Software Engineer

World View•Tucson, AZ

60d•$100,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

World View is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to support the design and implementation of Mission Control and Ground Software. This role involves working closely with internal and external customers, partners, and the operations team to drive technical solutions that connect manned and unmanned stratospheric flight platforms to our ground systems. Candidates should have a proven ability to deliver quality software solutions iteratively, be comfortable in a team environment (onsite and remote), and be open to constructive feedback.

Requirements

BS in Computer Engineering or Computer Science
5+ years experience
2+ years experience leading projects
Experience with a variety of modern web stacks
Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
SQL and NoSQL
HTML5/CSS/JavaScript/JSON
Python
Golang
Typescript
Node.js, Babel.js
Electron
Postgres, and or MongoDB
REST
VUE
REACT
YARN, NPM
Implementation of cloud and hybrid infrastructure at scale (AWS, Azure)
DevOps best-practices and CI/CD (Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible)
Troubleshooting skills (real-time and in-depth analysis)
Test automation principles and design

Responsibilities

Gather, organize, analyze, and normalize requirements, producing natural-language software requirements specifications
Design, develop, test, and maintain software according to the development process employed by the team while contributing improvements to that process
Develop and contribute to automated test and flight infrastructure (hardware and software) as necessary for automated test development
Communicate clearly and frequently, remaining engaged with the team through chat, e-mail, voice calls, and physical meetings
Work with the self-driving software development teams to provide new features and capabilities
Develop and maintain standards-compliant and extensible code
Respond to and troubleshoot system issues raised by users
Work according to project plans, identifying tasks, providing effort estimates, completing tasks on time, and reporting status accurately
Providing inputs to mission planning products and documentation
Supporting mission operations in Mission Control
Provide support, documentation, and training materials for new and updated mission operation tools
Undertake recurring Mission Control Training for mission operation support
Improve products and documentation during and post-mission operations to continually reduce flight risks and improve system reliability