Software Engineer II
About The Position
This role is part of Blue Origin’s Enterprise Technology organization, which develops digital infrastructure and capabilities that support the company’s mission. As a Software Development Engineer II on the Enterprise Software team, you will develop systems and infrastructure supporting aerospace applications across engineering design, manufacturing, supply chain, mission operations, and customer experience. The work helps accelerate vehicle development, testing, and operations, including launch. The role calls for technical expertise, leadership, quality, and commitment to safe human spaceflight. The position involves developing software and infrastructure with technologies such as Java, Python, Spring, and AWS; building web interfaces; integrating commercial products and services; and working with engineers across disciplines. You will also troubleshoot software across application and infrastructure layers, conduct code reviews, and mentor junior engineers.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of relevant experience writing software and deploying it to a production environment.
- Full-stack development experience.
- Demonstrated skill in typed languages such as Java or C and untyped languages such as JavaScript.
- Experience designing and architecting scalable systems and driving technical decisions across teams.
- Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, including algorithms and common data structures.
- Ability to write efficient, working code to solve problems with incomplete or ambiguous requirements.
- Strong communication skills, openness to others’ opinions, willingness to contribute creative ideas, and readiness to own and rectify mistakes.
- Must meet the stated U.S. citizenship, nationality, permanent residency, refugee, or asylum status requirement.
- Ability to complete the applicable background check requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Experience deploying infrastructure on-premises and to Amazon Web Services.
- Experience with Git, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Experience developing rich user experiences using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks such as React.
- Experience using AI-powered tools for design, code generation, and review, such as GitHub Copilot.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop software systems and infrastructure using technologies such as Java, Python, Spring, and AWS components including Lambda, ECS, S3, and DynamoDB.
- Build rich web user interfaces using frameworks such as Angular and React.
- Integrate and extend commercial products using GraphQL, REST web services, and message queues.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers to understand their needs and develop solutions that accelerate vehicle development, testing, and operations.
- Diagnose and resolve software problems across installation, deployment, configuration, server-side, and client-side layers.
- Perform code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Basic and supplemental life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability
- 401(k) with company match 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 scheduled weekly hours
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Some employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses depending on role type and job level; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
