Senior Frontend Software Developer - New Glenn Engineering Data Systems

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem- solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.  

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, Blue Origin’s single-configuration, heavy-lift launch vehicle designed to routinely carry people and payloads to Earth orbit and beyond. Featuring a reusable first stage and a seven-meter payload fairing, New Glenn is paving the way to space. We are committed to pioneering new frontiers and believe that reducing the cost of access to space can transform our future.

As a Senior Software Development Engineer on the New Glenn Engineering Data Systems and Architecture (EDSA) team, you will play a pivotal part in realizing this vision. In your role as a Front-End Developer, you will create and enhance the tools used to manage foundational engineering data across multiple spaceflight systems. Collaborating closely with specialists, you will build solutions that empower the teams designing, operating, and maintaining New Glenn vehicles. By transforming complex data into actionable insights, your work will enable informed decision-making.

Success in this role requires a high degree of autonomy and proactive alignment with team objectives. You should be adept at clear communication, sharing your perspectives, and engaging in modern collaborative software development practices—including clean code, thorough documentation, and version control (git). You will be expected to take ownership of requirements, refining them as needed and delivering impactful results using modern data, cloud, and web technologies.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate directly with EDSA Technical Product Managers and Customers to develop requirements front-end user interface, while also providing input to backend database design
• Incrementally deliver functional UIs coordinated with team priorities
• Contribute to the overall UI strategy for the suite of EDSA tools
• Develop in an agile team including building consensus on designs and participating in code reviews
• Integrate with in-house and off-the-shelf systems using APIs, custom service layers, work queues, and monitoring solutions
• Think outside the box. Challenge why things are done a certain way and figure out ways to build solutions better

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field
• 3+ years of Enterprise-level development experience
• Experience with Material UI
• Experience with React and ES6
• Experience with unit testing
• Experience with git
• Ability to quickly absorb information in an unfamiliar domain and translate it into software
• A self-driven nature with the ability to seek out requirements and propose solutions with minimal direction
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to configuration management systems
• Experience with React Testing Library
• Experience with Java and Spring Boot
• Experience with Linux, Docker, Rancher
• Experienced with PostgreSQL databases
• Experience with Microservice architecture
• Experience with Aerospace systems
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services
• Experience with C# or Python

Compensation Range for:

CO applicants is $163,272.00-$228,579.75;WA applicants is $177,567.00-$248,593.80

Other site ranges may differ

Inclusivity Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check

• Required for Certain Job Profiles:  Defense Biometric Identification System (DIBDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

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Benefits

• Benefits include:  Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

• Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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