Top Senior Software Engineer Jobs in Houston, TX

Build scalable full-stack software for a cloud-based bioprocessing platform connecting scientific workflows, cloud infrastructure, and laboratory hardware. Develop emulators and hardware-in-the-loop testing systems, establish verification and traceability practices for regulated environments, deliver Console platform features, collaborate across software, hardware, and scientific teams, and mentor engineers.

Lead architecture and development of scalable full-stack systems spanning web, mobile, backend, data, and partner integrations. Build React and TypeScript applications, Node.js services, APIs, and AWS-based distributed systems. Drive cloud-native DevOps, reliability, security, compliance, and AI-assisted engineering practices. Influence cross-team technical direction, establish shared standards, mentor engineers, and lead initiatives across frontend, backend, mobile, and data domains.

Design, build, and operate high-throughput blockchain infrastructure using Go and Rust. Own distributed systems end to end, including architecture, performance optimization, security, testing, deployment, observability, incident response, and reliability. Lead technical designs and code reviews, mentor engineers, debug complex production issues, and collaborate across Product, Infrastructure, Security, and Developer Experience teams.

Lead backend-focused software architecture and development across distributed systems, data ingestion, experimentation platforms, AI workflows, and product capabilities. Build primarily in Python while contributing to React and TypeScript frontend work. Translate ambiguous product needs into scalable production systems, guide technical direction, partner with product and data teams, mentor engineers, and improve engineering practices.

Leads full-stack software development across the Censis application stack, including design, coding, testing, deployment, production support, and defect resolution. Develops C#/.NET and Vue.js applications, REST APIs, and SQL Server solutions. Improves security, reliability, observability, and performance through automated testing, secure coding, root-cause analysis, and preventive engineering practices. Mentors developers, leads technical discussions, collaborates across Product, QA, DevOps, Security, and Support, and uses approved generative AI tools responsibly.

Lead front-end technical strategy for Coinbase Advanced trading platform: define and execute a scalable roadmap, deliver a low-latency interface across web and mobile, mentor engineers, anchor complex projects, and ensure high standards for code quality and system design.

Lead architecture and delivery of Control Center platform capabilities (MCP tool registries, AI orchestration, access automation). Design agentic AI integrations, HITL workflows, and evaluation/guardrail frameworks. Own backend services, SLOs, observability, incident response, and operational readiness for Tier-1 systems. Drive cross-team technical direction, author TDDs, run design reviews, mentor engineers, and partner with Product and Security to deliver secure, scalable platform primitives.

Lead technical strategy for Solana staking at Coinbase, optimizing validator performance and driving cross-product integration while mentoring engineers.

Design and implement AI systems for customer support and compliance, architect solutions, mentor team members, and manage project deliverables.

Lead the technical strategy for Coinbase's Data Platform, architecting data systems for AI/ML workloads and ensuring data reliability, performance, and cross-functional alignment.

Build simulation and planning systems for complex communications networks. Develop tools that model hypothetical scenarios, vary configurations and assumptions, compare outcomes, surface tradeoffs, and identify risks. Design scalable, reliable backend systems for complex, evolving network states while collaborating across product engineering to integrate capabilities into broader workflows. Responsibilities span system design, implementation, testing, debugging, and operational support.

Build and own end-to-end frontend experiences for Coinbase card products across web and mobile. Ship high-scale consumer features, improve payment flow performance and SLOs, reduce latency and CX contacts, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to deliver reliable, user-focused card functionality.

Leads hands-on development of full-stack applications using .NET, React, Next.js, and Azure. Owns architecture, coding, code reviews, testing, security, reliability, observability, production support, and cloud deployment. Integrates AI and GenAI capabilities such as LLM features, RAG, semantic search, and agentic workflows. Mentors engineers, establishes technical standards, collaborates with stakeholders, supports hiring, and helps deliver scalable, secure software.

Develop and operate highly scalable backend systems and AWS infrastructure. Responsibilities include maintaining Python HTTP services, working with DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, and Redis, provisioning cloud resources through infrastructure as code, reasoning about distributed systems, and owning software from design through monitoring. The role also focuses on reliability, security, performance, cost optimization, observability, technical roadmaps, and collaboration with engineering and product stakeholders.

Build and own full-stack features, platform primitives, and integrations for Vanta Government Cloud. Design secure APIs and services for authentication, data ingestion, schema evolution, monitoring, and framework mappings. Operate integrations within the GovCloud boundary, including observability, on-call support, incident response, change management, performance improvements, and automated testing. Collaborate with federal subject-matter experts, agencies, vendors, and assessment organizations while using AI responsibly to improve development and operations.

Lead architecture and rollout of scalable platform services and customer-facing APIs. Define API standards, service boundaries, security, reliability, and developer experience; collaborate with data-platform teams; drive RFCs and complex multi-quarter initiatives; mentor engineers; and contribute across the stack using TypeScript, Node.js, React, and AI tools.

Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure software (primarily in Go) to manage VMs across global data centers. Collaborate on product requirements, participate in code reviews, optimize performance and reliability, contribute to architecture decisions, and stay current with industry trends.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Data Platform team, you'll enhance the data infrastructure, develop ETL pipelines, maintain data quality, collaborate across teams, and mentor junior engineers.

Lead systems engineering for Hivemind-based autonomy products: define and manage requirements, develop system architectures and trade studies, coordinate hardware/software interfaces, support integration/verification/validation and testing, and identify and mitigate technical risks across the system lifecycle.

Design and implement full‑stack, low‑latency web-based Ground Control Station and C2 systems (map-centric UIs, real-time telemetry, video streaming), lead architecture and APIs, mentor engineers, support field tests and mission deployments, and ensure interoperability with C2 standards.

Design and build end-to-end web and AI-powered dashboard features, scale cross-platform full-stack infrastructure, standardize product patterns, mentor engineers, lead cross-team technical projects, and collaborate with product and design to improve user workflows and AI adoption.

Senior fullstack engineer to build and scale Brigit's consumer finance platform. Own end-to-end features across frontend (React/React Native/TypeScript) and backend (Java/REST/SQL), optimize database and APIs for high scale, integrate 3rd-party services, implement risk and transaction algorithms, improve CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and internal tooling to support millions of users.

Own technically complex, mission-critical areas and define technical strategy for new products. Design and ship full‑stack, AI‑driven features end‑to‑end, build scalable data ingestion and API systems, partner with product/design/customer teams to translate ambiguous problems into measurable outcomes, mentor engineers, and raise engineering quality and standards across the organization.

Serve as the senior software development SME while performing full-stack Java web development and O&M activities. Guide developer teams, prioritize work, coordinate technical meetings, resolve issues, optimize processes, analyze requirements, estimate effort, review code, conduct testing, troubleshoot environments, create technical documentation, and implement software updates. The role requires extensive J2EE experience, SPA development, DevOps and CI/CD expertise, and active Public Trust/MBI clearance supporting an IRS Criminal Investigation system.

Senior full-stack engineer responsible for architecting, developing, deploying, monitoring, and supporting production capabilities across a React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Rust, and Azure Kubernetes platform. The role includes delivering AI and LLM features, owning complex technical initiatives, improving reliability and security, contributing to architecture and engineering standards, partnering with stakeholders, and mentoring engineers.