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About Quindar Quindar builds modern software for satellite operations, helping teams operate spacecraft with greater speed, clarity, and reliability. We work at the intersection of aerospace, software, and operations, supporting customers who need dependable tools for complex, real-world missions. About the Role Quindar is hiring a Full Stack Engineer to develop ground satellite operations software using Python, AWS, and modern web technologies. In this role, you will support mission-unique software development for U.S. government programs, working across backend and frontend systems while also contributing to Quindar’s core product. You do not need to be a satellite expert to succeed here. We are looking for a strong software engineer who is excited to build reliable, scalable systems in a mission-driven environment. This is a hybrid role based in Arvada, CO. What You’ll Do - Build and maintain backend services, APIs, and cloud-native applications for satellite operations workflows. - Develop mission-specific software for U.S. government customers while contributing to Quindar’s core product platform. - Design, integrate, and troubleshoot services using AWS technologies such as EC2, S3, RDS, Fargate, EKS, CloudWatch, S3, EFS/EBS, EC2, and RDS. - Work across backend and frontend systems, including integration with React, TypeScript, GraphQL, and modern application frameworks. - Improve the scalability, security, cost efficiency, reliability, and performance of software used in satellite operations. - Build and support containerized and serverless architectures using tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines. - Collaborate with satellite operators, customers, product managers, frontend engineers, backend engineers, and other cross-functional partners to understand requirements and deliver new capabilities. - Troubleshoot production issues, analyze system behavior, and improve maintainability, resilience, and observability over time. - Automate development, deployment, and operational workflows to help teams move quickly and reliably. What We’re Looking For - Active Secret clearance. TS/SCI preferred - 4+ years of professional experience in backend development, full-stack engineering, DevOps, or a related software engineering role. - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. - Strong proficiency with Python and experience building production backend services. - Experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting APIs, distributed systems, relational and NoSQL databases, caching systems, event-driven systems, and multi-tier architectures. - Experience with AWS services and cloud-native development patterns. - Hands-on experience with Docker, containerized applications, and Kubernetes systems. - Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or similar. - Familiarity with JavaScript or TypeScript, with experience either developing full-stack or frontend software or closely integrating with frontend engineers. - Experience with version control systems such as Git, GitHub, GitLab, or similar tools. - Strong technical analysis, debugging, and troubleshooting skills. - Ability to work independently, manage projects with minimal guidance, and deliver high-quality work on time. - High standards for software maintainability, quality, resilience, security, and performance. - Strong communication skills across engineering, product, customer, and operations stakeholders. Nice to Have - Experience building React components in TypeScript. - Experience with frameworks such as Next.js, Refine, or Vite. - Experience with Kubernetes and AWS services such as EKS, ECS, CloudWatch, S3, EFS/EBS, EC2, and RDS. - Experience building CI/CD pipelines, especially with GitHub Actions. - Experience working on satellite operations, aerospace, defense, or government software systems. - Demonstrated self-starting technical ownership, including building or deeply improving a product outside of a traditional professional role. Why You’ll Love Working at Quindar - We work in a cutting edge industry and you will get the opportunity to be part of a small team with a large direct impact on the success of our customers’ space missions! - We take work life balance very seriously. We require employees to take 15 days off but provide unlimited PTO and follow most US federal government holidays. - Mental health is just as important as physical so we provide quarterly health & wellness benefits. - Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees. - We encourage employees to save for retirement and provide 4% 401(k) matching. - Each year we have a 4-day company offsite. Previous locations include San Francisco, Nashville, Denver, Santa Fe, New Orleans, San Diego, Bozeman, and New York City. - Our culture and company is evolving. You will be key in creating the next major or minor version!
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