2 months ago
Long Beach, CA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$135k - $193k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, maintain, ship, and support web applications and backend services throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Build frontend applications and backend services involving APIs, data modeling, application servers, and supporting pipelines.
- Collaborate with engineers and cross-functional partners to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Improve existing tooling and develop new applications as the company grows.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code; participate in code reviews and technical discussions.
- Identify and resolve software defects, performance issues, and production incidents while contributing to team knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, an engineering discipline, or equivalent work experience.
- At least 3 years of software development or relevant industry experience.
- Experience designing, building, shipping, and supporting production software applications or features.
- Experience contributing to full-stack applications through frontend and/or backend development.
- Familiarity with testing, version control, code review, debugging, and other software development best practices.
- Preferred experience with complex or evolving technical problems, API development or consumption, relational databases, data modeling, distributed systems, APIs, or microservices.
- Preferred experience with React, Vue, GraphQL, Node.js, OAuth, Terraform, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server.
- Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills in a fast-paced, growing environment.
Benefits
- Full-time, exempt position located in Long Beach, California.
- Company equity and medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
- Paid time off, vacation cash-out eligibility, paid parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
- Access to a 401(k) retirement plan, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, discounts, and other perks.
- Free snacks, drip coffee, onsite barista service, cold drinks, and dinner meals, with subsidized lunch.
- U.S. export-control eligibility is required for access to controlled information and items.
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About Vast
Vast designs and builds commercial space stations and related space infrastructure for government, commercial, and private customers, enabling microgravity research, manufacturing, and crewed missions. Its roadmap includes the multi‑module Haven Station and a high‑power Vast Satellite product line that leverages station components. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Long Beach, California, the privately held company develops, manufactures, and operates its systems in-house.