Staff Software Engineer, Backend

What You’ll Do:

As a Staff Backend Software Engineer supporting Slingshot’s development, you will design and build capabilities that will enable our products to help solve satellite owner-operator problems. You will be a multiplier for the entire engineering team by not only delivering high-quality code on time but by helping your teammates do so as well, and by mentoring and providing support whenever needed. You will find, evaluate, and leverage new technologies; solve complex problems; and deliver value to end users.

Slingshot Aerospace cares deeply about our commitment to company values, mission, and purpose. The core competencies we will be looking to identify include: intellectual agility, ability to develop innovative solutions, leadership, performance-orientation, and industry expertise.

Position Responsibilities:

• Executes all position responsibilities in alignment with Slingshot’s core values, mission, and purpose

• Work across the technology team interacting with product managers, designers, and other engineers in implementing right-sized solutions

• Meet product requirements in a timely manner while not compromising the operational stability of the overall product

• Participate in Agile software development and deployment processes

• Provide ongoing support for the services and applications that are critical to our business needs

• Communicate methods, findings, and hypotheses with stakeholders

• Work on both the frontend and backend to solve problems and deliver value to both internal and external users

• Build data platforms/pipelines, microservices, interactions with AI agents and distributed systems

• Build and document APIs (REST, GraphQL)

• Develop advanced data interfaces and interactive user interfaces

• Turn architecture ideas into technical specifications that can be executed by anyone on the team

Pre-Requisites

• Active TS/SCI or recently maintained TS/SCI

Minimum Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software development

• 4-year degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field

• Experience using our stack or similar technologies (Java/Kotlin, GraphQL/GraphQL subscriptions, REST, Docker, Kubernetes, React, Python)

• Adept in working with cloud-based deployments (AWS) PaaS and IaaS offerings including some experience with Infrastructure-As-Code solutions

• Capable working with containers and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, EKS)

• Deep working knowledge of version control (Git) and CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions)

• Experience with event-driven architectures including Kafka and CloudEvents, data platforms, microservices, and distributed systems

• Knowledgeable in database design, performance, and troubleshooting (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)

• Skilled in collaborating with data scientists in incorporating AI/ML/LLM into existing software products

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Preferred Skills

• Possess security compliance accreditation such as NIST 800-53, DoD ILs, FedRAMP in higher-classification cloud or air-gapped environments and have experience supporting organizations to obtain accreditation

• Experience with fast-moving software technology startups and product organizations

• Knowledge of frontend technologies, specifically React, Three.js

• Demonstrated experience working in, or close collaboration with DevOps team members and infrastructure technology.

• Familiarity with QA practice and collaboration.

• Track record of supporting predictable software delivery with Product Team partners

• Prior Space and Aerospace Industry experience is a bonus but not required

• Proficient in integrating complex external systems with API’s

• Experience with simulation technologies like HLA/DIS

*These skills are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. You don’t have to meet every qualification listed- if your skills are transferable and you meet the minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply.

Location: Remote, US

Classification: Full-time Exempt (computer employee exemption)

Salary: $150,000 - $250,000

US-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time.

Internationally-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following locations: United Kingdom. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other countries at this time.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion are key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for creating a safer, more connected world. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also national origin, citizenship, sex, color, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic that is part of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and we embrace individuality.