Principal Software Engineer – TeraWave Vehicle Platforms (Infrastructure)
Blue Origin1 day ago
Base Salary
$231k - $323k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement Linux-based platform infrastructure, including process management, custom init systems, and IPC frameworks.
- Architect global image management and OTA update systems for a multi-thousand-vehicle fleet.
- Build high-throughput logging and telemetry pipelines from edge devices to ground-based data centers.
- Collaborate with Silicon, Electrical, and RF Engineering teams on hardware bring-up, Linux kernel optimization, and custom SoC drivers.
- Debug system-level performance bottlenecks, including context switching and networking-stack performance.
- Implement secure boot, runtime security monitoring, and hardware-backed credential management.
- Own the full software lifecycle from design through deployment on LEO satellites.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field, or 10+ years of professional software development experience.
- 8+ years of experience with C or C++ in a Linux or embedded environment.
- Deep proficiency with the Linux kernel, including driver development, memory management, and system-level debugging.
- Experience with Buildroot, Yocto, Bazel, or comparable build systems.
- Experience building infrastructure for large-scale distributed systems or device fleets is preferred.
- Proficiency with Rust or Python for systems-level tooling and automation is preferred.
- Understanding of Linux networking, including TCP/IP, UDP, Ethernet, and custom routing protocols is preferred.
- Experience with mission-critical aerospace, automotive, or medical software is preferred.
- Comfort analyzing assembly code or hardware-level diagnostics is preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
- Stock options are available to regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
- Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Employees may be eligible for role- and level-dependent bonuses and other benefits.
About Blue Origin
Blue Origin designs and manufactures rocket engines, reusable launch vehicles, and lunar transport systems for commercial and government customers. Its products include the suborbital New Shepard, the in-development New Glenn orbital rocket, BE-4 engines (used on ULA’s Vulcan), and the Blue Moon lander; revenue comes from launch services, engine supply, and space systems contracts, including a NASA Human Landing System award. Founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, the company is headquartered in Kent, Washington.