Blue Origin is seeking to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems, and is looking for a Software Engineer II - AI/ML to join the Machine Learning team to apply technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight.
Requirements
- 2+ years of professional software development experience with focus on building RESTful APIs and AI/ML applications, in cloud environments, and containerized workloads (we use AWS)
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python (Preferred), Java, or Go
- Knowledge of professional software engineering practices including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations
- Solid understanding of CS fundamentals: object-oriented design, algorithms, and problem-solving
- Experience developing front-end applications using modern JavaScript frameworks
- Hands-on experience with at least one deep learning framework (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
- Experience with data streaming system (Kafka /Kinesis).
Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable, low-latency AI services powering metadata generation and feature extraction
- Collaborate with business stakeholders and engineering peers to understand and translate business requirements into flexible design solutions
- Ensure that AI/ML systems comply with security standards and best practices, addressing data privacy and protection concerns
- Own features end‑to‑end: from project estimation and architecture review through coding, deployment, and post‑launch measurement
- Build resilient systems with strong observability, bringing to bear automated testing, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines using infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
- Lead on‑call rotations; drive root‑cause analysis, observability improvements, and operational excellence
Other
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical
- Passion for our mission and vision is required!
- Background Check: Blue’s Standard Background Check
