Top Software Engineer Jobs in Houston, TX

Lead the Kyber prototyping and rapid deployment platform, setting technical direction, rebuilding it on next-generation cloud infrastructure, and scaling it for thousands of internal users. Responsibilities include hands-on coding, architecture, product integration, cross-functional collaboration, improving tools for non-technical builders, and mentoring engineers.

Build and operate Node.js and TypeScript backend services using durable workflows and AI-assisted development. Define service patterns, orchestrate migrations, maintain MCP and AI workflow tooling, and improve observability through metrics, alerts, dashboards, and tracing. Handle production incidents, contribute targeted frontend changes in React and Angular, and collaborate on architecture and code reviews in a fully remote environment.

Design and develop scalable, cloud-native APIs and a greenfield system replacing a legacy platform. Build production software using TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, React, GraphQL, REST, SQL, and automated testing. Contribute to architecture, performance tuning, reliability, Azure DevOps pipelines, and agile delivery while applying AI development tools and maintaining strong engineering standards.

Own Telnyx’s global phone-number ordering pipeline, carrier integrations, regulatory automation, AI-powered order review, and Postgres data layer. Build reliable async Python services with retries, rollbacks, queues, SLA monitoring, document verification, auditability, and human escalation. Improve automation across dozens of vendors and 45+ countries while maintaining dashboards, analytics, and operational alerts across a large microservice estate.

Own the architecture and long-term direction of Alpaca’s Redpanda-based event streaming platform. Lead migration to event-driven systems, design scalable real-time client streaming, establish schema and library standards, shape authentication for streaming, partner on resilience and testing, mentor engineers, influence cross-team technical decisions, and participate in platform on-call. The role primarily uses Go and involves Kubernetes, Helm, PostgreSQL, observability, and distributed systems.

Build and own automated testing frameworks, CI/CD infrastructure, load and stress testing, and chaos engineering practices for a brokerage platform. Write primarily Go, integrate AI and LLM tooling into quality workflows, investigate application and Kubernetes failures, improve developer tooling, and mentor engineers on reliability and test coverage.

Build and architect Alpaca’s algorithmic trading platform, developing high-performance, low-latency brokerage systems. Responsibilities include extensive frontend and backend coding, distributed system design, database and concurrency architecture, high availability, throughput optimization, and object-oriented modeling. The role requires prior experience with trading or exchange systems, including OMS and RMS platforms, and involves making critical technical decisions in a demanding early-stage environment.

Own the technical vision and architecture for ServiceTitan’s iOS and Android mobile platform. Design scalable, reliable, secure, and high-performing systems; modernize monolithic codebases; improve observability, developer productivity, CI/CD, testing, and release processes. Mentor engineers, influence mobile strategy, define success metrics, support recruiting, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders. The role is approximately 60% development and requires expertise in native mobile development, performance engineering, modular architectures, and cloud-supported mobile backends.

Design, develop, troubleshoot, and support secure, high-volume software applications in an Agile environment. Provide technical leadership across the software development lifecycle, lead code and design reviews, establish automated testing, monitor production systems, and improve quality practices. Collaborate with architects, product partners, customers, and engineers while mentoring team members. Build and maintain AI-enabled components responsibly, applying security, privacy, governance, observability, and compliance standards.

Lead the architecture and implementation of high-performance, reliable core services operating at massive scale. Design synchronous and asynchronous APIs, database schemas, and distributed systems; conduct benchmarking, profiling, monitoring, and optimization; participate in reviews and on-call rotations; resolve production issues; and drive independent experiments and solutions.

Build and operate production custody systems: signing service, key management, chain integrations, and transaction pipelines. Own end-to-end subsystems, integrate new chains, collaborate with cryptography on threshold signing and key recovery, write post-mortems, and produce clear async design docs and PRs.

The Senior Software Engineer will design and implement systems for AI integration, build scalable backend services, and mentor team members, ensuring high-quality systems that meet user needs.

