Top Senior Software Engineer Jobs in Houston, TX

Build high-performance, scalable simulation infrastructure and tooling for autonomous vehicle development. Design systems for scenario generation, simulation execution, synthetic data, and reinforcement-learning workflows. Collaborate with ML, perception, and controls teams to improve realism, performance, and validation pipelines while writing production-quality C++ and Python code, contributing to architecture, testing, and documentation.

Design and implement high-performance, 3GPP-compliant 5G Core control- and user-plane functions on ARM-based embedded Linux. Develop in C/Go/Rust, use DPDK for packet processing, optimize latency/throughput, debug protocol and performance issues, and collaborate cross-functionally to integrate carrier-grade systems.

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.

Design and develop software solutions enhancing user experience for Governance features, contribute to open-source software, communicate technical designs, and support team quality through reviews.

Set technical direction for Elastic Cloud Serverless control-plane initiatives, designing distributed systems that orchestrate projects across AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. Lead multi-quarter, cross-team delivery; write and review Go code; improve reliability, security, and cost efficiency; investigate incidents; participate in on-call; mentor engineers; and advise product and engineering leaders on technical trade-offs and roadmap decisions.

As a Systems Engineer, you will enhance Windows support for Swift and develop features for internal projects and the Swift community, focusing on system architecture and tooling improvements.

We are seeking a product-minded backend engineer to work on our Customer Studio product, focusing on data performance, analytics, audience syncing, and generative AI. The role requires strong architecture, scalability considerations, and product engagement.

The role involves developing tools for enterprises to manage Hightouch deployments, focusing on access control, change management, and data warehouse performance.

Own quality engineering and test automation for BRINC's LiveOps web platform and backend services. Design and maintain automated API, integration, and end-to-end test frameworks, validate security/IAM controls and ML/vision outputs, build test infrastructure, run performance/load testing for real-time streaming and teleoperation, integrate tests into CI/CD, triage failures, and produce quality metrics and release-readiness reports.

Design, develop, test, and deploy .NET solutions (APIs and web apps). Build and consume RESTful services, work with SQL and NoSQL databases, use cloud (Azure/AWS) and Docker, apply unit/integration/performance testing, participate in code reviews, define features via spikes, and architect scalable, high-performance systems. Support occasional after-hours and on-call rotation.

Design, develop, maintain, and extend healthcare billing and enrollment software. Collaborate with architects and engineers on APIs and architecture, triage production issues, write unit tests, perform impact analysis, research solutions, follow secure coding practices, and mentor junior engineers on an Agile scrum team.

Lead full-stack development across backend and frontend systems, implement and maintain features, fix bugs, collaborate with product and design, support client projects, and contribute to a distributed remote engineering team focused on high-impact startup missions.

Build and maintain front-end and back-end platform features for a SaaS compliance product using React, TypeScript, and Go. Collaborate with product, design, and engineering leads to design relational schemas, write reliable code, debug defects, and automate repetitive tasks to improve team velocity and software quality.

Lead design and development of scalable, high-performance cloud-native healthcare systems for payer and provider use cases. Build claims adjudication and payment platforms, design APIs and interoperability, drive architecture and engineering standards, mentor teams, implement CI/CD and DevOps practices, and optimize systems for high-volume claims processing while ensuring compliance and collaboration with product and clinical stakeholders.

Lead technical direction and hands-on execution for major products and systems. Design scalable, reliable architectures across backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure; write code; make architecture trade-offs; solve complex production issues; improve engineering quality; lead critical initiatives; and mentor engineers across teams.

Owns technical direction and execution for major products and systems. Designs scalable backend, frontend, API, database, and infrastructure solutions; writes production code; drives architecture decisions; resolves complex engineering problems; improves testing, security, observability, and development practices; and mentors engineers across teams. The role requires leading major initiatives from design through production in a globally distributed environment.

Owns technical direction and execution for major products and systems. Designs scalable, reliable architectures across backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure; writes code; leads architecture decisions; resolves production issues; improves engineering quality; and mentors engineers across teams. The role requires hands-on leadership, strong system design, and experience delivering complex production systems in distributed international teams.

Own and modernize the governance domain (auth, roles/permissions, orgs, billing) as a Staff-level backend IC: set architecture, refactor for scale and AI-native workflows, write critical-path code (70-80%), mentor engineers, and partner with product to deliver enterprise-grade governance and compliance features.

Own frontend architecture for multi-tenant applications serving internal, customer, and partner audiences. Build React and TypeScript interfaces, shared component libraries, theming and branding systems, accessible user experiences, and integrations with governed APIs. Establish engineering standards, document technical decisions, navigate open architecture questions, and support workflows ranging from immediate interactions to longer approval processes involving sensitive or regulated data.

Design and implement high-performance networking infrastructure for large-scale AI training on Azure. Lead architecture, produce secure, maintainable code, define test strategies, use AI tools for development and automation, review code, and collaborate across teams to ensure performance, scalability, reliability, and observability.

The role involves building platforms and core systems for identity services at Keycard, focusing on developing distributed systems and CI/CD automation while creating a best-in-class developer experience.

Own and deliver major features across the flight booking funnel: flight search, booking creation, and post-booking fulfillment. Implement award ticket pricing, point transfers, and integrations with airlines and GDS partners. Collaborate with the flights expert to scale routing, booking engines, and partnership integrations.

Develop and improve real-time drone tele-operations features, cloud-based products, and quickly prototype new front-end experiences while transitioning to a new tech stack.

Develop and deploy life-saving technologies as a fullstack engineer, focusing on web applications for public safety, collaborating with various engineering disciplines and leveraging customer feedback.

Join Aleph's engineering team to develop the Core Product, focusing on user-facing features for financial data insights. Collaborate with leadership, design robust software components, and contribute to system architecture in a fast-paced, remote environment.