Space Data & Automation Software Lead

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 231,000 - 323,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to lead the DESA team's technical strategy for New Glenn, guiding software and systems across design, test, and flight operations. You will present to senior leaders and mentor engineers, driving a roadmap that reduces risk and enables high-rate production of spaceflight software.

The role requires 10+ years in production software and strong skills in Java, C++, and AWS services, with a passion for aerospace and the mission of Blue Origin.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in CS/Software Eng or related.
• 10+ years of production software experience.
• 7+ years building distributed backend systems on AWS.
• Proficiency in Java, C++, C#, Python, and JavaScript.
• Strong written and verbal communication with leadership.
• Experience mentoring engineers and presenting to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy across multiple domains (design, test, flight ops).
• Present complex technical plans to senior leadership including executives.
• Collaborate to architect and execute a bold technical roadmap.
• Identify and apply AI to improve user experiences and efficiency.
• Promote CI/CD, modular architectures, and robust testing.
• Mentor developers up to Senior SDE level; drive design reviews.

Skills

Distributed backend systems

Java

C++

C#

Python

JavaScript

Communication skills

Mentoring

Leadership presentation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

DynamoDB

RDS

SQS

SNS

React

GraphQL

REST APIs

DataBricks

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is hiring a Principal Software Engineer to lead the DESA team's technical strategy for New Glenn, guiding software and systems across design, test, and flight operations. You will present to senior leaders and mentor engineers, driving a roadmap that reduces risk and enables high-rate production of spaceflight software.

The role requires 10+ years in production software and strong skills in Java, C++, and AWS services, with a passion for aerospace and the mission of Blue Origin.