Staff Software Engineer — Space Systems & Ground Ops

Vast; City of Long Beach (NY); On-site; USD 189,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off (20+ days)

401(k) retirement plan

On-site meals and beverages

Job summary

Vast is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Long Beach to support the design and build of software for artificial-gravity space stations. You will develop code to test, command, and monitor Vast spacecraft, mentor junior engineers, and own software lifecycles from development through deployment and end-user support.

The role requires a degree in engineering/CS or 9+ years of software experience, 7+ years in full-stack development, REST APIs, and database design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or STEM, or 9+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 7+ years of experience writing full-stack web applications.
• Experience writing and securing REST APIs.
• Experience with database design, implementation, and security.

Responsibilities

• Develop new and optimize existing software codebases and systems which will be used to test, command, and monitor the Vast family of spacecraft
• Mentor junior ground software engineers to help build a strong and capable team
• Own the lifecycle of software, including rolling out to operations, managing configurations, maintaining and upgrading, and supporting end-users
• Configure and optimize automated testing and deployment systems
• Maintain and upgrade the ground systems that control our test sites and communicate with our spacecraft at the launch site and on orbit

Skills

Full-stack web development

REST APIs

Database design

Linux shell

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or STEM

Tools

Git

Cloud platforms

Job description

Vast is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Long Beach to support the design and build of software for artificial-gravity space stations. You will develop code to test, command, and monitor Vast spacecraft, mentor junior engineers, and own software lifecycles from development through deployment and end-user support.

The role requires a degree in engineering/CS or 9+ years of software experience, 7+ years in full-stack development, REST APIs, and database design.