| Location | Houston, TX |
We are looking for a solid, hands-on Back-End Engineer to join our engineering team and lead application development for our next-generation operational platform.
You will be building an AI-enabled platform designed to improve production operations efficiency and reduce downtime through advanced analytics and intelligent automation. The system integrates disparate vendor data systems into a unified knowledge foundation for real-time system health monitoring, incident management, and long-term operational planning.
Responsibilities
• Take full ownership of feature delivery — gather requirements, anticipate edge cases, produce robust system designs, and implement solutions independently
• Design and develop high-quality, reliable, secure back-end operational services on Microsoft Azure, aligning with enterprise standards
• Collaborate closely with a small team of highly skilled engineers on technical decisions, thorough code reviews, and shared delivery outcomes
• Participate in rapid iteration cycles with end users, translating feedback into secure, scalable enhancements
• Contribute to architectural decisions that shape product direction and maintain technical documentation in Azure DevOps
Requirements
• Proven production experience in back-end development using Python and .NET (C#)
• Hands-on expertise with FastAPI or comparable modern Python web frameworks
• Strong architectural skills with the ability to build reliable, maintainable, and scalable services
• High standards for code quality, rigorous testing practices, and operational readiness
• Proven experience building and hosting production applications on Azure (application hosting, identity integration, monitoring, and secure configuration)
• Understanding of policy-driven cloud governance and compliance requirements in enterprise environments
• Production-grade experience with NoSQL databases (Cosmos DB preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to integrate frontend applications with enterprise identity and authentication standards
Nice to have
• Energy domain or upstream operations industry experience
• Familiarity with cloud deployment frameworks such as Terraform or ARM templates
• Data lake integrations and ETL patterns
• Background job architecture for data analysis and report generation
• Experience utilizing developer tools like GitHub Copilot to accelerate delivery
We offer/Benefits
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Subsidized)
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (Company Provided)
• Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
• Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Legal Plan and Identity Theft Protection
• Accident Insurance
• Employee Discounts
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program