Software Engineer II

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Develop full stack web applications to visualize the status of inventory and production data
• Create front-end GUI's and back-end API's
• Write code in multiple languages & frameworks such as: Javascript/Typescript, HTML, React, Next.js, CSS, MaterialUI, Bash scripts, etc.
• Identify the need for more efficient algorithms & data structures and request assistance from senior developers in implementing as appropriate
• Implement security best-practices such as API authentication with SAML & OAuth
• Create Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) Jobs to extract data from source systems, transform the data with business logic, and load materialized-data-views into local databases for fast retrieval
• Write REST, SQL, & GraphQL queries to retrieve data
• Design & implement efficient database schemas (normalized and NoSQL) as appropriate
• Interface directly with internal customers and subject-matter-experts during the full software product development life cycle to assess problems, create prototypes, and improve software
• Work with other Blue Origin business units in a collaborative manner to facilitate cross-department collaboration
• Strive to continuously improve the process of developing and deploying new software prototypes
• Balance building quickly with minimizing technical debt and pay down technical debt over time
• Create project plans & keep project task lists up to date (e.g., Jira boards)
• Ensure business continuity by thoroughly documenting source codes, architectures, deployments, and securing access to credentials, code repositories, and data stores
• Attend daily technical standup meetings and be on-call to support production application issues
• Work onsite at a Blue office

Requirements

• Computer Science Degree or equivalent work experience and 2-5 years of development experience
• Front-end skills: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (ES6, Typescript, JSX, React), UX/UI design, data visualization, front-end styling frameworks such as Tailwind, MaterialUI, Bootstrap
• Back-end expertise: Creating web servers & APIs with Node.js and/or other frameworks (e.g., Next.js, Ruby on Rails, Laravel, Django, Flask), fetching data from APIs (REST & GraphQL)
• Database proficiency: Writing complex SQL queries with many joins, designing normalized database schemas
• DevOps experience: Deploying websites to cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, Gcloud, Heroku)
• Version control experience: Git or Subversion
• Experience in Algorithms & Data Structures: Strong understanding & working experience or willingness to learn
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive relationships, and contribute to an inclusive culture
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Nice to Have

• Proficiency in implementing algorithms, graph, and tree traversal algorithms
• Bachelor's degree and work experience in manufacturing, operations & logistics, mechanical engineering, or aerospace/rocket/propulsion engineering
• Strong ability and passion for presenting complex data sets simply and clearly
• Experience working with pub/sub message brokers like Redis or Kafka
• Proficiency in NoSQL databases
• Expertise in deploying applications across cloud infrastructures such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure
• Hands-on experience deploying AWS services including ECS, EC2, Lambda, RDS, and S3
• Deployment of docker containers to Kubernetes using CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Gitlab CI/CD, and AWS CDK
• Experience managing data pipelines for large, distributed datasets in an enterprise environment
• Domain expertise in inventory control and/or MRP software

Qualifications

• No specific formal qualifications beyond experience and skills are explicitly listed; relevant experience and skills are emphasized

Benefits & Perks

• 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%
• Education Support Program
• Paid Time Off: Up to four weeks per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Discretionary bonus based on individual contributions and company results