Full Stack Engineer II - Internal Tools for Space Tech

Front Door Defense; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Inversion in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Full Stack Engineer II to build internal tools that empower engineering teams to move faster. You’ll work across the stack, from UI to backend services, delivering practical internal products.

This role emphasizes ownership in a cross‑functional setting, high ambiguity, and collaboration with engineers and technical users; occasional extended hours may be required.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong front-end development experience with TypeScript/JavaScript and frameworks like React.
• Experience developing backend systems, APIs, or internal tools using technologies such as Python, Node.js, or Go.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including application design, testing, debugging, code quality, and maintainability.
• Familiarity with Linux development environments and basic CI/CD workflows.
• An innovative and optimistic approach to an environment with high ambiguity, shifting priorities, and loosely defined problem spaces.
• Position may require occasional extended hours and/or weekend work.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain internal web applications and tooling that support engineering workflows across the company.
• Contribute to the end‑to‑end lifecycle of internal tools, including problem definition, technical design, implementation, testing, deployment, and long‑term maintenance.
• Build intuitive user interfaces and workflows for technical users, with a strong focus on usability, clarity, and speed.
• Develop backend services, APIs, and integrations that support internal dashboards, documentation systems, data review tools, and AI‑enabled workflows.
• Partner closely with engineers and other technical stakeholders to identify pain points, gather requirements, and translate loosely defined needs into practical internal products.
• Follow and strengthen best practices for internal application development, including testing, code quality, and maintainability.
• Contribute to the evolution of the Internal Software Tools team’s products and technical approach.

Skills

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

Python

Node.js

Go

Linux

CI/CD

APIs

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Inversion in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Full Stack Engineer II to build internal tools that empower engineering teams to move faster. You’ll work across the stack, from UI to backend services, delivering practical internal products.

This role emphasizes ownership in a cross‑functional setting, high ambiguity, and collaboration with engineers and technical users; occasional extended hours may be required.