At Stoke, we believe a thriving space economy will enable a vibrant, sustainable, and equitable future here on Earth. That is why we’re building Nova, our fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle. Designed for daily flight, Nova tackles the core challenges of space transportation by reducing cost, increasing availability, and improving reliability. By radically lowering launch costs and increasing flight cadence, we’re helping create a truly scalable space industry.
Our team is mission-driven, collaborative, and empowered to take ownership of their work. If you want to work alongside some of the most dedicated and talented people on Earth, we’d love to have you join us.
Description
Reusable launch systems are the key to seamlessly connecting Earth and space. An instrumental ingredient to enabling a rapid launch cadence is the ability to make informed and automated decisions quickly and backed with high quality data. That is our goal for the data team at Stoke, our software empowers our engineers and provides them the ability to automate and improve the efficiency of their day-to-day tasks. As a Backend Data Platform Software Engineer on the Data Team, you will be responsible for contributing to the design and implementation of Stoke’s backend service architecture for data. The ideal candidate will possess solid cloud and computer science fundamentals, experience in backend software development with an emphasis on delivering with quality. They also have the curiosity and desire to learn skills quickly and work collaboratively with a team.
Responsibilities
- Implement and scale the infrastructure supporting Stoke’s Data APIs, Infrastructure and Pipelines
- Design and develop robust solutions for monitoring, observability, and deployment of key data services
- Write maintainable code with unit, integration and end to end tests
- Collaborate with developers to ensure designs are implemented accurately and meet design specifications
- Contribute to excellence in operations including maintaining and improving our CI pipeline and independently supporting an on-call shift
- Learning and growing with new technologies and emerging trends
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field / experience
- 3 - 5 years of experience in software development
- Professional experience with one or more systems / native programming languages (C++, Rust, Golang, etc)
- 2+ years of professional experience in Rust strongly desired
- Experience with core AWS services and infrastructure design including tools like EC2, S3, Fargate, Lambdas, and IAM
- Experience with Parquet and relational databases in analytics workflows
- Experience with high volume data pipelines and processing, specifically time series data and supporting technologies ( InfluxDB, TimescaleDB, etc )
- Experience with infrastructure as Code tools, such as Pulumi or Terraform
Benefits
- Equity – We are pleased to offer equity in the form of stock options to all regular, full-time employees.
- Comprehensive benefits program including subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- 4 weeks’ Paid Time Off
- Holidays – 10 days (including an end-of-year closure)
- Paid Family/Parental Leave
- On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend (depending on location)
- Dog friendly offices!
Compensation
- Level 2 Range: $123,480 - $185,220
- Level 3 Range: $154,350 - $231,525
- Level 4 Range: $192,885 - $289,380
Our job posts are intentionally written to attract a wide variety of experience levels, and we make decisions about the right fit on a per-candidate basis.
Your actual level and base salary will be decided based on your specific experience and skill level.
ITAR Requirements
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Equal Opportunity
The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including with respect to disability and veteran status. It is committed to compliance with all equal opportunity laws, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and Title VII. It does not discriminate on the basis of nationality, race, citizenship, immigration status, or any other protected class when it comes to employment practices, including hiring.
Employment at the Company is contingent upon satisfactory completion of reference and background checks, and on your ability to prove your identity and authorization to work in the U.S. for the Company. Employees must comply with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services employment verification requirements, and, therefore, they must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 at the start of employment and re-verify authorization to work periodically.
Separate from this I-9 process, this position entails access to certain technology and technical data that is restricted under U.S. export control laws and regulations. Employment or continued employment may be conditioned on your legal authorization to work with or have access to export control materials as necessary to perform your job.
E-Verify
Stoke Space uses E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires.
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Stoke Space Seattle, Washington, USA Office
Seattle, WA, United States
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