Top Remote Python Jobs in Houston, TX

Lead and grow a team of autonomy engineers to stand up autonomy on novel platforms (space, maritime, rotorcraft), own delivery from design through fielding, write and integrate latency-sensitive autonomy code, coordinate with platform and cross-functional teams, support live tests and deployments, and evolve R&D efforts into longer-term programs.

Lead and grow a small autonomy engineering team to design, integrate, validate, and field autonomy software for launched effects. Own delivery, hiring, mentoring, technical direction, ICDs, pre-deployment validation, live test support, hardware/software debugging, and cross-team collaboration for multi-agent and air-gapped fleet deployments.

Lead and grow a 5–10 engineer autonomy integration team for V-BAT/X-BAT, owning delivery, hiring, mentoring, and technical health. Drive integration of autonomy software (mission behaviors, VTOL transitions, multi-agent coordination), collaborate tightly with aircraft, perception, and capability teams, run ICDs and field tests, and support live exercises and deployments (20–30% travel).

Become an expert in the Hivemind autonomy stack, create and deliver hands-on technical training, develop training materials and documentation, support customer debugging, and collaborate with product and engineering to improve adoption and training practices. Role includes ~30% travel for in-person customer engagements.

Perform finite element modeling and analyses (static, modal, fatigue, vibration) for UAV structures; validate results with hand calculations; support structural test planning, data analysis, load definition, and cross-functional design optimization to ensure lightweight, safe airframe performance.

Design, implement, and deploy safety-critical navigation and state estimation systems for aerospace platforms. Develop EKF and GNSS/INS integration, multi-sensor fusion for GPS-denied environments, FDIR and integrity monitoring, and V&V test plans. Support certification, requirements allocation, performance analysis, flight test evaluation, and provide technical leadership and mentoring.

Integrate, characterize, calibrate, and validate multi-modal navigation sensors (IMUs, GNSS, cameras, altimeters). Develop test plans, calibration scripts, and data-processing tools; collaborate across electrical, mechanical, and software teams; support schematics, CAD, drivers, and lab-based sensor testing through production.

Perform finite element modeling and structural analyses (static, modal, fatigue, vibration) for UAV airframes; validate FEA with hand calculations and test data; develop test plans, define load cases and material properties, optimize structures for weight and strength, and document technical recommendations.

Design, develop, and field high-performance Ground Control Station and C2 software using C++/Qt/QML and QGroundControl. Lead architecture and technical direction, mentor engineers, define APIs/ICDs, debug integration/latency issues, support field tests, implement post-mission debrief tools, and ensure interoperability with C2 standards.

The Data Center Engineer will manage physical servers and network hardware, ensuring their installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting, along with overseeing documentation and vendor coordination.

As a Fullstack Engineer, you'll design, build, and operate web applications, collaborating with product teams and mentoring peers while ensuring best practices in coding and system architecture.

Design, build, and run secure production infrastructure across cloud-native and air-gapped deployments. Own end-to-end platform outcomes, harden the artifact pipeline for signed releases, embed with teams to advise on security and deployment best practices, and partner with GRC on STIGs, CVE remediation, and audit readiness for classified environments.

Build, operate, and secure cloud-native and edge infrastructure including Kubernetes, artifact pipelines, application streaming, and air-gapped appliances. Partner with product, GRC, and mission owners to design, deploy, and harden systems, remediate vulnerabilities, support audits (IL5/IL6/JWICS), and ensure trusted artifact delivery across environments.

The Senior Staff Software Engineer will architect Affirm's lakehouse analytics platform, lead data governance efforts, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to optimize data solutions using Snowflake and other big data tools.

Lead development of AI-assisted reliability tooling, own incident response end-to-end, improve observability and SLO/SLI frameworks, scale single-tenant SaaS operations, mentor engineers, and reduce recurring operational toil through engineering and automation.

Design and re-architect the Identity systems at Dropbox to support multi-product capabilities, mentor junior engineers, and ensure software excellence.

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.

The Sr. Software Engineer designs, implements, and maintains scalable cloud services, contributes to team processes, and acts as a subject matter expert while leading projects and mentoring others.

Own and operate production-grade Kubernetes infrastructure on AWS, build GitOps CI/CD with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD, develop AI agents and internal DevOps tooling, maintain Datadog-based observability, and manage on-call incident response while collaborating with engineering teams to improve reliability and delivery speed.

The Software Engineer will enhance developer experience at Benchling by building production release tooling, improve workflows, and collaborate with teams to scale processes. Responsibilities include developing efficient development tools and championing engineering patterns.

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for commerce workflows using Python/Django. Improve reliability, performance, and observability, operate AWS deployments, work with PostgreSQL and event-driven architectures (SNS/SQS), modernize legacy systems, and support CI/CD, testing, and production troubleshooting.

The Senior QA Engineer will develop and maintain automation frameworks, write test cases, and ensure software quality while collaborating with various teams. Key responsibilities include managing testing lifecycles and participating in system design discussions.

Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and automated workflows using Python, Airflow, DBT and cloud warehouses. Partner with Analytics, Sales and Marketing to deliver curated marketing datasets, enforce data quality through validation and CI/CD, and support production deployment and monitoring of Enterprise Data Lake/ODS solutions.

Lead long-term strategy and architecture for cloud and on‑prem platform infrastructure, driving Kubernetes and multi‑cloud reliability, IaC/GitOps automation, observability, SLO/SLI/error‑budget practices, incident leadership, AI‑augmented tooling adoption, and mentorship of senior engineers to improve platform resilience and developer experience.

The Principal Consulting Engineer will design, deploy, and optimize VMware Cloud Foundation automation solutions, ensuring they meet customer requirements while leading engagements and providing technical expertise.