Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or 1-3+ years of software engineering experience.
1+ years of full stack development or API development experience.
1+ years of AWS experience.
1+ years of experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins or Gitlab CI/CD.
1+ years of experience in Docker and Kubernetes (preferably AWS EKS).
Proficiency in one or more static typed programming languages such as C#.NET, Go, or Java.
Experience with both structured (e.g., PostgreSQL) and unstructured databases (e.g., MongoDB).
Responsibilities
Develop reliable software solutions for K2 Space operations.
Create applications to optimize spacecraft design and operations.
Collaborate with engineers and business leaders to develop efficient solutions.
Build prototypes to test and validate new concepts.
Transform prototypes into production features.
Manage full lifecycle feature development from inception to deployment.
Address software features and bug fixes collaboratively.
Benefits
Unlimited paid time off.
Comprehensive medical/dental/vision coverage.
Life insurance and paid parental leave.
Equity in the company.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
Develop highly reliable software solutions used across K2 Space - from factory floors to mission control.
Create and evolve applications that improve how we design, build, and operate our spacecraft.
Partner closely with engineers, business partners and leaders across disciplines to understand their challenges and design efficient solutions.
Build prototypes to test concepts and validate technical constraints.
Develop prototypes into working product features.
Own full-lifecycle feature development from inception to happy customers.
Actively contribute to software features and bug fixes.
Understand tradeoffs in competing engineering options and be able to articulate these tradeoffs to senior engineers and contribute to implementation progress.
Work with customers to drive adoption and make progress on product usability.
Understand priorities communicated by senior staff and work to develop solution with minimal oversight.
Ability to balance being strongly opinionated on tech stack while remaining open-mind and willingness to reevaluate with new data point.
Actively contribute to building a culture of transparency, empathy, integrity and engineering excellence.
Actively mentoring other staff members and help team members build good culture and engineering practices.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, mathematics or a STEM discipline or 1-3+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
1+ years of experience in full stack development, platform engineering or API development.
1+ years of experience with AWS.
1+ years of in-depth working experience with CI/CD such as GH Actions, Jenkins, Gitlab CI/CD.
1+ years of in-depth working experience with Git.
1+ years of in-depth working experience with Docker.
1+ years of in-depth working experience with Kubernetes (prefer AWS EKS).
Working experience with one or more of the following static typed programming languages such as C#.NET, Go, Java.
1+ years of experience with structured database such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Snowflake or similar technologies
1+ years of experience with unstructured database such as NoSQL, Amazon DynamoDB, MongoDB or similar.
Working experience with all aspects of software engineering best practices.
Working experience with REST API or gRPC.
Working experience with binary management platforms such as JFrog Artifactory, AWS CodeArtifact or similar technologies.
Experience with infrastructure orchestration and management tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet).
Working experience with OAuth 2.0 and OIDC.
Nice to Have
Experience with Next.js, React, Angular, or similar frameworks.
Working experience with TypeScript.
Working experience with testing tool such as Cucumber and Cypress.
Foundational knowledge of scalable, high-performance software systems.
Knowledge of build systems and package management tools (e.g., Make, Gradle, npm, pip).
Compensation and Benefits:
Base salary range for this role is $123,000 $160,000 + equity in the company
Salary will be based on several factors including, but not limited to: knowledge and skills, education, and experience level
Comprehensive benefits package including unlimited paid time off, medical/dental/vision/ coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
If you don't meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply! Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!
