Full Stack Engineer (Application Software)

United States Digital Space LLC; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC seeks a Full Stack Engineer (Application Software) to build mission-critical applications powering Starlink-related systems and scalable manufacturing software for high-throughput environments.

You will own end-to-end development across platforms, collaborating with cross-functional teams and applying modern technologies including Python, JavaScript, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD to deliver reliable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field, or 2+ years of professional software experience in lieu of a degree.
• Proven full-stack development experience across front-end and back-end.
• Strong knowledge of modern languages and frameworks used for web apps.
• Experience with CI/CD, testing, and monitoring in large-scale systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software solutions across the company.
• Create new applications to improve operations and throughput.
• Build prototypes to validate design concepts and constraints.
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development.
• Engage with users to identify problems and deliver efficient solutions.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and code reviews.

Skills

Full stack development

Python

C#.NET

Go

Java

JavaScript frameworks

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Angular/React

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

2+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Make

Bazel/Pants/Buck

Gradle

pip

npm

Git

Job description

the company was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today the company is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

FULL STACK ENGINEER (APPLICATION SOFTWARE)

The application software team is the central nervous system of the company – we create mission critical applications that are used throughout the company to accelerate launch vehicle production and flight as well as systems that allow Starlink to grow into a worldwide fast, reliable Internet service. We are looking for engineers who treat fellow teammates with fairness, respect, and support.

Our team is currently creating and evolving systems to enable rapid build and reuse of Starship as well as designing the next generation manufacturing software that will be used in high throughput factories for Starlink. Other applications range from platforms that support concurrent streams of data from many always-on assets to manage the world’s largest satellite constellation to public facing systems where customers can join our Starlink network globally. We work closely with engineers throughout the company to create and update our systems with respect to crewed launches, Starship flights, changes to the Starlink network and much more.

Aerospace experience is not required to be successful here - rather we look for smart, motivated, respectful, collaborative engineers who love solving problems and want to make an impact on a super inspiring mission. You will have full ownership of challenging problems, working with a team of enthusiastic engineers with diverse perspectives to design and produce solutions that enable the company to move towards our goals at a rapid pace. The success of the missions at the company depends on the software that you and your team produce.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop highly reliable software solutions that are used across the company
• Create new applications that improve how the company operates
• Build prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
• Deep dive into your users’ problems to find and create efficient solutions
• Bring your voice to the table in team collaborations on architecture, design, and code reviews

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
• Experience in full stack development

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object-oriented language
• 1+ years of rigorous experience building single page web applications
• Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery concepts
• Expertise in designing software systems
• Deep understanding of testing, continuous integration, build, deployment & monitoring
• Expertise in profiling and improving application performance
• Experience with build systems (Make, Bazel/Pants/Buck, Gradle) and package management tools (pip, npm)
• Experience with UNIX-like operating systems and tools like Terraform, Ansible, Puppet for managing them
• Experience working with in-stream data processingusing Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or similar technologies
• Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Front-end experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript framework
• Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
• Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

the company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with the company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of the company’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [e-mail].