Full Stack Software Engineer (Full Stack Developer All levels)

Redwire; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwire Space is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain end-to-end software powering simulation, digital‑engineering, and mission‑system platforms in Chantilly, VA. You will develop React interfaces and backend services across Python, C++, or Rust, integrating with distributed systems and data pipelines.

Collaborate with systems engineers, mission analysts, UI/UX designers, and DevOps to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure applications, with emphasis on testing,

Qualifications

• STEM degree required (Engineering, CS, or related field).
• 1–5 years of full‑stack engineering experience building production systems.
• Experience with front-end React and modern backend languages.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, data pipelines, and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design and build full‑stack software capabilities for simulation and mission‑system workflows.
• Implement high‑throughput backend services in Python/C++/Rust for APIs and real‑time pipelines.
• Integrate with distributed systems and simulation engines; collaborate across engineering teams.
• Develop and maintain REST, GraphQL, and gRPC APIs with strong governance.
• Create visualization tools for physics simulations and real‑time system behavior.
• Ensure reliability and observability through testing, logging, metrics, and CI/CD.

Skills

Full-stack development

React

Python

C++

Rust

API design

Distributed systems

UI/UX collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/CS/Math/Physics

Tools

REST

GraphQL

gRPC

WebSockets

Job description

Position: Full Stack Software Engineer (Full Stack Developer All levels)

Location: 14401 Penrose Place, Unit 220, Chantilly, VA

Job Id: 3127

# of Openings: 2

Redwire is an innovative space and defense technology company driving advanced capabilities across the aerospace sector. We are looking for a leader who can contribute to concept of operations development, mission solution design, and strategic analysis for spacecraft programs supporting National Security Space. This includes work spanning space domain awareness, space resiliency, mission autonomy, structures, sensors, and next‑generation space systems.

The Full Stack Software Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining end‑to‑end software capabilities that power the company’s simulation, digital‑engineering, and mission‑system platforms. This role blends modern frontend engineering, high‑performance backend development, and systems‑level thinking to ensure that user interfaces, APIs, data pipelines, and real‑time services are coherent, scalable, secure, and aligned with mission and product objectives. You will develop advanced React interfaces, implement high‑throughput backend services in Python/C++/Rust, integrate with distributed systems and simulation workflows, and collaborate closely with systems engineers, mission analysts, UI/UX designers, and DevOps teams to deliver reliable, data‑rich, and performance‑critical applications across aerospace and defense environments.

Major Responsibilities

• Design and build full‑stack software capabilities supporting simulation, digital‑engineering, and mission‑system workflows.
• Implement high‑performance backend services in Python, C++, or Rust for APIs, microservices, and real‑time pipelines.
• Integrate with distributed systems including simulation engines, data pipelines, and mission‑analysis tools.
• Design and maintain APIs including REST, GraphQL, and gRPC interfaces with strong schema governance.
• Develop complex visualization tools for physics‑based simulations and real‑time system behavior.
• Ensure reliability and observability through logging, metrics, tracing, error handling, and automated testing.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines including systems, mission analysis, UI/UX, and DevOps.
• Contribute to CI/CD and engineering rigor through testing, code reviews, and Git‑driven workflows.

Ideal Experience

• STEM foundation — Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related STEM field.
• Full‑stack engineering experience — 1–5 years building production systems across frontend and backend domains.
• Systems‑level understanding — Concurrency, distributed systems, data modeling, caching, and performance optimization.
• Advanced React patterns — Hooks, context architectures, compound components, scalable state management.
• Backend integration fluency — REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets.

Redwire Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with MIS 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.

All offers of employment at Redwire Space are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.