Software Engineer II

BLUE ORIGIN•Seattle, WA

3d•$134,961 - $188,945

About The Position

Blue Origin is hiring a Software Engineer II in Enterprise Technology to contribute hands-on to production software that improves the scalability, reliability, usability, and governance of its data ecosystem. The role works closely with data engineers, platform partners, and internal customers to deliver secure, maintainable solutions that reduce friction from data ingestion through consumption. Enterprise Technology develops digital infrastructure and capabilities that support Blue Origin’s mission and aligns technology and business strategies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 3 years of professional software-development experience, including building, testing, and maintaining production software.
Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language, such as Python, Java, Scala, C#, Go, or TypeScript.
Proficiency with Large Language Models (LLMs) for code generation, debugging, and development assistance.
Experience with software-development fundamentals, including object-oriented or functional design, APIs, data structures, source control, automated testing, and debugging.
Working knowledge of SQL and relational or distributed data systems.
Ability to investigate ambiguous technical issues, decompose work into achievable steps, and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical partners.
Demonstrated commitment to high-quality, secure, and dependable engineering practices.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing data-platform, analytics, workflow-orchestration, or cloud-based services.
Experience with Databricks, Apache Airflow, Dagster, dbt, Tableau, or comparable data-engineering and analytics platforms.
Experience with cloud infrastructure, containerized applications, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and production observability.
Experience designing resilient integrations with APIs, event-driven systems, or enterprise data sources.
Familiarity with data quality, metadata, governance, access-control, or lineage practices.
Experience working in an Agile product or platform team and partnering directly with internal customers.
Strong written technical communication, including design notes, operational runbooks, and user-facing documentation.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, deploy, and support production software components for Data Platform Automation (DPA) platform services, data pipelines, and automation workflows.
Build well-structured, observable, and maintainable services and integrations using software-engineering practices such as code review, automated testing, version control, and documentation.
Partner with data engineers, analytics teams, platform owners, and internal customers to clarify requirements, translate operational needs into technical designs, and deliver iterative improvements.
Monitor services, troubleshoot incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and implement durable corrective actions to support secure and reliable data-platform operations.
Improve developer and user experience through automation, reusable tooling, clear interfaces, and simplification of repetitive operational work.
Participate in design reviews and technical discussions, and communicate tradeoffs, risks, progress, and dependencies to teammates and stakeholders.
Follow Blue Origin engineering, security, data-governance, and quality standards while contributing to a collaborative and inclusive team environment.

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
Paid time off of up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays
Employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on role type, job level, individual contributions, company results, or other factors.