Full Stack Software Engineer - Senior
Job ID: 4551D
Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) is seeking one or more senior/master level software engineers to become a permanent part of our team, working with a full stack, agile approach on the next generation of satellite ground systems to support our country. Our projects support numerous space missions for NASA, DoD, and intelligence programs, and our focus is on building innovative, new capabilities of national importance.
SDL offers competitive salaries and fantastic benefits, including:
- Flexible work schedules that fit your style-every Friday off, every other Friday off, possible work from home days, or simply traditional hours
- Generous paid leisure and sick leave, ensuring you never miss a special event
- A 14.2% employer retirement contribution into a 401(a) account—no matching required!
- Favorable company locations with average commute times of less than 15 minutes
- Utah State University undergraduate tuition discounts of 50%, full reimbursement for graduate tuition, and free course audits for employees and dependents meeting eligibility requirements
- High-quality, low-cost health, dental, and life insurance
- A great, highly educated team that works together to solve some of the most fascinating problems on (and off) our planet
- We are a growing company that maintains both a family feel and high retention rate with over 90% job satisfaction
- Relocation assistance available for most positions
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or graduate-level degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
- 10+ years professional experience in software development
- Demonstrable experience and expertise in the application of object-oriented software design patterns and principles
- Demonstrable experience and expertise with common software development practices, including:
- Agile/Scrum or similar methodologies
- Version control and continuous integration
- Efficient and comprehensive testing/TDD strategies
- Cross-platform implementations (Linux and Windows)
- Demonstrable experience and expertise in C# and/or JavaScript/TypeScript
- Superior analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to provide mentoring, leadership, and experience sharing with junior engineers
- Proof of Covid-19 vaccination upon date of hire
- Must be a U.S. citizen and be able to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance
- Experience in one or more of the following areas:
- software architecture
- distributed systems design
- “full stack” development
- system automation
- APIs, algorithms
- real-time processing
- signal processing
- data visualization
- database design
- web UI/UX design
- hardware drivers
- fault tolerance
- AI/machine learning
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong understanding of messaging frameworks and communications protocols
- Experience with the development of microservices and/or service-oriented architectures
- Experience designing modular software and communicating/refining designs independently or with a team through whiteboarding, diagrams, UML, etc.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and dynamic scaling
- Experience with cloud technologies and deployment (AWS, AWS GovCloud, Azure, etc.)
- Understanding of cybersecurity threats and mitigation techniques
- Experience with Atlassian management tools (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.)
- Willingness to learn new programming languages and development environments as needs arise – SQL, Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ruby, C++, Java, and others may show up on a situational basis
- Experience with satellite ground or flight systems
- Personal interest in space, space exploration, and space technologies
- Active Top Secret security clearance
SDL supports a variety of missions, including NASA's vision to reveal the unknown for the benefit of humankind and the Department of Defense's aim to protect our Nation on the ground, in the air, and in space. Our sensors, satellites, software systems, and science and engineering play an essential role in some important missions you've heard of, and others that you haven't. Join our team in our seventh decade of delivering mission success.
EOE including Disability and Vet