Software Engineer, Backend Developer, Full Stack Developer

Job Title:

Software Engineer Job Category:
Engineering Time Type:
Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
None Employee Type:
Regular Percentage of

Travel Required:

Up to 10% Type of Travel:
Continental US Anticipated Posting End: 12/31/2026

Grow your software engineering career with meaningful impact as a software developer working in the space domain! We're looking for capable, motivated developers with 3+ years of experience who are ready to take on more independence and grow their technical skills. As a Software Engineer, you'll work on mission-critical space system software, delivering features with increasing autonomy while continuing to develop your expertise alongside senior engineers.

You'll implement well-architected solutions, collaborate across teams to deliver features, and contribute to our engineering culture. You're past the 'learning the basics' stage---now it's about deepening your skills, handling more complex problems, and starting to help others grow. You will be responsible for implementing features end-to-end, writing robust tests, participating in code reviews, and troubleshooting system issues. Solid experience with modern development practices, APIs, and cloud platforms is important.

• Deliver features independently - take ownership of well-scoped features from implementation through deployment
• Expand your expertise - work with modern technologies (Python, Java, Spring Boot, React, AWS/Azure, Kubernetes) with increasing complexity
• Collaborate and learn - work alongside senior and staff engineers who will help you level up your skills
• Space domain impact - build software that directly supports critical space missions

• Deliver Features with Increasing Independence
  • Implement full-stack features with clear requirements and minimal day-to-day guidance
  • Break down medium-sized tasks into implementable steps
  • Drive your assigned features through code review, testing, and deployment with support from senior team members
  • Start recognizing and raising potential issues or edge cases during implementation
• Write Quality, Production-Ready Code
  • Develop clean, maintainable code following team standards and patterns
  • Write comprehensive unit and integration tests for your code
  • Participate actively in code reviews, both giving and receiving constructive feedback
  • Debug and fix issues in your own code and occasionally in areas of the codebase you're less familiar with
• Support Junior Team Members
  • Answer questions and pair program with junior engineers when they need help
  • Share knowledge you've gained through documentation and informal mentoring
  • Review code from junior developers and provide helpful feedback
  • Help new team members onboard by sharing what you've learned
• Contribute to Modern Development Practices
  • Work with RESTful APIs and microservices under the guidance of senior engineers
  • Deploy and troubleshoot applications on cloud platforms (AWS or Azure)
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute meaningfully to sprint planning and retrospectives
  • Use CI/CD pipelines and understand how to troubleshoot common deployment issues
• Collaborate Across the Team
  • Work with product managers and designers to clarify requirements and understand user needs
  • Communicate progress, blockers, and technical challenges to your team
  • Participate in technical discussions, asking good questions and contributing ideas
  • Document your work so others can understand and maintain your code
• Continue Growing Your Skills
  • Learn new technologies and patterns relevant to your team's work
  • Identify opportunities to improve code quality and performance in your area
  • Suggest process improvements based on your experience
  • Stay curious and proactive about expanding your technical knowledge

Required:

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field + 3 years of professional software development experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
• Professional Development
  
  Experience:
  
  3+ years of hands-on experience developing, testing, and deploying software in a professional environment
• Programming Proficiency:
  Solid skills in at least one modern language…