Sr Software Engineer

Overview

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. 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.

• Design and develop complex software systems and infrastructure in languages like Java or Python.
• 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, test, and operation, up to and including the day of launch.
• Integrate and extend commercial products using Graph
  
  QL, REST web services, and message queues.
• Fix software problems at multiple levels, including installation, deployment, configuration, server-side and client-side issues.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience, writing production code in at least one programming language (prefer Java or Python).
• 3+ years of leading design or architecture for new and existing systems.
• Experience with cloud-based architecture, deploying applications in cloud environments, and containerized workloads (we use AWS).
• 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.

• Master's Degree in computer science or equivalent preferable.
• 5+ years of experience with full software development lifecycle, including code quality standards, code review, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Experience building and operating scalable data platforms using both non-relational and relational data stores.
• Experience with integrating/using AI agents in software development lifecycle.
• Experience with building web applications using typed scripts like React.

Compensation range: WA applicants is $-$. Other site ranges may differ.

Culture Statement:
Don’t meet all desired requirements? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. 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 and dedicated workforce. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

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Background Check:
Required for all positions (Blue’s Standard Background Check). Some roles may require additional checks (e.g., DBIDS for on-military-installation roles) and other training as applicable by role.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match up to 5%, and Education Support Program. Paid time off and holidays are provided as part of the benefits package, with details varying by role and location.

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