Top Software Engineer Jobs in Houston, TX

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.

Build end-to-end production features across backend, frontend, and database. Integrate LLM APIs and agentic workflows into products and internal developer tools. Improve CI/CD, deployment, and developer infrastructure. Debug production issues on GCP and containerized services; participate in code reviews and architecture discussions on a small collaborative team.

Design, build, and operate Rust services powering Scribd’s large-scale Content Library and core infrastructure. Own features end to end, evolve Python tooling, optimize DataFusion, Parquet, S3, caching, and PostgreSQL/Aurora systems, and strengthen governance through lineage, authorization, and deletion controls. Lead cross-functional technical projects, support platform users, mentor engineers, improve developer workflows, and maintain production reliability through observability, on-call, and incident response.

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.

Build and improve a browser extension and serverless backend using a strongly-typed functional stack. Design algorithms to locate page elements, extract structured data, and integrate AI for web automation. Collaborate on a small distributed team focused on usability and reliability.

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.

Design and build operational data systems, including pipelines, storage layers, and APIs for near real-time enforcement and insights, balancing streaming and batch paradigms.

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.

As a Compiler Engineer, you'll enhance compiler performance, support multiple operating systems, develop toolchains, ensure interoperability, and contribute to open source.

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.

Build and maintain North's Agents & Automations platform: design and ship frontend and backend features, execution engine, integrations, debugging, observability, evaluation, and feedback systems to enable reliable AI-powered workflows.

As a Software Engineer at MerusCase, you will develop and enhance software features, collaborate with teams, troubleshoot issues, and uphold coding standards while mentoring junior engineers.

As a Software Engineer - L3 Support, you will resolve complex Ubuntu-related issues, collaborate with teams, and participate in upstream communities to drive bug fixes and improvements.

As a Software Engineer, you will resolve complex customer issues related to Ubuntu and open source software, participate in upstream communities, and develop and review code across multiple layers of the software stack.

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.

Lead the technical vision for complex systems, drive architectural strategies, write production-ready code, and align teams for public sector compliance.

The Software Engineer (Frontend) at Metabase will develop user-friendly data tools, leveraging React and CSS while ensuring optimal communication and coding practices.

Seeking exceptional software engineers to build and maintain user-friendly backend systems primarily in Clojure and JavaScript, focusing on product complexities and user experience.

Design, build, and operate core platform infrastructure for an Agentic AI platform. Collaborate with cross-functional and ML teams to enable scalable, high-performance systems, provide production support and troubleshooting, and drive platform features that serve multiple products and engineering teams.

Develop, test, maintain, and improve software solutions using established development practices. Write clean code, assist with feature implementation, debug issues, and collaborate remotely with team members. Support AI technology integration, automation, and AI-powered development workflows. Research emerging AI tools, document technical processes, and continuously develop programming skills.

Join a remote Strategic Projects engineering team to turn AI-native prototypes into production-grade services. You will harden demos (LLM gateways, proxies, sandboxes), implement observability, error handling, and security practices, work with reference customers on integrations, and ensure agent-generated code meets production review and operational standards.

Lead design and delivery of large-scale, cloud-native services powering millions of devices. Architect solutions for scalability and integration, own full service lifecycle in Kubernetes, mentor engineers, participate in on-call support, and drive engineering best practices across cross-functional teams.