As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead software development, architect solutions, ensure efficiency in engineering workflows, and mentor team members.
Who We Are:
We are a young, hypersonic transportation company focused on doing what people once thought was impossible. We are a tech haven for engineers with vision who want more than just a job. And, we have a place for you if you want to be part of creating flight vehicles that transform how people and nations connect. We are looking for highly motivated and passionate individuals who want to push the boundaries of high-speed air transportation and work on exciting engine technologies that will propel the future of air transportation.
The Role: Principal Software Engineer
We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to be responsible for building and supporting critical software solutions for our Engineering and Business teams with the emphasis of eliminating the drag. This role requires excellent interpersonal skills to interact with colleagues and provide training and guidance. You will be interfacing with multiple departments to assist gaining efficiencies with their processes.
What You'll Get To Do:
- Provide leadership, technical guidance, and best practices for the full software development lifecycle and to other team members
- Architect, design and develop software solutions that will enable the future of flight
- Develop relationships with the highly technical Engineering teams to better understand their workflow and develop software requirements to help achieve their objectives more efficiently
- Provide recommendations on technologies
- Collaborates with other business partners to successfully implement, deploy, and support software solutions
What You Have:
- BS or MS in Computer Science or other technology-related field or equivalent number of years of experience
- 10+ years of demonstrated experience in the full lifecycle development of highly scalable software
- 8+ years demonstrated experience developing legible, efficient, and reliable software for back-end and front-end applications
- 5+ years of demonstrated experience architecting and designing high-quality, resource efficient, high-performance systems for both back-end and front-end applications
- Experience with LabView, python, and MATLAB
- Ability to develop full stack applications utilizing open-source frameworks such as ReactJS, Angular, VueJS, etc.
- Experience to define APIs, and utilize API gateways
- Demonstrated experience developing with Linux
- Experience in developing object-oriented designs and utilizing common design patterns
- Ability to define and document automated tests for unit, integration, and end-to-end testing utilizing Test Driven Development
- Demonstrated experience defining and developing relational databases such as Postgres or time-series databases such as Timescale, and efficient queries
- Experience utilizing DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, etc
- Excellent communication skills and ability to clearly articulate ideas clearly and concisely
- Ability to embrace change and adapt
- Experience understanding and implementing security and data protection
- Demonstrated experience in collaborating with highly technical internal customers to understand their workflow to develop scenarios and user stories to meet their objectives
- Experience to mentor and teach less-experienced team members
Benefits:
Venus Aerospace employee benefits include a 401(k) plan, stock options, and medical benefits, including dental and vision. We have a flex-Friday flexible schedule, unlimited PTO, and receive professional development opportunities.
About Venus Aerospace
By enabling one hour global travel, Venus Aerospace is transforming the world and our access to it. We’re building a spaceplane with a low carbon footprint that will enable one-hour global travel. We are a diverse, veteran team with extreme experience in successful new space, commercial, R&D, and government/military programs.
We are looking for incredible, motivated, enthusiastic people that want to build a world-changing culture and organization. You will be helping Venus grow and develop, so flexibility and a sense of adventure is quintessential. We are looking for all-around AWESOME people to help us grow.
We’ve done the professional grind, and we’ve got a better approach. We take “Home for Dinner” seriously – we want you to work for us and be “home for dinner”. Family is important and we don’t want you to miss out on what matters most. If that appeals to you, we’d love to connect!
ITAR Requirements
This position involves access to technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls. To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be able to meet ITAR requirements (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State). You can learn more about ITAR here.
Venus Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation, please email [email protected] or call (281) 203-0027.This email and phone number were created exclusively to assist job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Messages or any other purposes, such as following up on an application, third party staffing agencies, website technical issues, or any other issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response. Messages will be returned within five business days.
For additional information about our Equal Opportunity Employment Policy, please visit our EEOP page.
Top Skills
Angular
Docker
Git
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Labview
Linux
Matlab
Postgres
Python
React
Timescale
Vuejs
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