Blue Origin

Software Engineer II

Blue Origin • $134K — $188K *
Seattle, WA 98115In-Person
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of professional experience in software development.
  • Proficient in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, or C#.
  • Skilled with Large Language Models (LLMs) for code assistance.
  • Familiar with software-development fundamentals including APIs and automated testing.
  • Working knowledge of SQL and data systems.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills for tackling technical issues.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop production software for Data Platform Automation and data pipelines.
  • Implement maintainable services using sound software practices like code reviews and automated testing.
  • Collaborate with teams to clarify requirements and technical designs.
  • Monitor services and troubleshoot incidents to ensure data-platform reliability.
  • Enhance user experiences through automation and reusable tooling.
  • Participate in design reviews, communicating technical tradeoffs and progress clearly.
  • Adhere to engineering, security, and data governance standards in a team-driven environment.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and paid parental leave.
  • Short and long-term disability coverage.
  • 401(k) with up to 5% company match.
  • Stock options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours/week.
  • Paid Time Off including up to four weeks of vacation and 14 holidays.
  • Education Support Program for professional development.
Full Job Description

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

This role is part of Enterprise Technology (ET), where we’re developing the digital infrastructure needed to build the road to space, with an emphasis on digital capabilities required to advance Blue Origin’s mission. Enterprise Technology is the center of excellence for digital technology at Blue Origin, providing oversight and governance to align technology and business strategies.

The Enterprise Technology (ET) team enables Blue Origin teams to make trusted, timely decisions by building and operating reliable data infrastructure, pipelines, and platform services. We are hiring a motivated Software Engineer II whois eager to contribute hands-on to production software that improves the scalability, reliability, usability, and governance of our data ecosystem. This position will work closely with data engineers, platform partners, and internal customers to deliver secure, maintainable solutions that reduce friction from data ingestion through consumption.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, and support production software components for Data Platform Automation (DPA) platform services, data pipelines, and automation workflows.

  • Implement well-structured, observable, and maintainable services and integrations using sound software-engineering practices, including code review, automated testing, version control, and documentation.

  • Partner with data engineers, analytics teams, platform owners, and internal customers to clarify requirements, translate operational needs into technical designs, and deliver iterative improvements.

  • Contribute to secure and reliable data-platform operations by monitoring services, troubleshooting incidents, performing root-cause analysis, and implementing durable corrective actions.

  • Improve developer and user experience through automation, reusable tooling, clear interfaces, and simplification of repetitive operational work.

  • Participate in design reviews and technical discussions; communicate tradeoffs, risks, progress, and dependencies clearly to teammates and stakeholders.

  • Follow Blue Origin engineering, security, data-governance, and quality standards while contributing to a collaborative and inclusive team environment.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

  • 3+ years of professional software-development experience, including building, testing, and maintaining production software.

  • Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language such as Python, Java, Scala, C#, Go, or TypeScript.

  • Proficiency with Large Language Models (LLMs) for code generation, debugging, and development assistance.

  • Experience with software-development fundamentals, including object-oriented or functional design, APIs, data structures, source control, automated testing, and debugging.

  • Working knowledge of SQL and relational or distributed data systems.

  • Ability to investigate ambiguous technical issues, decompose work into achievable steps, and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical partners.

  • Demonstrated commitment to high-quality, secure, and dependable engineering practices.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience developing data-platform, analytics, workflow-orchestration, or cloud-based services.

  • Experience with Databricks, Apache Airflow, Dagster, dbt, Tableau, or comparable data-engineering and analytics platforms.

  • Experience with cloud infrastructure, containerized applications, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and production observability.

  • Experience designing resilient integrations with APIs, event-driven systems, or enterprise data sources.

  • Familiarity with data quality, metadata, governance, access-control, or lineage practices.

  • Experience working in an Agile product or platform team and partnering directly with internal customers.

  • Strong written technical communication, including design notes, operational runbooks, and user-facing documentation.


Base Pay Range for:

WA applicants is $134,961.00 - $188,945.40

Other site ranges may differ


Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.


Benefits

  • Benefits include:  Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
  • Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
  • Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
  • Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

About Blue Origin

Blue Origin is an aerospace company that develops rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers. The company's products include the New Shepard suborbital vehicle and the New Glenn orbital rocket. Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos and is headquartered in Kent, Washington.
Learn more about Blue Origin
Size
3,000 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Founded
2000
* Ladders Estimates

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