Sr Software Development Engineer - Enterprise Launch & Operate Technology

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 Enterprise Technology (ET), where we're developing the digital infrastructure needed to build the road to space, with an emphasis on digital capabilities required to advance Blue Origin's mission. Enterprise Technology is the center of excellence for digital technology at Blue Origin, providing oversight and governance to align technology and business strategies.

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!

You will directly impact the history of space exploration and this role will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As a key technical leader within a passionate and accomplished team developing the digital infrastructure needed to build the road to space, you will focus on rapidly delivering trusted enterprise software solutions to the engineers, technicians, and other decision-makers at Blue Origin, enabling them to operate our engines and vehicles at an increasingly rapid cadence. This is a unique opportunity to have a primary role in creating the systems used to drive technical decisions at the heart of our business.

As a senior engineer, you will be the first member of a new development team focused on the rapid development and delivery of a critical software product. You will need to serve multiple roles in this start-up team and take on rapidly delivering incremental progress with an approach that proves to be performant and scalable over the long run. The tools you create will be used daily in testing our engines, and flying and otherwise operating New Glenn, New Shepard, and future Blue Origin vehicles. You will define significant portions of the overall strategy, and have a significant role in establishing team culture and practices.

Our team demands technical depth and skill matched with humility and capability to be wrong, listen, adapt and ultimately find lasting solutions. We are looking for someone who has an approach hallmarked by rapid delivery and continuous-improvement and who is ready to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

• Deliver tactical progress toward an enterprise software solution while working with domain experts and the dedicated Technical Product Manager to accurately define and demonstrate significant portions of the overall strategic plan

• Provide technical leadership in our software and platform development in two ways. 1) Through taking ownership of significant capabilities and rapidly and iteratively delivering for customers and 2) Broadening the team's development capabilities as a mentor.

• Design and develop software systems and infrastructure in languages like Java, Python, Rust, and TypeScript.

• Build web user interfaces in frameworks like Angular and React.

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers to understand their needs and design solutions that accelerate all phases of vehicle development, testing, and operation, up to and including the day of launch.

• Integrate and extend commercial products using GraphQL, REST web services, and message queues.

• Fix software problems at multiple levels, including installation, deployment, configuration, server-side and client-side issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. degree or higher in computer science, aerospace, or a related field with a focus on software development

• At least 5 years of relevant experience developing enterprise-level software and deploying it to a production environment

• Strong skills in Java, Python, React and TypeScript languages

• Experience in Linux Operating System

• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals like algorithms and common data structures

• Ability to solve problems by writing efficient working code, even when given incomplete or ambiguous requirements

• Solid communication skills: open to the opinions of others, and willing to own mistakes

• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace

• Understand operations-focused customer needs in the aerospace/launch vehicle context

• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD pipeline conformance and maintenance (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes)

• Experience with C, C++ or Rust.

Compensation range for on site CO applicants is $157,054-$219,875

Compensation range for on site WA applicants is $170,805-$239,127

Compensation range for on site CA applicants is $170,805-$239,127

Other site ranges may differ

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Inclusivity Statement

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.

Export Control Regulations

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

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

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