Location: Huntsville, AL / Seattle, WA   |   Full-Time   |   $207,453 - $290,433
Principal Software Engineer Architect Java Python JavaScript Angular React GraphQL REST CI/CD AWS Docker Kubernetes MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB Neo4j Mentoring Leadership Enterprise Technology Supply Chain Manufacturing Aerospace Full-Time Back End Engineer Front End Engineer Staff Engineer 
Blue Origin is developing reusable space technology, including the New Glenn rocket, the Blue Moon lunar lander, and the Orbital Reef space station, with the mission to enable millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. This role is within the Enterprise Technology (ET) organization, specifically focusing on supply chain and manufacturing technology, developing the digital infrastructure needed to build the road to space.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be an authority applying expertise to applications supporting engineering design, manufacturing test, and flight operations. Responsibilities include owning the design and development of software systems and infrastructure (Java, Python, JavaScript, Angular/React), crafting and building web UIs, evaluating, integrating, and extending commercial products (GraphQL, REST, message queues), communicating sophisticated ideas clearly, creating proof-of-concept code to reduce risk, mentoring software engineers on your team and others, identifying opportunities to reduce technical debt, increase innovation, and modernize software, designing, coding, testing and deploying new features and systems using CI/CD best practices, working with UX designers, selecting appropriate technologies, providing operational support, and integrating custom software with third-party systems.

Minimum qualifications include 10+ years of relevant experience (12+ preferred), skill in typed and untyped languages, deep understanding of CS fundamentals, ability to solve complex problems with ambiguous requirements, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and experience mentoring engineers including architecture/design/code review. Preferred qualifications include a Bachelor's degree or higher, experience in manufacturing/aerospace, experience with cybersecurity topics, building rich UIs (React), deploying production distributed systems to AWS (Git, Docker, Kubernetes), and experience with Java, microservices, CI/CD, full-stack web dev, TypeScript/Angular, databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Neo4j), and manufacturing software/processes. Passion for space exploration required.

Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Post Date: April 17, 2025