Customer Platform Engineer III - Project Sunrise – Orbital Data Centers

Blue Origin•Littleton, CO

14h

About The Position

Blue Origin is hiring a Customer Platform Engineer III for Project Sunrise, a constellation of orbital data centers. The role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), which supports Blue Origin’s mission and advances future engineering workflows, shared solutions and standards, simplicity, lower costs, and manufacturable design. The engineer will build the customer-facing API and developer portal for Blue Origin’s on-orbit compute service. This full-stack role covers the developer experience, including API documentation and authentication, as well as robust, scalable backend services. The work will make the capabilities of space-based data centers accessible to customers. The position contributes to the full customer-platform lifecycle, from design and prototyping through production deployment and 24/7 operational support. Travel may be required up to 10% of the time. Relocation assistance is available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
Demonstrated experience designing, building, and operating public-facing APIs.
Strong programming skills in a language such as Python, Go, Java, or TypeScript.
Experience with modern web and backend frameworks such as React, FastAPI, gRPC, or Spring Boot.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP and deploying services in a containerized environment such as Docker or Kubernetes.
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.

Nice To Haves

Experience building a developer portal or other customer-facing technical documentation sites.
Deep understanding of API security, authentication protocols such as OAuth 2.0 or OIDC, and rate limiting.
Experience working directly with enterprise customers or partners to define requirements and integrate systems.
Familiarity with building and operating highly available, scalable, distributed systems.
Familiarity with SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001, and secure development practices such as NIST SSDF (SP 800-218).
Passion for creating an exceptional developer experience.

Responsibilities

Design and develop public-facing REST or gRPC APIs for customers to provision, manage, and monitor on-orbit compute workloads.
Build and maintain the developer portal, including customer documentation, API reference guides, and getting-started tutorials.
Implement backend services for customer authentication, authorization, and usage-based accounting.
Collaborate with customers to understand their needs, gather feedback, and co-develop features.
Work with ground and constellation management teams to enable seamless data flow between customer requests and the space segment.
Champion API design best practices and ensure customer-facing interfaces are intuitive, consistent, and well-documented.
Contribute to the customer platform lifecycle, from initial design and prototyping through production deployment and 24/7 operational support.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
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.
Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours.
Up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Depending on role type and job level, potential eligibility for benefits and bonuses based on individual contributions or other factors; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed.