Senior Software Engineer – Front End, Backend, or Full Stack – Lunar Permanence

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s multiple Blue Moon lander product lines.

We are assembling a team of highly skilled and resourceful developers who are eager to roll up their sleeves and contribute directly to the future of spacecraft design and operation. We build awesome products in a collaborative think-tank-style environment and seek teammates who will enrich us not just technically, but also socially and culturally.

We have several openings for software engineers on the Lunar Apps team, which supports engineers developing Blue Origin’s multiple Blue Moon lander product lines. To further Blue Origin’s mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building a sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. That goal begins with the design of next-gen spacecraft. The Lunar Apps team is responsible for developing innovative products that accelerate aerospace engineering and push the boundaries of what can be achieved with small teams working on complex systems.

We are looking for highly talented and passionate individuals. We prefer candidates located within commuting distance to our Renton, WA and Denver, CO offices.

• Participating deeply in all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including planning, designing, documenting, implementing, testing, deploying, and maintaining complex software architectures and features.
• Collaborating with system engineers and other stakeholders to define software requirements and user stories.
• Participating in architecture and design discussions.
• Implementing and optimizing software for performance, scalability, and portability across different deployment environments.
• Writing and maintaining technical documentation, including requirements, design documents, and API references.
• Conducting code reviews and providing constructive feedback to other team members.

• BA/BS in computer science, information science, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 or more years of proven experience developing and delivering data-driven software products, including web-based services and features, to stakeholders and active users.
• Demonstrable understanding of software engineering principles, including object-oriented design and domain-driven design.
• Significant experience building complex features and architectures from scratch.
• Experience writing unit, integration, end-to-end, acceptance, and regression tests.
• If you’re backend – you know your Python. If you’re frontend – you know your ReactJS/Typescript.
• You pride yourself on the quality of your code, which is readable, commented, tested, and complies with standard best practices.
• You have made more than a few architectural or technical mistakes in your career and not only have learned from them but use them as teaching opportunities for other developers.
• People have told you: “that can’t be done”, and you have proved them wrong.
• You thrive in fast-paced collaborative teams with ever-shifting priorities (and opportunities).
• You genuinely enjoy learning and teaching new technologies and skills.
• You are not put off by needing to jump in with low-level tasks.
• You are generally the owner of the products or features you implement.
• Strong written, verbal, and white-boarding skills.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

• You have significant (8+ years) experience delivering high-quality products and features as quickly as humanly possible.
• You have delivered more than two products to active users, beginning them from scratch.
• You have experience gathering requirements and developing user stories for the features you plan on developing.
• Exceptionally strong and active development skills in Typescript and/or Python.
• Significant experience developing and/or interacting with complex API or GraphQL endpoints.
• Proficiency with deployment and productivity tools such as git, Gitlab, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and Artifactory.
• Experience developing ETL pipelines and/or ingesting and manipulating data from a wide variety of sources, including APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, files, or streams.
• Experience with the following back-end technologies: FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, SciKitLearn, SimPy, etc.
• Experience with the following front-end technologies: ReactJS, ApolloJS, Jest, Styled-Components, d3.js, three.js, etc.
• Experience deploying software to AWS services such as RDS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, Fargate, S3 using Terraform or similar infrastructure as code technologies.
• Experience with MBSE or other relevant aerospace industry experience.

CO applicants is $157,053.75-$219,875.25; WA applicants is $170,805.00-$239,127.00.

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program. Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays. Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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