Full Stack Engineer

About the role

Quindar builds modern software for satellite operations, supporting customers who need dependable tools for complex, real-world missions. This role is a hybrid position based in Arvada, CO.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain backend services, APIs, and cloud-native applications for satellite operations workflows.
• Develop mission-specific software for U.S. government customers while contributing to Quindar’s core product platform.
• Design, integrate, and troubleshoot services using AWS technologies such as EC2, S3, RDS, Fargate, EKS, CloudWatch, S3, EFS/EBS, EC2, and RDS.
• Work across backend and frontend systems, including integration with React, TypeScript, GraphQL, and modern application frameworks.
• Improve the scalability, security, cost efficiency, reliability, and performance of software used in satellite operations.
• Build and support containerized and serverless architectures using tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with satellite operators, customers, product managers, frontend engineers, backend engineers, and other cross-functional partners to understand requirements and deliver new capabilities.
• Troubleshoot production issues, analyze system behavior, and improve maintainability, resilience, and observability over time.
• Automate development, deployment, and operational workflows to help teams move quickly and reliably.

What We’re Looking For

• Active Secret clearance.
• 4+ years of professional experience in backend development, full-stack engineering, DevOps, or a related software engineering role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong proficiency with Python and experience building production backend services.
• Experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting APIs, distributed systems, relational and NoSQL databases, caching systems, event-driven systems, and multi-tier architectures.
• Experience with AWS services and cloud-native development patterns.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, containerized applications, and Kubernetes systems.
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or similar.
• Familiarity with JavaScript or TypeScript, with experience either developing full-stack or frontend software or closely integrating with frontend engineers.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git, GitHub, GitLab, or similar tools.
• Strong technical analysis, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage projects with minimal guidance, and deliver high-quality work on time.
• High standards for software maintainability, quality, resilience, security, and performance.
• Strong communication skills across engineering, product, customer, and operations stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Experience building React components in TypeScript.
• Experience with frameworks such as Next.js, Refine, or Vite.
• Experience with Kubernetes and AWS services such as EKS, ECS, CloudWatch, S3, EFS/EBS, EC2, and RDS.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines, especially with GitHub Actions.
• Experience working on satellite operations, aerospace, defense, or government software systems.
• Demonstrated self-starting technical ownership, including building or deeply improving a product outside of a traditional professional role.

Why You’ll Love Working at Quindar

• We work in a cutting edge industry and you will get the opportunity to be part of a small team with a large direct impact on the success of our customers’ space missions!
• We take work life balance very seriously. We require employees to take 15 days off but provide unlimited PTO and follow most US federal government holidays.
• Mental health is just as important as physical so we provide quarterly health & wellness benefits.
• We offer comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees.
• We encourage employees to save for retirement and provide 4% 401(k) matching.
• Each year we have a 4-day company offsite.
• Previous locations include San Francisco, Nashville, Denver, Santa Fe, New Orleans, San Diego, Bozeman, and New York City.
• Our culture and company is evolving. You will be key in creating the next major or minor version!

Compensation Range

$120K - $180K