Senior Software Engineer, AI‑Driven Enterprise Platform

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Disability Insurance

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Software Development Engineer III to design and operate backend services, web applications, and infrastructure powering internal platforms across Sales, Strategy, Corporate Development, and Government Affairs teams.

You will act as technical owner, building scalable cloud-native solutions on AWS GovCloud, implementing AI/LLM-powered features, and ensuring security and compliance for ITAR/EAR data.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree or higher in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, mathematics, physics, aerospace, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in software development and production deployment.
• Proficiency in at least one statically typed language (Java preferred) and one dynamically typed language (Python or JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Strong CS fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, system design).
• AWS cloud platform experience (compute, storage, networking, IAM).
• Experience developing long-lasting REST/GraphQL APIs and/or applications in a production environment.
• Nuanced understanding of at least one modern database system (RDBMS, NoSQL, etc.).
• CI/CD pipeline development and containerization (Docker, ECS/EKS).
• Production system ownership including monitoring, alerting, and on-call support.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools and AI integration in engineering workflows.
• Enterprise platform integration experience (CRM, knowledge management, collaboration suites, ERP).
• Full-stack development with modern frontend frameworks.
• Infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation).
• Experience building internal tools and enterprise workflow platforms.
• GovCloud or FedRAMP-compliant environment experience.
• Aerospace, defense, or manufacturing domain background.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner of SMS internal software platforms—designing system architecture, executing development, implementing reliability.
• Build cloud-native AWS solutions with modern service architecture, managing deployment on AWS GovCloud (ECS, RDS, S3, IAM).
• Design and operate backend services and APIs using Python, supporting workflows for corporate development, strategy, and sales.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code and maintain deployment reliability across dev and prod environments.
• Architect and implement AI/LLM-powered features including NLP interfaces, automated document processing, data extraction, and workflow automation.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery and enable non-engineer contributors.
• Integrate with enterprise platforms to create a unified data layer for SMS operations.
• Implement secure authentication and RBAC, handling ITAR/EAR and CUI data.

Skills

Java

Python

REST/GraphQL APIs

CI/CD

AWS

Terraform

Education

B.S. degree or higher in computer science or related field

Tools

AWS GovCloud

ECS

RDS

S3

IAM

Docker

EKS

CloudFormation

CDK

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Software Development Engineer III to design and operate backend services, web applications, and infrastructure powering internal platforms across Sales, Strategy, Corporate Development, and Government Affairs teams.

You will act as technical owner, building scalable cloud-native solutions on AWS GovCloud, implementing AI/LLM-powered features, and ensuring security and compliance for ITAR/EAR data.