Lead and mentor a team of engineers while contributing hands-on to complex features. Define architecture, drive development best practices, conduct code reviews, coordinate cross-functional requirements, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality ecommerce marketplace software.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable cloud-based microservices and foundational platform capabilities for authentication, authorization, onboarding, RBAC, reporting, auditing, notifications, and APIs. Improve reliability through observability, monitoring, alerting, infrastructure automation, and operational reviews. Provide technical leadership, collaborate across teams, guide architecture and best practices, reduce technical debt, and improve engineering efficiency.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python applications; collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features; ensure performance and quality; identify and fix bugs; maintain code quality and automation; lead and mentor team members using agile practices.

Architect, build, and maintain scalable full‑stack applications using React, TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS. Own features end-to-end, optimize performance and usability, collaborate with founders, and use AI tools to accelerate development in a fast-paced startup.

Provides technical oversight, integration, certification, and real-time mission support for visiting-vehicle rendezvous, proximity operations, and capture GN&C systems supporting NASA’s ISS missions. Reviews requirements compliance, safety evidence, trajectory analyses, simulations, and performance data; identifies solutions to GN&C issues; supports flight rules and demonstration plans; and coordinates with engineering, safety, flight operations, crew, NASA, and vehicle-provider teams.

Develop and document enterprise-grade SaaS platform functionality while improving quality and performance. Responsibilities include full-stack development, functional and unit testing, defect triage, code reviews, API and process documentation, operational support in regulated environments, and collaboration within Agile and DevOps teams. The role requires expertise in C#, ASP.NET Core, T-SQL, Entity Framework Core, web technologies, software design, debugging, distributed architectures, and high-performance APIs.

Design and scale a feature flagging and A/B testing platform, including high-throughput event ingestion, warehouse-native analytics, real-time feature flag delivery, multi-database SQL support, and distributed systems infrastructure. The role involves full-stack development, architecture, performance optimization, reliability engineering, and technical product influence within a remote startup team.

Design, develop, test, and maintain backend systems and APIs for ingesting, processing, and routing large-scale telemetry data. Own end-to-end features, contribute to architecture and internal tools, write automated tests, participate in on-call/support rotation, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-performance distributed systems.

Designs, develops, tests, troubleshoots, documents, and maintains software applications throughout the project lifecycle. Responsibilities include coding, database and system administration, performance testing, debugging, software upgrades, requirements documentation, user support, vendor coordination, and collaboration with analysts, administrators, and engineers. The role also provides guidance to junior development staff and supports cross-departmental projects.

Design and own secure, scalable wallet infrastructure for custody, key management, transaction signing, authorization, recovery, and multichain systems. Architect support for MPC, HSMs, secure enclaves, TEEs, smart contract wallets, account abstraction, and emerging cryptographic approaches. Define security boundaries, policy engines, secrets management, authentication, and programmable authorization while making foundational build-versus-buy decisions and guiding systems from first principles through production.

Leads full-stack software engineering within JPMorgan Chase’s supply chain technology team. Responsibilities include designing, developing, testing, debugging, and maintaining secure, scalable production systems; advancing AI-assisted engineering practices; automating recurring issue remediation; ensuring application resiliency and security; and evaluating vendor and internal technology solutions. Requires strong software development, cloud-native, agile, financial-services technology, and responsible AI expertise.

Own the assessment, hardening, testing, modernization, and sustainment of a government SDN software baseline. Develop secure C++ and Python solutions, remediate vulnerabilities, improve testing, debug application and network issues, and support containerization, CI/CD, deployment, and security scanning. Collaborate with platform engineers and government stakeholders, document technical decisions, validate releases, and mentor engineers in Navy environments.

Join a remote engineering team to write, test, and maintain code under senior guidance; participate in code reviews, standups, and sprint planning; debug and resolve application issues; and continuously learn new technologies and best practices.