Software Engineer III

Blue Origin
Huntsville, AL, United States
5 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$164,652.0 - $230,513.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon Web Services Amazon S3 JIRA Batch Processing Biometrics Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Code Review Databases Continuous Integration Data Structures
+29 more
Data Vault Modeling Node.Js NoSQL Online Transaction Processing Pair Programming Next.js Responsive Web Design Software Deployment Software Engineering SQL Databases Data Streaming TypeScript Tailwind ReactJS Apache Spark Spring-boot Backend Gitlab Data Lakes Material UI Kubernetes Apache Flink Apache Kafka Graphql Front End Software Development Cloudwatch Restful APIs Terraform Data Pipelines

Job description

Full-Stack Development (Primary Focus):

  • Develop full-stack web applications to support design engineering, manufacturing, and production
  • Create modern front-end applications using TypeScript, React, Next.js, and CSS frameworks (Tailwind, Material UI)
  • Build and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs using Node.js
  • Design and implement efficient, scalable application architectures

Data Pipeline Development (Secondary Focus):

  • Ingest data from source systems using REST, GraphQL, SQL, and streaming platforms
  • Build batch and streaming data transformation pipelines
  • Design and implement database schemas (relational and NoSQL)
  • Store and serve data through APIs, OLTP databases, and data lakes

Technical Leadership:

  • Own multiple systems and projects of significant technical depth, driving design, delivery, and planning of improvements
  • Define technical roadmaps for owned systems
  • Proactively identify cross-system improvements and lead their implementation
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews and pair programming
  • Identify opportunities for improved algorithms, data structures, and system design
  • Interface with internal customers to assess requirements and deliver solutions

Operations:

  • Maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployments (GitLab, Kubernetes/EKS)
  • Participate in on-call rotation to support production applications
  • Create and maintain project plans using Jira
  • Attend daily standups and contribute to team planning, * Batch processing (Spark)
  • Streaming event-driven services (Kafka, Flink)
  • Data lake technologies (Delta Lake or Iceberg)
  • NoSQL databases
  • Data Modeling (Data Vault, Medallion)

Infrastructure & DevOps:

  • Kubernetes deployments (EKS)
  • AWS services (RDS, EKS, S3, CloudWatch, ECS, MSK, Glue)
  • CI/CD pipeline development
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Backend:

  • Java and Spring Boot development

Domain Knowledge:

  • Manufacturing, operations, logistics, or aerospace engineering domains

Base Pay Range for: WA applicants is $164,652.00 - $230,512.80, 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.

Background Check

  • Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check
  • Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
  • Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
  • Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Scienceor equivalent work experience
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experienceincluding:
  • Building production web applications withReact & TypeScript
  • Creating REST APIs withNode.js
  • Designing normalizeddatabase schemasand writingSQL queries
  • Deploying applications tocloud infrastructure(AWS preferred)
  • Implementing appropriatedata structures & algorithms
  • Leading projectsandmentoringengineers
  • Buildingdata transformation pipelines

Preferred Qualifications:

Front-End:

  • Experience with Next.js, D3, server-side rendering, and responsive design

Benefits & conditions

$164,652.00-$230,512.80 life insurance, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k), stock options United States, Alabama, Huntsville 1100 Explorer Boulevard Northwest (Show on map) Aug 04, 2026

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of the Blue Origin Engines business unit, where our focus is the design, development, manufacturing, and testing of engines and propulsion systems. Built for multiple uses, our family of engines is powering the next generation of rockets for commercial, civil, national security, and human spaceflight., * 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.

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