Top Remote C++ Jobs in Houston, TX

Lead architecture and hands-on development for Microsoft's virtualization platform, focusing on hypervisor and VMM capabilities. Design, implement, and optimize systems software across Windows, Linux, macOS, Azure, and containers. Improve performance, security, reliability, testing, and operational readiness; diagnose low-level hardware/software issues; enable virtualization on new silicon; mentor engineers; and influence platform strategy across teams and hardware partners.

Develop and maintain PX4 autopilot firmware for UAVs, integrating sensors and payloads, and managing testing environments. Collaborate on flight operations and system integration.

Lead design, development, and operation of highly available AKS Resource Provider and control-plane services. Drive cluster lifecycle, upgrades, networking, security, scalability, observability, resiliency, and incident prevention for large-scale distributed cloud systems. Collaborate across Azure engineering teams, lead architectural decisions, improve tooling and automation, troubleshoot production issues, and mentor engineers while supporting reliable Kubernetes workloads across cloud and edge environments.

Designs and implements spacecraft attitude determination and control, guidance, navigation, and control architectures in embedded C++. Performs mission-specific analysis, simulation, requirements definition, sensor-calibration and geolocation pipeline development, anomaly resolution, and software- and hardware-in-the-loop testing. The role supports on-orbit systems and collaborates across spacecraft engineering disciplines. Remote work is available from approved states, with export-control eligibility requirements.

Leads multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization for unmanned aircraft, missiles, interceptors, and munitions. Integrates aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, GNC, CAD, CFD, FEA, and trajectory models into automated optimization workflows. Owns MDAO tool architecture, validation, documentation, and development pipelines; conducts trade studies, correlates models with test data, supports proposals, presents design reviews, and mentors engineers. Requires experience taking MDAO from conceptual sizing through flight testing and fielded hardware.

Design and develop scalable C++ software for endpoint state and control across Windows, macOS, and potentially Linux. Build reliable, multi-process systems that enforce endpoint behavior, manage local state, support IPC, and operate across millions of devices. Responsibilities include implementing features, improving platform performance, writing design documents, defining architecture and IPC contracts, and making technical decisions in an evolving, sparsely documented environment.

Lead as a customer‑embedded principal engineer to design, build, and ship production-grade solutions. Translate business needs into technical approaches, influence senior stakeholders, accelerate delivery in ambiguous environments, and transition work to FDE crews while driving long-term account impact.

Provides technical leadership for Azure SQL databases supporting a highly available Azure service. Responsibilities include database performance tuning, reliability and capacity planning, schema changes, data migrations, observability, incident response, root cause analysis, operational automation, and technical strategy. The role partners with software engineers, SREs, and architects to improve scalability, durability, cost efficiency, and long-term service reliability across teams.

Lead the architecture, technical evolution, and hands-on development of a mission-critical software platform using Java, C++, and AI/ML technologies. Responsibilities include software design, coding, debugging, code reviews, testing, CI/CD, performance optimization, security, technical planning, customer troubleshooting, deployment support, documentation, and engineering leadership. The role requires occasional customer travel and may support critical incidents outside normal business hours.

Design, build, and maintain core gameplay systems, frameworks, Unreal Engine plugins, and multiplayer networking systems. Own technical architecture, performance, scalability, debugging, and technical debt reduction. Partner with designers and programmers, mentor engineers, lead code reviews and design discussions, document systems, and support sprint planning for an Unreal Engine game project.

Implements and iterates gameplay features in Unreal Engine using C++ and Blueprints. Supports gameplay systems, prototypes mechanics, fixes bugs, collaborates with designers, participates in code reviews and agile ceremonies, and documents systems. Works under senior engineers while developing production gameplay programming skills and increasing independence over time.

Designs and develops FPGA SmartNIC networking acceleration for Microsoft Azure. Responsibilities include hardware architecture evaluation, RTL coding in Verilog/SystemVerilog, simulation, hardware testing, debugging, verification, scripting, software development, Agile collaboration, and production DevOps support. The role partners across hardware and software teams to deliver cloud networking infrastructure, including SDN capabilities, packet manipulation, and performance improvements.

