Top Remote Python Jobs in Houston, TX

Design, develop, and secure blockchain solutions including smart contracts and DApps. Collaborate with teams to integrate, optimize performance, audit security, document projects, and provide technical support and training.

Build and maintain polyglot full-stack applications, architect scalable microservices, implement agentic AI/LLM workflows, develop modern frontends, manage AWS cloud infrastructure, and own the full software lifecycle including deployment and production monitoring.

Develop and maintain scalable Python backend applications and RESTful APIs. Optimize performance, design and manage SQL/NoSQL schemas, implement security/authentication, write tests, automate CI/CD tasks, and collaborate with front-end, product, and QA teams.

Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks (Python/Playwright), integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, execute functional/regression/exploratory and API testing, manage test lifecycle and defects, and optimize pipeline reliability and test flakiness.

Perform functional testing of backend systems (mainframe and middleware) for payments/banking. Validate and compare JSON and XML, design and execute test cases for batch jobs and message queues, support integration testing and automation, track defects, and collaborate with development and business teams.

Design, automate, and maintain cloud platform infrastructure and release processes. Implement and monitor observability, networking, security/patching, and container orchestration (EKS/Istio). Use Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, shell scripting, and Python to build reliable, compliant AWS-based systems and collaborate in Agile teams.

Design, implement, and operate scalable GCP infrastructure using IaC (Terraform/Deployment Manager). Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, monitor systems (Dynatrace/Stackdriver), manage security/compliance, support development/production environments, automate tasks with scripting and config management, and optimize cloud costs.

Develop and maintain cloud-based, high-performance services in Rust. Collaborate with technical leads and architects, guide junior engineers, translate business requirements into solutions, and enhance applications for pricing, order management, trading, simulations, and monitoring while applying agile practices and automated delivery pipelines.

Design and implement scalable, secure, high-performance system architectures. Lead architectural reviews, define technical requirements with stakeholders, recommend technologies, mentor teams, mitigate technical risks, and drive best practices and innovation.

Design and implement large-scale data applications using Java, Spark, and MapReduce within Cloudera/Hadoop ecosystems. Integrate Hive, Impala, YARN, and Kafka, perform data analysis, write tests (JUnit), use scripting, and manage global technology teams following industry best practices.

Responsible for implementing and managing infrastructure as code (Terracore/Terraform), automating CI/CD with Jenkins, managing AWS services and Amazon EKS/Kubernetes, scripting in Bash/Python, implementing monitoring and security best practices, supporting production via on-call rotations, and collaborating with development and QA teams.

Design, execute, and maintain manual and automated tests (functional, regression, performance). Report and track defects, perform API testing, collaborate with developers and product owners, and improve testing processes. Participate in test planning, documentation, and ensure adherence to SDLC and quality best practices.

Design, build, and maintain GCP cloud infrastructure; lead on-premises to GCP migrations; implement and optimize Vertex AI solutions; manage change processes, monitoring, security, troubleshooting, and cross-team collaboration using Jira/Confluence.

Principal Automation Engineer driving QE modernization for data and API initiatives. Design, build, and maintain automation frameworks for APIs, data pipelines, and reporting; implement data validation strategies; perform performance testing; integrate tests into CI/CD; coach squads on QE best practices; produce quality metrics and dashboards.

Lead design, automation, monitoring, and optimization of scalable, secure GCP infrastructure. Build CI/CD pipelines, manage incidents and security/compliance, support dev teams, script automation, and optimize costs.

Architect and lead design of scalable, secure solutions across backend, frontend, and data platforms. Lead Java (Spring Boot) APIs, Python data processing, big data (Spark/Hadoop), microservices, RESTful APIs, Angular front-ends, CI/CD, containerization, and cloud-native deployments. Provide architectural guidance, conduct code reviews, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and DevOps teams to deliver production-ready systems.

Design, build, test, and maintain backend applications using FastAPI and SQLAlchemy. Implement database schemas, integrate front-end components, optimize for performance and scalability, debug issues, participate in code reviews, and collaborate on feature design. Maintain clean, testable code and stay current with best practices.

Design, implement, administer, and optimize large-scale Hadoop clusters (HDFS, YARN, MapReduce). Monitor, secure, troubleshoot, automate provisioning, and implement backup/disaster recovery. Collaborate with data engineers/scientists, implement ETL/streaming pipelines, and document configurations and best practices.

Lead strategic design, implementation, and scaling of Palantir Foundry/Gotham data solutions. Oversee cross-functional teams, manage full project lifecycle, deliver data integration, governance, analytics, and ML capabilities, and engage stakeholders and clients to translate business needs into scalable Palantir-powered solutions.

Hands-on senior developer role building Rust-based cloud services. Design and implement scalable, low-latency systems for pricing, order management, trading, simulations, and monitoring. Mentor junior engineers, collaborate with architects, apply agile practices, and drive CI/CD, performance profiling, and automation.

Senior Java Big Data Developer to design and build Big Data applications on Cloudera/Hadoop using Java and Spark/MapReduce. Work with Hive, Impala, YARN, Kafka; perform data analysis, unit testing, and scripting. Lead/manage global technology teams and follow industry practices and standards.

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Java and Python. Implement RESTful/GraphQL APIs, optimize SQL/NoSQL databases, develop microservices, enforce security (OAuth2/JWT), write unit/integration tests, optimize performance, and collaborate with frontend and DevOps teams in Agile processes.

Design and implement GCP architectures, lead cloud foundation builds and on-premises to GCP migrations, implement Vertex AI solutions, mentor engineers, ensure security/compliance, troubleshoot infrastructure, and collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable cloud solutions.

Lead design and implementation of GCP architectures, build cloud foundation, migrate on-premises infrastructure to GCP, and implement Vertex AI solutions. Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, ensure security/compliance, optimize performance and cost, and troubleshoot complex GCP infrastructure issues while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Lead QA for API testing: design and execute RESTful API test cases (payment initiation/status), develop and maintain Pytest automation in Python, use Postman and Git, integrate tests into CI/CD, document results, identify and track defects, and collaborate with development and product teams to resolve issues.