Ground Software Engineer Senior

Key Responsibilities

• Develop key user-facing features to support both current and future missions using TypeScript, React, C#, MSSQL, InfluxDB, Kafka, and Python
• Translate designs and requirements into high-quality, maintainable code
• Build reusable components, shared libraries, and scalable services for use across the platform
• Engineer algorithms and business logic to promote scalability and automation
• Write unit tests and documentation for internal users and customers
• Write integration tests against simulation tools to validate behavior against realistic mission scenarios
• Participate in agile ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives

Team Leadership

• Collaborate with engineers, operators, UI/UX, and customers across departments
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and design discussions
• Contribute to sprint planning, technical scoping, and cross-team alignment on feature work
• Help establish and advocate for engineering best practices across the team

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 6+ years of full-stack software engineering experience
• Deep expertise in strongly typed backend languages, particularly C#, including multithreaded applications, concurrency patterns, and near-real-time data handling
• Strong proficiency in modern React and its core principles, including component architecture and performance optimization
• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs at scale
• Experience with SQL databases, including schema design and query optimization
• Proficiency with common front-end tooling such as Yarn, Babel, and Material-UI
• Experience with Git in a collaborative, multi-contributor environment
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and drive code quality through reviews and design discussions
• Promised ability to navigate ambiguous requirements independently and drive to resolution
• Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presenting technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working across a polyglot stack including Python, Kafka, and InfluxDB
• Experience with modern state management tools such as TanStack Query
• Experience designing and executing forward and backward compatible database migrations and deployment strategies in live production environments
• Experience with feature flagging strategies, including gradual rollouts, environment-based toggles, and flag lifecycle management
• Experience with container-based installation and deployment strategies, including Docker and CI/CD pipeline integration
• Experience managing backend caching layers, including cache invalidation strategies and distributed cache patterns in resource-constrained environments
• Familiarity with modern security practices including API token management, CUI or classified information handling, and/or air-gapped environments

Benefits

• In addition to compensation, York Space Systems is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance along with PTO and a 401K.