Senior Software Engineer

BLUE ORIGIN

Senior Software Engineer developing full-stack web applications for Blue Origin's space projects. Involves design, development, and data management for innovative aerospace technology solutions.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeSeattle • Alabama, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $197,529 - $276,539 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudD3.jsGraphQLJavaJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesMaterial UINext.jsNode.jsNoSQLReactSparkSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQLTerraformTypeScriptVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop full-stack web applications to support design engineering, manufacturing, and production
Create modern front-end applications using TypeScript, React, Next.js, and CSS frameworks (Tailwind, Material UI)
Build and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs using Node.js
Design and implement efficient, scalable application architectures
Ingest data from source systems using REST, GraphQL, SQL, and streaming platforms
Build batch and streaming data transformation pipelines
Design and implement database schemas (relational and NoSQL)
Store and serve data through APIs, OLTP databases, and data lakes
Own multiple systems and projects of significant technical depth, driving design, delivery, and planning of improvements
Define technical roadmaps for owned systems
Proactively identify cross-system improvements and lead their implementation
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews and pair programming
Identify opportunities for improved algorithms, data structures, and system design
Interface with internal customers to assess requirements and deliver solutions
Maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployments (GitLab, Kubernetes/EKS)
Participate in on-call rotation to support production applications
Create and maintain project plans using Jira
Attend daily standups and contribute to team planning

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
10+ years of professional software engineering experience including:
Building production web applications with React & TypeScript
Creating REST APIs with Node.js
Designing normalized database schemas and writing SQL queries
Deploying applications to cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
Implementing appropriate data structures & algorithms
Leading projects and mentoring engineers
Building data transformation pipelines
Experience with Next.js, D3, server-side rendering, and responsive design
Batch processing (Spark)
Streaming event-driven services (Kafka, Flink)
Data lake technologies (Delta Lake or Iceberg)
NoSQL databases
Data Modeling (Data Vault, Medallion)
Kubernetes deployments (EKS)
AWS services (RDS, EKS, S3, CloudWatch, ECS, MSK, Glue)
CI/CD pipeline development
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
Java and Spring Boot development

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptReactNext.jsCSS frameworksNode.jsREST APIsGraphQLSQLNoSQLJava

Soft Skills

mentoringleadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationproject managementtechnical planningcode reviewspair programmingcustomer assessment

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science