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Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Remote, United States

What You’ll Do: 

As a Staff Backend Software Engineer supporting Slingshot’s development, you will design and build capabilities that will enable our products to help solve satellite owner-operator problems. You will be a multiplier for the entire engineering team by not only delivering high-quality code on time but by helping your teammates do so as well, and by mentoring and providing support whenever needed. You will find, evaluate, and leverage new technologies; solve complex problems; and deliver value to end users. 

Slingshot Aerospace cares deeply about our commitment to company values, mission, and purpose. The core competencies we will be looking to identify include: intellectual agility, ability to develop innovative solutions, leadership, performance-orientation, and industry expertise. 

Position Responsibilities:  

  • Executes all position responsibilities in alignment with Slingshot’s core values, mission, and purpose 
  • Work across the technology team interacting with product managers, designers, and other engineers in implementing right-sized solutions 
  • Meet product requirements in a timely manner while not compromising the operational stability of the overall product 
  • Participate in Agile software development and deployment processes 
  • Provide ongoing support for the services and applications that are critical to our business needs 
  • Communicate methods, findings, and hypotheses with stakeholders 
  • Work on both the frontend and backend to solve problems and deliver value to both internal and external users 
  • Build data platforms/pipelines, microservices, interactions with AI agents and distributed systems 
  • Build and document APIs (REST, GraphQL) 
  • Develop advanced data interfaces and interactive user interfaces 
  • Turn architecture ideas into technical specifications that can be executed by anyone on the team 

Pre-Requisites 

  • Active TS/SCI or recently maintained TS/SCI

Minimum Requirements 

  • 10+ years of experience in software development 
  • 4-year degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field 
  • Experience using our stack or similar technologies (Java/Kotlin, GraphQL/GraphQL subscriptions, REST, Docker, Kubernetes, React, Python) 
  • Adept in working with cloud-based deployments (AWS) PaaS and IaaS offerings including some experience with Infrastructure-As-Code solutions 
  • Capable working with containers and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, EKS) 
  • Deep working knowledge of version control (Git) and CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions) 
  • Experience with event-driven architectures including Kafka and CloudEvents, data platforms, microservices, and distributed systems 
  • Knowledgeable in database design, performance, and troubleshooting (PostgreSQL, MongoDB) 
  • Skilled in collaborating with data scientists in incorporating AI/ML/LLM into existing software products  
  • Ability to travel up to 10% of the time 

 Preferred Skills 

  • Possess security compliance accreditation such as NIST 800-53, DoD ILs, FedRAMP in higher-classification cloud or air-gapped environments and have experience supporting organizations to obtain accreditation 
  • Experience with fast-moving software technology startups and product organizations 
  • Knowledge of frontend technologies, specifically React, Three.js 
  • Demonstrated experience working in, or close collaboration with DevOps team members and infrastructure technology.  
  • Familiarity with QA practice and collaboration. 
  • Track record of supporting predictable software delivery with Product Team partners 
  • Prior Space and Aerospace Industry experience is a bonus but not required  
  • Proficient in integrating complex external systems with API’s   
  • Experience with simulation technologies like HLA/DIS 

*These skills are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. You don’t have to meet every qualification listed- if your skills are transferable and you meet the minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply.  

Location: Remote, US  

Classification: Full-time Exempt (computer employee exemption) 

Salary: $150,000 - $250,000

 

 

US-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time.

Internationally-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following locations: United Kingdom. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other countries at this time.

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