Senior Software Systems Engineer
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What You'Ll Actually Do
Own the technical direction.
Make the calls that matter.
Build products worth building, not just features to check a box.
The Real Deal
You’ll be the person who:
- Has strong opinions on what makes good software—and can explain why.
- Pushes back on bad ideas early and champions the right ones, even if they’re harder.
- Knows when to cut corners and when to build for the long haul.
- Bridges the gap between business goals and engineering reality without losing sight of either.
- Guides and grows other developers—teaching them how to think, not just how to code.
Technical Leadership
- Deep experience shipping both desktop and web applications that people actually use.
- Strong taste in architecture, tooling, and process—and the ability to sell your vision to the team.
- Defines how we build, test, and deploy software (CI/CD, automation, testing culture).
- Comfortable leading across disciplines, from software stacks to hardware integrations.
- Brings a clear-eyed view of AI tooling —knows when it accelerates us and when it’s just hype.
Who You Are
- Someone with taste and conviction . You don’t just follow trends—you’ve got the experience to know which trade-offs matter.
- You lead by example. You make decisions when others hesitate. You raise the bar for everyone around you.
- You care about impact and craft in equal measure. You’ll mentor juniors, inspire peers, and chart a path for the company’s technology choices.
- You’re not afraid to learn something outside your comfort zone—firmware, signal processing, hardware—if it helps get the product over the finish line.
Why This Role Matters
If you want a role where the tech direction is already decided, this isn’t it.
But if you want to define how a company builds products, lead the people building them, and make choices that actually shape the business —let’s talk.
About Erdos Miller
Private Houston engineering firm making directional-drilling electronics, software, and automation for upstream oil-and-gas customers.
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