Backend Software Developer - New Glenn Engineering Data Systems

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

As a Software Developer II on the New Glenn Data Engineering, Software, and Automation (DESA) team, you will implement well-scoped features and services that help manage foundational engineering data across spaceflight systems for New Glenn. Working closely with a team of Software Developers and Technical Product Managers, you turn requirements into robust, observable software that supports vehicle design, operations, production, maintenance, and beyond. You will contribute to the platform that makes complex engineering data meaningful and actionable., Implement features, services, and tooling in Java and SQL within established architectural patterns for the DESA platform. Participate in design discussions and contribute to design documents for well-scoped components, with guidance from senior engineers. Write clean, testable, and maintainable code; develop unit, integration, and end-to-end tests; ensure performance and reliability of your deliverables. Instrument code and services for observability (logging, metrics, tracing) and help build dashboards/alerts; assist in troubleshooting production issues using established runbooks. Collaborate with cross-functional partners (Systems Engineering, Operations, and DevOps) to refine requirements and deliver working solutions. Use and help maintain CI/CD pipelines; support regular, reliable deployments. Contribute to prototypes and experiments to evaluate technologies and approaches. Participate in code reviews; follow and help improve team standards for security, reliability, and operational excellence. Document APIs, data contracts, and operational procedures to support maintainability and knowledge sharing. Support on-call rotations or production readiness activities with guidance, focusing on learning and continuous improvement., 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.

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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience. 2-5 years of Enterprise back-end Software Development experience. Proficiency in Java and SQL, and experience building RESTful services and data-driven applications. Experience with modern testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, TestNG) and test automation. Experience with CI/CD practices and tools. Familiarity with Cloud Services (AWS preferred) and Containerization (Docker). Solid grasp of distributed systems fundamentals, data modeling, and performance considerations.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with AWS, Docker, Redis, Jenkins. Exposure to configuration/PLM systems. Experience with aerospace systems or interest in the domain. Familiarity with NoSQL data stores (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra). Experience with modern web UI development (e.g., React/TypeScript) is a plus. Observability tooling (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry). Scripting for developer tooling or data tasks (e.g., Python, Go). Ability to quickly absorb information in unfamiliar domains and translate it into software; self-driven with strong ownership of assigned work.

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.

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.

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