Software Engineer (Flight Reliability)

United States Digital Space LLC; West Brownsville (Washington County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Software Engineer (Flight Reliability) to own and deliver highly reliable software used in launch vehicle production and flight. You will build prototypes, contribute to architecture, and collaborate across teams to meet demanding launch cadences.

You will work on hard problems, optimize performance, and apply AI-enabled solutions including LLM prompting and context retrieval, with on-site work required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in CS/engineering/math or 2+ years software experience.
• 1+ years of full stack development.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software solutions used across the company.
• Create new applications to improve how the company operates.
• Build prototypes to prove key design concepts and quantify constraints.
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development.
• Deep dive into users' problems to find efficient solutions.
• Contribute to architecture, design, and code reviews.

Skills

Python

C#.NET

Go

Scala

Java

Single-page Web Apps

Version Control

CI/CD

Software Architecture

Code Profiling

Agentic AI Systems

Docker

Angular/React

PostgreSQL/SQL Server

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline

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

Tools

Docker

Git

CI/CD Tools

Angular/React

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 of enabling human life on Mars.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER (FLIGHT RELIABILITY)

The Flight Reliability software team creates 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 to help the company maintain its incredible launch record. 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.
• 1+ years of 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.
• Expertise in profiling and improving application performance.
• Experience designing and deploying agentic AI systems, including LLM prompting, context retrieval, evaluation, and monitoring.
• Production experience with Docker.
• Front-end experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript framework.
• Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar database technologies.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• You may be asked to work extended hours/weekends dependent on launch cadence.
• This role requires you to be onsite. Remote and/or hybrid work will not be considered.

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.

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