Vast · 2 weeks ago
Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Applications
Vast is a company dedicated to advancing space exploration by building artificial gravity space stations. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise Applications to support the development of systems for designing and building these innovative habitats, working on web applications and backends in a collaborative team environment.
Defense & Space
Responsibilities
Work with the team to design and implement web applications using modern frontends and application servers that consume apis and micro-services in a heterogeneous environment
Work with the team to design and implement backends including data modeling, apis, and supporting pipelines
Rapidly iterate on tooling and design new applications as the company grows
Influence and adopt software practices and patterns that will scale to what will eventually become a very large codebase and team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, an engineering discipline, or equivalent work experience
6+ years of software development or relevant industry experience
Experience building, shipping, and supporting complex, data-intensive full-stack software applications
Preferred
Experience working on ambiguous problems
Experience working with multiple programming languages
Experience with API Design
Experience with one or more of the following platforms and frameworks: React, Vue, or similar; GraphQL; Nodejs; OAuth; Terraform; FastAPI; PostgresSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server
Benefits
100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
Flexible paid time off for exempt staff and up to 10 days of vacation for non-exempt staff
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
One Medical membership
ClassPass credits
Personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health
Other discounts and perks
Exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge
Lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees
Company
Vast
Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers.
Funding
Current Stage
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