Software Engineer Jobs

Ursa Major was founded to bring a new model to space access: one in which every link in an enormous value chain isn’t limited by those around it. We design rocket engines and propulsion solutions.

Our products and technologies require an extraordinary team. A team that will mold tomorrow’s technologies while deploying today’s best. We are an intrinsically motivated team that has a passion for solving problems and empowering each other every day to develop our skills, knowing that there is always room for growth.

The Software Engineering team at Ursa Major has an opportunity for a Software Engineer. In this role, you will directly impact our ability to scale our rocket engine design, test, and manufacturing capabilities. Our team supports these capabilities by designing software systems that optimize the inner loops of critical processes and expose the relationships in our data. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering foundation and experience working on full-stack networked services. You will be a great fit for our team if you have a growth mindset, are tenacious in attacking both problems and opportunities and are a clear and open communicator.

Our ideal candidate will be located in Colorado (or willing to relocate to Colorado). This position will mostly be a work-from-home option with at least one day in office for face-to-face team meetings.

Responsibilities:

• Work on a small, cross-functional team of Software Engineers, Test/QA, and DevOps
• Implement reliable production systems that meet internal stakeholders' requirements.
• Write excellent documentation.
• Assist in task planning and estimation.
• Write thorough automated tests.
• Deploy systems using CI/CD best practices.

Qualifications:

• Proficiency with a statically typed and compiled language (such as C/C++/Rust/Go)
• Comfortable with a container-based development workflow
• Experience with writing queries for SQL databases
• Engineering/CS degree as a Software Engineer, or equivalent experience
• Experience with Linux and shell scripting
• Project experience in Python
• Excellent problem solving, project management, and communication skills.

Desired Experience:

• Experience developing software in aerospace or other highly technical field.
• Experience with working with time-series data
• Master's degree in engineering/CS

Benefits Include:

• Retirement Savings Plan - Traditional 401(k) and a Roth 401(k)
• Company stock options
• Unlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance; Tax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA); Employer Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability, Basic Life, AD&D and EAP Program; Additional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life, Emergency Medical Transport and Pet Insurance
• Paid maternity/paternity/adoptive leave

Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $85,000 - $140,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy. Click here for more information about our awesome benefits.

Classification: Full-time Exempt.