Software Development Engineer I - Early Career (2027 Starts) (Aerospace)

Location: Greater Seattle Area, with the primary location in Kent, Washington; early-career engineers are expected to be co-located with their team and supported hardware.

Base pay for Washington applicants: $110,623.00–$154,871.85 per year. Other site ranges may differ.

Company

hirify.global develops reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems to expand access to space.

What you will do

• Contribute to the full software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, and maintenance.
• Develop solutions that accelerate vehicle development, testing, and operations in collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Apply systems analysis, software testing, quality assurance, DevOps, and data analysis depending on team placement.
• Troubleshoot and resolve software issues across server-side and client-side systems.

Requirements

• Earned or completing a BS degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field within the last year, with availability to start by Fall 2027.
• Experience with a modern object-oriented programming language such as Java, C#, C++, or Python.
• Knowledge of computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms, and the ability to write efficient working code.
• Experience using source control such as Git, plus relevant internship, co-op, research, coursework, or hands-on development experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee or asylee under export control regulations.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively on rapid development programs with minimal direction.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with on-premises and cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS.
• Experience with Git, Docker, Kubernetes, HTML, CSS, JavaScript frameworks such as React, or real-time embedded and industrial control systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety-focused, collaborative, and inclusive engineering environment.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, and paid parental leave.
• 401(k) with company matching of up to 5% and an Education Support Program.
• Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
• Up to four weeks of paid time off and up to 14 company-paid holidays per year.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the requisition closes.
• Applicants should include internship, co-curricular, research, coursework, and relevant programming-language experience on their resume.
• A standard background check is required; additional checks may apply to certain job profiles.