Principal Software Engineer, Compute Architect, Orbital Data Centers
Blue Origin2 months ago
Huntsville, AL, USA +7 moreStaff+
Base Salary
$219k - $323k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define, architect, design, test, and validate spacecraft compute software.
- Architect and build a containerized workload orchestration platform across distributed orbital compute nodes.
- Design scheduling algorithms that optimize power, thermal constraints, workload priority, and data locality.
- Develop the control plane, APIs, multi-tenancy, resource allocation, and job-submission software.
- Own software-defined networking and storage strategies.
- Design highly available systems that handle failures, intermittent connectivity, and cross-spacecraft orchestration.
- Lead technical strategy across the container runtime, OS-level primitives, and service layers.
- Lead validation and testing campaigns and collaborate with hardware and application teams on platform performance and operability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar technical discipline.
- 10+ years of software engineering experience focused on distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or large-scale backend services.
- Deep expertise building and operating distributed systems, including cloud orchestration with Kubernetes, Mesos, or Nomad and containerization with Docker.
- Experience designing and developing large-scale, highly available software services and APIs.
- Strong system-architecture capabilities in cloud-native technologies.
- Experience providing technical leadership for complex software projects.
- Demonstrated success reducing latency across a product.
- Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed for critical milestones.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for authorization under U.S. export regulations.
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 for 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.
- Potential eligibility for benefits and discretionary bonuses depending on role type and job level.
Tech Stack
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.