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Slingshot Aerospace

Lead Software Engineer

Remote US
USD 214k - 263k
Python GraphQL Microservices PostgreSQL Java Kotlin Docker Kubernetes Kafka API Node.js TypeScript Git React AWS MongoDB
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What You’ll Do:

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will design and build capabilities that advance the development of our products. You will deliver your own timely high-quality code and you support your team by mentoring and providing support when needed. You’ll work cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and other engineers to implement the right-sized solution that meets product requirements in a timely manner.  As the technical owner of a project, you will be a key advisor to senior leaders.

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: 

  • Own the overall technical leadership and direction for a portion of Slingshot’s projects, supporting your fellow team members to achieve success in a sustainable long-term manner
  • Balance timely delivery with the operational stability of the overall system 
  • Foster an environment and culture of personal and professional growth
  • Turn architecture ideas into technical specifications that can be executed by the team
  • Leads software development lifecycle, from idea creation, planning, and development, all the way through to deployment. Productionalized support of the architecture and capabilities developed by the team, as well as coordinating technical design and implementation across teams to deliver customer requirements as extensions to core capabilities
  • Participate in customer engagements and lead technical discussions
  • Act as a mentor for other team members
  • Perform other duties as assigned (to be less than 10% of the responsibilities listed above)

Pre-Requisites

  • Must be eligible to obtain or maintain US Government Security Clearance

Minimum Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in software development
  • Served as a tech lead or equivalent role for 3+ years 
  • 4-year degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field
  • Experience using our stack or similar technologies (Node.js, Typescript, Python, Java/Kotlin, GraphQL, REST, Docker, Kubernetes, React)
  • 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
  • Leading initiatives to ensure unit and integration tests are part of the Definition of Done
  • Knowledgeable in database design, performance, and troubleshooting (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Neo4j)
  • 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

Compensation: $214,176 - $263,985

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 age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employee’s points of view are key to our success, and we embrace individuality.

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