Software Engineer II, Mission Software

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
• Work with Flight Software team to design solutions that interface with flight software and simulation
• Build tools and platforms that help all of our software teams move faster through all phases of SDLC (test automation, simulation management, continuous deployment, etc.)
• 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

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, or other engineering discipline
• 2+ years of software development or relevant industry experience

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 API design
• Experience with one or more of the following platforms and frameworks: React, Vue, or similar, NextJS, GraphQL, Golang, OAuth, Terraform, PostgreSQL

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, or other engineering discipline
• 2+ years of software development or relevant industry experience

Pay

Pay Range: California $135,300—$192,060 USD

Schedule

Full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
• Moderate paid time off
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
• ClassPass credits
• Personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health
• Other discounts and perks

Company Equity

Full-time employees also receive company equity.

Food Perks

Lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.

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.

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.