Back End Software Engineer

Our client based in Westminster, Colorado, this team is looking to add a highly motivated and passionate Back End Software Engineer who will play a key role in developing software solutions that deliver on customer needs.

The team is rapidly growing, and privately held business. This role will be based in Westminster, Colorado and an ideal candidate for this role will have a passion for the exploration, development, and settlement of space.

The ideal candidate should have expertise with backend web application development, as well as an understanding of programming fundamentals and object-oriented design principles, and be able to learn new languages, technologies, and codebases quickly.

You should be able to work independently on features while collaborating with our diverse team of aerospace, machine learning, software, and DevOps engineers to review code and solve problems.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Analyze high level customer requirements and design performant and scalable backend architecture concepts
• RESTful backend development for the full lifecycle of web-based applications : design, implementation, and unit / integration / functional / system testing
• Present backend designs, demonstrating and testing functionality to customers / collaborators / end users
• Develop and sustain new and existing applications; fix and resolve software issues
• Profile and improve application performance
• Define and execute software requirements for application deployment and maintenance

Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent work experience
• Strong understanding of scalable backend REST design principles
• 2+ years of experience designing, developing, and debugging web-based applications with a modern backend stack including technologies such as Express.

js, React JS, Node.js, Django, or similar

• 2+ years of experience interfacing with frontend UIs and UI / UX designers
• Experience with Python
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB, DocumentDB, PostgreSQL), pub / sub networks

Preferred Qualifications :

• Familiarity with test-driven development (TDD), Agile software development, continuous integration, and data management
• Experience with BAAS technologies such as Firebase, Supabase, or similar
• Experience with Git, Cmake, Gtest, valgrind, GCC, Linux
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS is a plus
• Experience with UI / UX design and frontend development is a plus
• Extra credit for experience with C++, Julia, CUDA for GPUs, OpenC3 COSMOS, AWS Sagemaker, or machine learning

Compensation and Benefits :

• Base Salary Range $80,704 - $119,240 based on role, employee experience, and location
• Signing bonus
• Quarterly Performance bonuses
• Company provided health insurance and 401K plan upon eligibility
• Unlimited vacation time and extensive flexibility
• Relocation Assistance
• Pet insurance

Eligibility Requirements

• Ability to work in the Westminster, CO office 3-5 days / week.
• Applicants must be a US Person (citizen or Green Card Holder / permanent resident, or protected individual
• Must be eligible to obtain a US Security Clearance
12 days ago