Junior Software Engineer - Spaceflight Systems

blueorigin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company match

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking early career engineers to join multiple software roles in WA. You will contribute to the software development life cycle across requirements, design, coding, testing, and maintenance, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in a role co-located with hardware teams.

Strong foundation in CS fundamentals, modern OO languages, and experience with Git are required. AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and React experience are a plus for cloud and UX work.

Qualifications

• BS degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related field.
• Graduated within the last year and able to start Fall 2026.
• Experience with modern OO languages (Java, C#, C++, Python) and CS fundamentals.
• Experience with Git and source control.
• Relevant internship/co-op and leadership exposure.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to software development lifecycle: requirements, design, coding, testing, maintenance.
• Engage in applied systems analysis, software testing, DevOps, data analysis.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design solutions for vehicle development, testing, and operations.
• Troubleshoot and fix software issues on server and client sides.

Skills

Java

C++

C#

Python

Data structures

Algorithms

Git

Internship/co-op

Team collaboration

Self-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

React

HTML/CSS/JS

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking early career engineers to join multiple software roles in WA. You will contribute to the software development life cycle across requirements, design, coding, testing, and maintenance, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in a role co-located with hardware teams.

Strong foundation in CS fundamentals, modern OO languages, and experience with Git are required. AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and React experience are a plus for cloud and UX work.