Staff Full Stack Software Engineer - Back End

Job Description

Job Description

About Urban Sky :

Urban Sky is a venture-backed aerospace startup that pioneers utilization of the stratosphere and reimagines the way humans view and analyze the earth. We design, build, operate, and sell stratospheric balloon systems, and the data we collect supports a wide range of applications, from real-time wildfire monitoring to urban mapping. Our technology is also employed by government customers including the Department of Defense (DoD), NASA, and others. Urban Sky sends flight vehicles to the stratosphere on a weekly basis.

Our team consists of engineers, makers, developers, and doers who believe in the power of human potential when passion meets utility within a small, supportive team. At Urban Sky we strive to create a team culture grounded in candor, inclusion, respect and empowerment.

We aim to build the next chapter of stratospheric history in Denver and are seeking self-starting, open-minded, and hard-working team members.

About The Role :

Urban Sky is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Engineering team in Denver, CO. In this role, you will be responsible for building high-quality, clean, scalable code. You will play a critical part in designing software and contributing to the design and implementation of new products and features while tackling complex technical challenges at the intersection of aerospace, real-time systems, and cloud infrastructure.

This role requires deep expertise in cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices.

You'll be working extensively with AWS, Terraform, Docker, CI / CD pipelines, and observability tools to build and maintain production systems that support mission-critical stratospheric balloon operations.

What You'll Do

Software Development

• Build new functionality and features for our platform
• Develop and extend APIs and SDKs
• Build integrations with 3rd party systems and services
• Design software that is simple to use and allows customers to extend and customize functionality
• Build high-quality, clean, scalable and reusable code by enforcing best practices around software engineering architecture and processes (code reviews, unit testing, etc.)

Infrastructure & DevOps (Core Focus)

Collaboration & Leadership

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Types of Projects You'll Work On

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll tackle diverse technical challenges across our platform :

Infrastructure & Networking

Scaling & Performance

Real-Time Data Processing

Security & Access Control

DevOps & Release Engineering

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Required Skills & Experience

Core Experience

Backend & Infrastructure

Frontend Development

Cloud & DevOps (Critical Requirements)

AI-Assisted Development (Required)

Note : Our technical interview process includes a mix of AI-assisted and non-AI challenges to evaluate your skills in both domains.

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Nice-to-Haves

Technical Skills

Industry Experience

Requirements :

Benefits :

Urban Sky is required to post this salary range per Colorado law. Your salary will be determined based on your abilities and experience.

Colorado Pay Transparency

$170,000—$200,000 USD

We expect all team members to actively leverage and continuously adapt to emerging AI tools as a core part of their daily workflow. Proficiency with job-relevant modern AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot) is expected and integral to success in this role.

NOTE : Research suggests that women and BIPOC individuals may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who believes that they have the skills and the passion necessary to succeed here to apply for this role.

This position may require the candidate to deal with commodities, software, technology, defense articles, and / or technical data which are subject to the Export Administration Regulations and / or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Additional information may be requested so as to determine whether export authorization is required from the Bureau of Industry and Security and / or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. If authorization is required, employment will be contingent upon the Company successfully obtaining such authorization from the relevant government agency.

Urban Sky is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.