standards, evaluate architectural trade-offs, guide major design decisions, and ensure security, reliability, performance, and maintainability. Build prototypes, review code, partner with Engineering, Product, and Security leadership, address technical debt, mentor senior engineers, and influence architecture across multiple teams. The role requires strong full-stack, cloud-native, SaaS, identity, authentication, authorization, and secure application architecture expertise.

Develop and enhance Ferguson’s custom Trilogie ERP system across multiple functional areas. Responsibilities include designing business-process solutions, owning software projects through implementation, integrating APIs and web services, collaborating with analysts, product owners, QA teams, administrators, and vendors, writing unit tests, reviewing code, and optimizing performance in high-transaction environments. The role also supports Trilogie’s migration from Unix to Linux and requires extensive UniBasic or Pick-based development experience.

Leads hands-on development of enterprise solutions using Dynamics 365 Sales, Dataverse, Power Apps, and Power Automate. Designs CI/CD pipelines, establishes engineering standards, manages version control and ALM, and ensures solution scalability and maintainability. Mentors engineers, conducts code reviews, collaborates with architecture and product teams, supports Agile delivery, and serves as a technical stakeholder contact. Participates in overnight and weekend on-call support for Broad Arrow Auctions.

Lead the company’s technical vision, build and scale its technology platform, define software architecture and product design, manage a technical team, and contribute to strategic decisions and business development. This remote, full-equity role requires entrepreneurial leadership until funding or paying customers are secured.

Leads software development across mobile, web, backend, and quality teams. Defines engineering strategy, roadmaps, architecture standards, and delivery practices while managing managers, budgets, staffing, and organizational growth. Drives reliability, scalability, security, operational excellence, incident management, and performance metrics. Partners with executives and cross-functional teams to align technology execution with business goals and customer needs, while fostering accountable, high-performing teams and advancing AI-native development methodologies.

Design, develop, and maintain web and mobile applications for Alpaca’s trading API customers. Build responsive, performant, accessible user interfaces and deliver high-visibility features from design through deployment. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to frontend and backend systems, influence technical strategy, and mentor peers. Work includes trading dashboards, product features, and end-to-end user experiences across frontend and backend platforms.