Design and implement PostgreSQL internals and indexing/query features for large-scale document workloads, extend query engine with BSON-aware operators and custom scan nodes, tune index pruning and storage, profile distributed systems for performance, collaborate with open-source DocumentDB/PostgreSQL communities, and participate in design/code reviews.

Own operations and reliability for hyperscale Azure GPU clusters and interconnect fabrics. Lead production incident triage, mitigation, recovery, root-cause analysis, and cross-stack debugging across hardware, PCIe, GPUs, firmware, drivers, and software. Develop automation, telemetry, diagnostic tools, operational playbooks, and escalation procedures to improve observability and reduce mitigation time. Partner with engineering teams and manufacturers to resolve systemic issues affecting AI training stability, GPU availability, and customer SLAs.

Design, implement, and operate core components of Azure Storage, focusing on metadata and data services for a hyperscale distributed file system. Build reliable, durable, and cost-efficient storage platforms using DPUs, optimize OS and networking (TCP/RDMA), participate in design, on-call DRI duties, and drive reliability and performance improvements.

Leads photonic integrated circuit test software architecture, infrastructure improvements, test-station automation, and hardware-control software development. Oversees software migration across LabVIEW, Python, MATLAB, C#, and C++, while leading a small software team and mentoring engineers. The role supports electrical and optical testing of InP-based transceiver PICs at wafer, die, and subassembly levels, including vision systems, probe positioning, calibration, and test software revision control.

Build and own mobile SDKs for identity and fraud prevention products, focusing on Android development, device-level signal collection, authentication, and emerging agentic identity use cases. Partner with product and engineering leaders on architecture and roadmap decisions, improve observability and production resilience, mentor engineers, and drive technical initiatives across Twilio and Stytch.

Develop and test systems-level C++ software that defines and enforces endpoint behavior. Initially, the engineer will own testing infrastructure and coverage for two active projects, then contribute to feature development. The role requires strong C++ fundamentals, automated testing experience, and interest in operating-system concepts such as processes, file systems, services, and APIs. Work includes learning unfamiliar systems, collaborating effectively, and supporting reliable endpoint security and management capabilities.

Develop and architect scalable Java software for NinjaOne’s endpoint management platform. The role involves building high-availability services, leading technical initiatives, making architectural decisions, improving quality practices, collaborating cross-functionally, mentoring engineers, and addressing scalability, performance, and technical debt challenges.

Design and develop scalable, high-availability software for NinjaOne’s endpoint management platform. Build Java and Kotlin applications, implement enterprise design patterns, optimize systems operating at massive scale, and contribute reliable code to production products. Responsibilities include API and REST service development, relational database design, client-server development, caching systems, quality testing, and solving scalability challenges across cloud services supporting millions of endpoints.

Build and maintain developer workflows, CI/CD and deployment automation, containerized development environments, SDK packaging and release pipelines, AI performance dashboards, and productivity tools. Design scalable software and developer tools for novel hardware platforms, collaborate with hardware and ML teams, manage C++ codebases, establish engineering standards, and optimize software delivery and production readiness.

Design and operate large-scale, AI-native cloud infrastructure (especially Kubernetes/AKS). Improve service quality, automate incident prevention/remediation, accelerate engineering productivity, and integrate AI tools into development workflows.

Build and maintain large-scale automation and control systems for Azure Kubernetes Service. Responsibilities include improving Kubernetes cluster performance and reliability, automating cluster lifecycle operations, developing safety and observability tools, supporting secure infrastructure changes, participating in production operations and on-call rotations, and mentoring engineers through design reviews and continuous improvement.

Leads end-to-end software development for AI-infused enterprise applications, including architecture, database design, coding, testing, deployment, and service reliability. Builds Copilot and agentic solutions using Azure and modern full-stack technologies. Provides technical leadership, mentors engineers, establishes quality and security practices, supports enterprise integrations, and collaborates with product teams, program managers, UX designers, and data scientists to deliver scalable commercial software.

Lead the Client Platform organization responsible for container image builds, software supply chain security, and over-the-air updates across customer environments. Manage engineering managers and approximately 10 engineers, establish engineering culture, drive architecture decisions, operate secure CI/CD pipelines, and own distributed update systems. Partner with security research, product management, and customer success to deliver the client-side roadmap.