SDE III for Manufacturing Systems
Blue Origin3 days ago
Base Salary
$165k - $231k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate backend infrastructure for internal applications, including databases, data models, service layers, authentication, and deployment.
- Own monitoring, maintenance, upgrades, data integrity, access control, and user support for internally built applications.
- Develop and maintain API integrations with engineering, business, PLM, work management, documentation, and manufacturing execution systems.
- Translate product roadmaps and problem statements into technical solutions, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver software with limited direction.
- Design internal-tool user experiences from wireframes and workflows through implementation.
- Apply LLM integration, retrieval over internal data, agentic workflows, and evaluation of AI-generated output to software and processes.
- Coach engineers and program managers on effective and responsible AI-assisted development practices.
- Develop in multiple languages, select appropriate tools and frameworks, replace spreadsheet-based processes, and create documentation, runbooks, and handoff materials.
- Ensure internal software complies with security, data handling, and export control requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of professional software development experience, including ownership of production applications and backend systems.
- Strong proficiency in Python and TypeScript or JavaScript, plus working proficiency in another language such as Go, C#, Java, or C++.
- Experience with relational schema design, SQL, migrations, and REST or GraphQL API design for database-backed applications.
- Experience deploying and maintaining production applications, including CI/CD, containers, monitoring, and backups.
- Foundational knowledge of large language models, prompt and context design, retrieval-augmented generation, and AI output limitations and failure modes.
- Ability to work independently from a roadmap or problem statement, make decisions under ambiguity, and communicate trade-offs.
- Experience with Git-based version control, code review, and automated testing.
- Preferred experience with production LLM APIs or agent frameworks, tool use, evaluation, guardrails, coaching, mentoring, MES, manufacturing or aerospace processes, and PLM or manufacturing-system integrations.
- Preferred full-stack experience with React or Next.js and PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or SQLite; data engineering or analytics experience; and AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, or Terraform experience.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee or asylee.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) match of up to 5%, 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 role- and level-dependent bonuses and additional benefits, subject to company discretion; bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed.
- Base pay range for Washington applicants is $164,652.00-$230,512.80; other site ranges may differ.
Tech Stack
AWSC#C++DockerGitGoGraphQLJavaJavaScriptKubernetesMicrosoft SQL ServerNext.jsPandasPostgreSQLPythonReactSQLSQLiteTerraformTypeScript
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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.