Full Stack Software Engineer

What You’ll Do:

As a Full stack Software Engineer supporting Slingshot’s development, you will design and build capabilities that will enable our products to help solve satellite owner-operator problems. You will be a multiplier for the entire engineering team by not only delivering high-quality code on time but by helping your teammates do so as well, and by mentoring and providing support whenever needed. You will find, evaluate, and leverage new technologies; solve complex problems; and deliver value to end users.

Position Responsibilities:

• Executes all position responsibilities in alignment with Slingshot’s core values, mission, and purpose
• Work across the technology team interacting with product managers, designers, and other engineers in implementing right-sized solutions
• Meet product requirements in a timely manner while not compromising the operational stability of the overall product
• Participate in Agile software development and deployment processes
• Provide ongoing support for the services and applications that are critical to our business needs
• Communicate methods, findings, and hypotheses with stakeholders
• Work on both the frontend and backend to solve problems and deliver value to both internal and external users
• Develop advanced data interfaces and interactive user interfaces
• Integrate frontend applications with APIs (REST, GraphQL)
• Work with UX/design teams to refine requirements, then develop, enhance, and customize advanced data interfaces and interactive user interfaces
• Build and document APIs (REST, GraphQL)
• Turn architecture ideas into technical specifications that can be executed by anyone on the team
• Perform other duties as assigned (to be less than 10% of the responsibilities listed above)

Pre-Requisites

• Must be a U.S. citizen and eligible for government clearances

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of experience in software and application development, including 2+ years of experience building durable, scalable, and high-availability systems
• Experience with frontend technologies such as Typescript, Kotlin/Java, React, Storybook and plotly.
• Experience with cloud-based deployments, PaaS, and IaaS offerings (most notably AWS)
• Proficiency in React and its ecosystem, including state management with zustand or equivalent (e.g., Redux, MobX) and component-based architecture
• Experience developing and integrating with REST APIs and GraphQL/ GraphQL subscriptions
• Build data platforms/pipelines, microservices, interactions with AI agents and distributed systems
• Knowledgeable in database design, performance, and troubleshooting (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
• Experience with authentication and authorization standards and tools (OAuth, OIDC, RBAC/ABAC/ReBAC, Keycloak, Auth0)
• Deep working knowledge of version control (Git) and CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions)
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Preferred Skills

• Advanced degree in computer science or a related field
• Other frontend technologies such as three.js, React-three-fiber, D3, or deck.gl
• Active Secret DOD clearance or higher
• Experience with containers and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm)
• Experience with asynchronous processing and/or data streaming technologies such as Kafka, KNative
• Experience with Government security configurations such as STIGs and NIST
• Early-stage data-centric startup experience
• Experience working within DOD software factory environments

These skills are guidelines. You don’t have to meet every qualification listed - if your skills are transferable and you meet the minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply.

Location: Remote

Classification: Full-time Exempt (computer employee exemption)