2 months ago
Long Beach, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$189k - $268k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize software codebases and systems for testing, commanding, and monitoring spacecraft.
- Mentor junior ground software engineers.
- Own the software lifecycle, including operational rollout, configuration management, maintenance, upgrades, and end-user support.
- Configure and optimize automated testing and deployment systems.
- Maintain and upgrade ground systems controlling test sites and communicating with spacecraft at launch sites and in orbit.
- Support end users and interface with cross-functional teams during critical launch and mission operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or another STEM discipline, or 9+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- 7+ years of experience writing full-stack web applications.
- Experience writing and securing REST APIs.
- Experience with database design, implementation, and security.
- Proficiency with the command line, shell scripting, and the GNU/Linux operating system.
- Experience building cloud applications.
- Familiarity with Git.
- Strong written and verbal communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and ability to work quickly and accurately in fast-paced mission environments.
Benefits
- Full-time exempt position located in Long Beach, California.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
- Generous paid time off, including 20+ vacation days for exempt staff and annual vacation cash-out options.
- Paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
- Company equity, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks.
- Free snacks, drip coffee, onsite barista service, cold drinks, and dinner meals, with subsidized lunch.
- Applicants must meet U.S. export-control requirements as a U.S. person or otherwise be eligible for deemed export licensing.
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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.