Senior Software Engineer

Valiant Technologies LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Houston seeks an experienced Senior Software Engineer to lead the design and development of complex web-based automation solutions. The role emphasizes flexible, modular architecture and delivering strategic features with high reliability.

You will define architectural visions, establish non-functional requirements, and collaborate with flight software engineers and users to implement scalable test infrastructure, improve performance, and accelerate development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
• 1+ years of experience with C/C++
• 1+ years of experience with Python

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the core test infrastructure framework and applications
• Improve reliability, performance, and safety of test software and infrastructure
• Work closely with flight software engineers and users across the company to develop new features and improve user experiences
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development for test infrastructure
• Deep dive into users' problems to find and create efficient solutions

Skills

C/C++

Python

Angular/React

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, Math or related

Tools

Make

Bazel

pip

npm

UNIX-like OS

Ansible

Puppet

Docker

Containerd

LXC

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Work Authorization:US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Summary:

An experienced Senior Software Engineer is required to lead the design and development of complex technical requirements and web-based automation solutions. This position serves as a key contributor to strategic and critical workstream deliveries, ensuring the architecture remains flexible, modular, and adaptable. The successful candidate will define architectural visions, design for resiliency, and establish non-functional requirements to support strategic outcomes. This role involves delivering complex features, enabling development efficiencies, and providing technical thought leadership across multiple software implementations.
Key Responsibility:

• Develop and maintain the core test infrastructure framework and applications
• Improve reliability, performance, and safety of test software and infrastructure
• Work closely with flight software engineers and users across the company to develop new features and improve user experiences
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development for test infrastructure
• Deep dive into users' problems to find and create efficient solutions

Basic Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
• 1+ years of experience with C/C++
• 1+ years of experience with Python

Prefered Skills:

• Experience developing telemetry-based software
• Expertise in designing software systems
• Front-end experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript framework
• Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & monitoring
• Understanding of agentic workflows and utilizing AI to improve developer experience
• Expertise in profiling and improving application performance
• Experience with build systems (Make and Bazel preferred) and package management tools (pip, npm)
• Experience with UNIX-like operating systems and tools like Ansible and Puppet for managing them
• Production experience with Docker, Containerd, LXC, and/or Kubernetes
• Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.