Job description
At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are
living and thriving in space. We are building artificial gravity space stations,
allowing long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of
zero-gravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven-1, scheduled to be
the world’s first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit
in August 2025. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely
and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth
furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.
Vast is looking for Senior Software Engineer, Ground Software, reporting to
Senior Manager, Ground Software to support the development of the systems that
will be required for the design and manufacture of artificial-gravity
human-rated space stations. As a software engineer on our growing team, you'll
have an opportunity to learn and grow under the mentorship of seasoned engineers
from aerospace and big tech, building powerful software that helps expand
humanity into space.
This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities:
* Work with team to design and implement web applications using modern
frontends and application servers, that consume apis and micro-services in a
heterogeneous environment
* Work with team to design and implement backends including data modeling,
apis, and supporting pipelines
* Rapidly iterate on tooling and design new applications as the company grows
* Influence and adopt software practices and patterns that will scale to what
will eventually become a very large codebase and team
Minimum Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, or other engineering discipline
* 6+ years of software development or relevant industry experience
* Experience building, shipping, and supporting complex, data-intensive
full-stack software applications
Preferred Skills & Experience:
* Experience working on ambiguous problems
* Production DevOps experience (Docker and K8s preferred)
* Experience working with multiple programming languages
* Experience working with time series data and databases
* Experience with CAD software and the hardware engineering processes
* Experience with API design
* Experience with one or more of the following platforms and frameworks
* React, Vue or similar
* NextJS
* GraphQL
* Nodejs
* OAuth
* Terraform
* PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server
Pay Range:
* Senior Software Engineer: $155,000 - $190,000
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills,
experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of
our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company
equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks,
including: 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and
dependents, flexible paid time off for exempt staff and up to 15 days of
vacation for non-exempt staff, paid parental leave, short and long-term
disability insurance, life insurance, free catered meals and snacks and
beverages, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, One Medical membership, ClassPass
credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other
discounts and perks.
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S.
export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22
C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status
includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card
holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the
basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any
manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran
status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital
status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.