Blue Origin · 14 hours ago
Backend Software Developer - New Glenn Engineering Data Systems
Greater Seattle Area
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$135K/yr - $189K/yr
2+ years expBlue Origin is working towards enabling millions of people to live and work in space, focusing on developing reusable and safe space vehicles. The Backend Software Developer II role involves implementing features and services for the New Glenn Data Engineering, Software, and Automation team, supporting the management of engineering data across spaceflight systems.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Implement features, services, and tooling in Java and SQL within established architectural patterns for the DESA platform
Participate in design discussions and contribute to design documents for well-scoped components, with guidance from senior engineers
Write clean, testable, and maintainable code; develop unit, integration, and end-to-end tests; ensure performance and reliability of your deliverables
Instrument code and services for observability (logging, metrics, tracing) and help build dashboards/alerts; assist in troubleshooting production issues using established runbooks
Collaborate with cross-functional partners (Systems Engineering, Operations, and DevOps) to refine requirements and deliver working solutions
Use and help maintain CI/CD pipelines; support regular, reliable deployments
Contribute to prototypes and experiments to evaluate technologies and approaches
Participate in code reviews; follow and help improve team standards for security, reliability, and operational excellence
Document APIs, data contracts, and operational procedures to support maintainability and knowledge sharing
Support on-call rotations or production readiness activities with guidance, focusing on learning and continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
2–5 years of Enterprise back-end Software Development experience
Proficiency in Java and SQL, and experience building RESTful services and data-driven applications
Experience with modern testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, TestNG) and test automation
Experience with CI/CD practices and tools
Familiarity with Cloud Services (AWS preferred) and Containerization (Docker)
Solid grasp of distributed systems fundamentals, data modeling, and performance considerations
Preferred
Experience with AWS, Docker, Redis, Jenkins
Exposure to configuration/PLM systems
Experience with aerospace systems or interest in the domain
Familiarity with NoSQL data stores (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra)
Experience with modern web UI development (e.g., React/TypeScript) is a plus
Observability tooling (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
Scripting for developer tooling or data tasks (e.g., Python, Go)
Ability to quickly absorb information in unfamiliar domains and translate it into software; self-driven with strong ownership of assigned work
Benefits
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%
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.
Company
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$185.35MKey Investors
NASAUnited States Space Force
2024-02-20Secondary Market
2024-01-24Undisclosed· $18M
2021-12-03Grant· $130M
Leadership Team
David Limp
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Collins
Vice President, Global Supply Chain
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