Senior Software Engineer

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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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

We are hiring a motivated Sr. Software Engineer who is eager to learn and apply their technical skills with a commitment to quality and a passion for our mission and vision! You'll help build agentic, workflow-driven search and discovery platforms - powering enterprise knowledge graphs and AI-assisted search - using Python, Java, and JavaScript.

This position is ideal for senior engineers who have extensive full-stack experience and can drive technical strategy while building user-centric search interfaces that are intuitive, performant, and aligned with mission-critical operations. The candidate will be expected to demonstrate technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and make architectural decisions that support our manufacturing operations at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead technical architecture and design decisions for enterprise search and discovery platforms, ensuring scalability and performance at Blue Origin's operational scale
• Drive development of sophisticated frontend search interfaces using modern frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue, with advanced features like semantic search, knowledge graph visualization, and AI-powered recommendations
• Architect and implement complex backend services (REST, GraphQL, microservices) to support enterprise search, knowledge graph queries, AI agent orchestration, and real-time data integration
• Own end-to-end deployment strategies within AWS containers, optimizing for performance, cost, and reliability using services like Amazon ECS, EKS, Lambda, and Fargate
• Lead integration initiatives with AI/ML systems including advanced RAG implementations, the Strands Framework, BlueGPT capabilities, and external AI service providers
• Collaborate directly with Product Management, Data Science, and business stakeholders to define technical roadmaps and deliver cohesive search experiences
• Make critical architecture decisions for search platforms, balancing scalability, performance, maintainability, and security requirements
• Design and optimize complex APIs for Sinequa integration, knowledge graph data access, and multi-modal search capabilities
• Establish testing strategies and frameworks to ensure enterprise-grade reliability and performance of search APIs and applications
• Lead troubleshooting of complex technical issues across search pipelines, AI integration, distributed systems, and application performance
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to Level II and III engineers, fostering knowledge sharing and best practices
• Drive innovation by researching and prototyping emerging search, knowledge graph, and AI technologies
• Influence technical standards and practices across the broader engineering organization

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 7+ years software development experience, with 3+ years in senior or lead engineering roles
• Proficiency with Large Language Models (LLMs) for code generation, debugging, and development assistance
• Expert-level proficiency in frontend technologies, particularly JavaScript/TypeScript with React ecosystem
• Extensive experience with full-stack development using Node.js, Python, Java, or similar for complex backend services
• Deep understanding of search technologies, information retrieval, and enterprise search architecture
• Proven experience architecting and deploying production systems in cloud environments (AWS preferred)
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and API design patterns
• Experience with advanced database design and management (SQL, NoSQL, graph databases)
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor junior engineers
• Expertise with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), version control (Git), testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile development methodologies
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence technical decisions across teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (Master's/PhD) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field
• Extensive experience with enterprise search platforms (Sinequa, Elasticsearch, Solr) and search relevance tuning
• Deep knowledge of knowledge graph technologies, graph databases (Neo4j, Neptune), semantic web technologies, and ontological modeling
• Proven experience with AI/ML frameworks, particularly RAG systems, agent-based architectures, and LLM integration patterns
• Experience with advanced data visualization frameworks (D3.js, Plotly, WebGL) and interactive data exploration tools
• Understanding of manufacturing data workflows, aerospace engineering processes, or complex technical documentation systems
• Experience with performance optimization, caching strategies, and large-scale system architecture
• Published research, patents, or open-source contributions in search, AI, or related fields

Compensation Range for:

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Culture Statement

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Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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