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Blue Origin LLC Software Engineer III - Core Platform Infrastructure in Seattle, Washington
Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! As part of a growing team of experts, you will provide the data vital to design, build and launch rockets faster, cheaper and with continually higher quality. We accomplish this by building state-of-the art software, and analyzing data to uncover patterns for quick decision making. We design systems that track millions of physical parts and complex manufacturing activities in remote locations. We build systems that process massive amounts of data and engineering tools that enable rapid design and iteration. We are seeking team members of all backgrounds who are passionate about space and who have a strong desire to serve on a team that is the backbone of the company. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. As a Platform Infrastructure Engineer you will work on rewarding problems and interesting technologies. You will bring a software engineering approach to ensuring our systems are operational and scalable. You will implement the infrastructure that allows for rapid development and iteration of software throughout the company, including distributed systems and embedded software on-board our rockets and space vehicles. You will make decisions and implement systems that affect the capabilities of thousands of rocket scientists and engineers at Blue Origin and beyond. At Blue Origin we rely heavily on Kubernetes for rapid software development and deployment. A candidate for this position will need to have a deep understanding and experience supporting containerized workloads and services. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! Our tech stack at glance: Amazon Web Services Kubernetes and Docker Datadog Gitlab Linux Ansible Java, Go, JavaScript, and Python What makes our Engineers successful? Technical Breadth and Depth: Foundational understanding with a keen interest in emerging trends and technologies. Automation Driven: A strong inclination toward automating tasks and reducing toil. Growth-Oriented Attitude: Humility and enthusiasm to learn about new and unfamiliar domains. Customer-First Mindset: A proactive approach to understanding customer needs and becoming a domain expert. Judicious Decision Making: Growing ability to exercise high judgement in technical design decisions Responsibilities: Participate in and support the lifecycle of software in the Cloud - from inception and design, through deployment, operation, and refinement. Assist in preparing services for production through activities such as system design guidance, developing software platforms and frameworks, scaling, and launch reviews. Contribute to the maintenance of software by monitoring availability, latency, and system health metrics. Support the sustainable scaling of systems through automation, advocating for improvements in reliability and velocity. Engage in sustainable incident response practices and contribute to blameless postmortems. Assist in configuring, deploying, scaling, and administering open source and commercial software solutions. Qualifications: Understanding of and experience with modern software development practices Ex