Software Engineer II, Mission Software New Long Beach, California, United States

Vast Space Llc.; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Vast Space Llc. in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Software Engineer, Mission Software, to support the development of systems for artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. You will report to Senior Manager, DevOps & Platform, and collaborate with multiple teams to build robust web and backend solutions.

This full-time exempt role covers frontend and backend development, data pipelines, and tooling to accelerate software delivery, including interfaces with flight software and production DevOps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, or other engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of software development or relevant industry experience.
• Experience building, shipping, and supporting complex, data-intensive full-stack software applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement web applications with modern frontends and APIs.
• Develop backends, data modeling, APIs, and pipelines.
• Collaborate with Flight Software interfaces and simulations.
• Build tools to accelerate SDLC and deployments.
• Iterate tooling as the company grows and scales.
• Promote scalable software practices and patterns across teams.

Skills

Full-stack development

DevOps

APIs & microservices

Multiple languages

React/Vue/NextJS

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Terraform

GraphQL

OAuth

Job description

Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules. Additionally, the company recently announced Vast Satellite, a high-power satellite product line leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo.

Headquartered in Long Beach, California, and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy.

Vast is looking for a Software Engineer, Mission Software, reporting to Senior Manager, DevOps & Platform, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time,exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities:

• Work with team to design and implement web applications using modern frontends and application servers, that consume apis and micro-services in a heterogeneous environment
• Work with team to design and implement backends including data modeling, apis, and supporting pipelines
• Work with Flight Software team to design solutions that interface with flight software and simulation
• Build tools and platforms that help all of our software teams move faster through all phases of SDLC (test automation, simulation management, continuous deployment, etc.)
• Rapidly iterate on tooling and design new applications as the company grows
• Influence and adopt software practices and patterns that will scale to what will eventually become a very large codebase and team

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, or other engineering discipline
• 2+ years of software development or relevant industry experience
• Experience building, shipping, and supporting complex, data-intensive full-stack software applications

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience working on ambiguous problems
• Production DevOps experience (Docker and K8s preferred)
• Experience working with multiple programming languages
• Experience working with time series data and databases
• Experience with API design
• Experience with one or more of the following platforms and frameworks
  • React, Vue or similar
  • NextJS
  • GraphQL
  • Golang
  • OAuth
  • Terraform
  • PostgreSQL

Pay Range: California

$135,300 - $192,060 USD

We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability. We welcome applicants across a range of experience levels to apply.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity