Software Engineer III

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop software systems and infrastructure using languages and technologies like Java, Python, Spring, and AWS components (e.g., Lambda, ECS, S3, DynamoDB).
• Build rich web user interfaces using frameworks like Angular and React.
• Integrate and extend commercial products using GraphQL, REST web services, and message queues.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers to understand their needs and design solutions that accelerate all phases of vehicle development, test, and operation.
• Diagnose and resolve software problems across multiple layers, including installation, deployment, configuration, and server-side and client-side issues.
• Lead design and code reviews, set technical direction, and mentor engineers to raise the bar across the team.

Qualifications

• Full-stack developer with at least 7 years of relevant experience writing software and deploying it to a production environment.
• Demonstrated skill in both typed (like Java or C) and untyped (like JavaScript) languages.
• Proven experience designing and architecting scalable systems, and driving technical decisions across teams.
• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals like algorithms and common data structures.
• Ability to solve problems by writing efficient, working code—even when given incomplete or ambiguous requirements.
• Solid communication skills: open to the opinions of others, willing to bring your own creative ideas for solutions, and ready to own and rectify mistakes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience deploying infrastructure on-premises and to Amazon Web Services using systems like Git, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Experience building rich user experiences in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, using frameworks like React.
• Experience mentoring software engineers in a team setting, including design and code review.
• Experience integrating AI-powered tools for design, code generation, and review (like GitHub Copilot and similar assistants) into your workflow.

Compensation

• Base Pay Range for WA applicants is $164,652.00 - $230,512.80.
• Other site ranges may differ.

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.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week).
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

About Blue Origin

Application Notes

• Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.
• 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.
• Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check.