New Glenn - Principal Software Engineer
Core
Lead technical strategy and vision for New Glenn's Data Engineering, Software, and Automation (DESA) team, ensuring software applications are required to design, produce, and operate heavy-lift orbital launch vehicles at rate.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (Strategy & Architecture)
Builds
Software applications for designing, producing, and operating reusable orbital launch vehicles (New Glenn) for NASA and commercial payloads.
Domain
Aerospace / Heavy-lift Launch Vehicle Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed backend systems, Cloud services (AWS), Typed languages (Java, C++, C#), Untyped languages (Python, JavaScript), Systems engineering, AI application, CI/CD, Scalable systems architecture, Technical strategy, Mentoring senior engineers
Preferred skills
Manufacturing, Supply chain, Aerospace industry experience
Technologies
DynamoDB, RDS, SQS, SNS, React, Java, DataBricks, GraphQL, REST APIs
Responsibilities
Lead technical strategy and vision across design, test, systems engineering, and flight operations; Present complex technical strategies to senior leadership (SVPs, CEO); Architect and execute technical roadmap; Identify and implement novel AI applications; Promote software best practices (CI/CD, modular architectures, testing); Champion operational excellence (reducing technical debt, high availability); Lead technical design reviews; Mentor software developers up to Senior SDE level
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
