Blue Origin Operations needs an engineering leader to build and lead a team of ~10 full-stack software engineers to deliver solutions for Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Test & Flight Operations, balancing rapid development with long-term deployments.
Requirements
- 5+ years of technical experience building production software in a Software Engineering, DevOps, or Architecture role.
- Strong proficiency in coding languages such a Python and Java.
- Demonstrated understanding of deploying web interfaces using React or similar frameworks.
- Experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Solid understanding of the software engineering lifecycle including coding standards, configuration management, deployment, testing, and operations.
- Ability to learn and understand the details of any technical component as well as drive the overall systems architecture.
- Infrastructure deployment in AWS using systems like git, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Responsibilities
- Build, mentor, and manage a team of 10 software engineers. Provide development goals, promotion guidance, and motivation to your direct reports.
- Partner with Operations stakeholders – including the senior leadership team – to align software initiatives with strategic business goals. Work directly with product managers and business partners to set quarterly objectives and key results for software products.
- Manage an internal roadmap with stakeholder input to constantly support the quality and configuration management of our space vehicles.
- Spearhead application performance improvement initiatives, optimizing system performance and processing times.
- Lead internal design reviews for your team and participate in a broader software design community constantly encouraging the best-in-class solutions for our customers.
- Implement real-time monitoring, automated anomaly detection, and proactive system issue resolution frameworks.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, documentation, and best practices in software design and deployment.
Other
- 1 year of people management experience. Demonstrated ability to hire top talent and driving career growth for both junior and senior engineers.
- Passion for our mission and vision is required!
- Relocation provided
- Interviews will include a technical assessment
- Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a 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.
