Senior Network and Platform Software Engineer
Blue Origin1 month ago
Cupertino, CA, USA or Seattle, WA, USASenior
Base Salary
$249k - $348k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design Linux platform infrastructure, including process management, custom initialization systems, and inter-process communication frameworks.
- Develop Linux kernel modules and device drivers for custom hardware and platform requirements.
- Modify kernel subsystems to improve scheduling, memory management, and I/O performance for embedded satellite systems.
- Bring up hardware prototypes and optimize kernels for custom SoCs in collaboration with silicon, electrical, and RF teams.
- Debug system-level performance issues, tune networking for satellite links, and minimize context switching.
- Implement secure boot, runtime security monitoring, and hardware-backed credential management.
- Own the software lifecycle from architecture and development through deployment aboard LEO satellites.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related STEM discipline, or 10+ years of software development experience.
- At least 8 years of C or C++ experience in Linux or embedded environments.
- Deep Linux kernel knowledge, including driver development, memory management, and system-level debugging.
- Experience with GDB, perf, eBPF, and Buildroot, Yocto, Bazel, or comparable build systems.
- Preferred experience supporting large distributed systems or device fleets at scale.
- Preferred proficiency with Rust or Python for systems tooling and automation.
- Preferred knowledge of TCP/IP, UDP, Ethernet, Linux networking, and custom routing protocols.
- Preferred experience with mission-critical aerospace, automotive, medical, or similarly high-reliability systems.
- Ability to troubleshoot through assembly code and hardware-level diagnostics.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) with up to a 5% company match, 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 discretionary benefits and bonuses depending on role type and job level.
- The role is located in the Greater Seattle Area, with CA and WA base-pay ranges listed.
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.