Senior Software Development Engineer

At Stoke we believe a thriving space economy will enable a vibrant sustainable and equitable future here on Earth. That is why were building Nova our fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle. Designed for daily flight Nova tackles the core challenges of space transportation by reducing cost increasing availability and improving reliability. By radically lowering launch costs and increasing flight cadence were helping create a truly scalable space industry.

Our team is mission-driven collaborative and empowered to take ownership of their work. If you want to work alongside some of the most dedicated and talented people on Earth wed love to have you join us.

Description

Reusable launch systems are the key to seamlessly connecting Earth and space. An instrumental ingredient to making reusable launch vehicles is the ability to move fast. That is our goal forBoltlineby Stoke Space our commercial software platform that helps advanced hardware manufacturing teams integrate track iterate build and test efficiently.

As aSeniorSoftware Development Engineer on theBoltlinebyStoke Space teamyou will design build andmaintainthe platform engineering foundation that keeps Boltlinesecure compliant and scalable.Youllown infrastructure-as-codesecurity automation and compliance tooling that enables the broader engineering org to move fast without compromising on security posture.

The ideal candidate combines deep infrastructureexpertisewith a security-first mindset and thrives in a regulated high-accountability environment.

Responsibilities

• Design build and maintain cloud infrastructure using IaC tooling (Pulumi) across AWS GovCloud environments
• Develop and maintain automation for security controls compliance evidence collection and audit readiness (SOC 2 FedRAMP)
• Own platform engineering initiatives including CI/CD pipeline infrastructure secrets management and developer tooling
• Build and maintain internal security tooling and integrations across the Boltline platform
• Contribute to architectural decisions around platform security network segmentation and access control
• Support and improve observability alerting and incident response infrastructure
• Participate in on-call rotation and lead remediation of platform and security incidents
• Partner with engineering teams to embed security and compliance requirements into the SDLC

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related field / equivalent experience
• 5 years of software or infrastructure engineering experience in production environments
• Strong proficiency in at least one general-purpose language (Python Go TypeScript or similar) for automation and tooling
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (Pulumi Terraform or equivalent)
• Experience operating in AWS including IAM networking and security services
• Familiarity with security control frameworks (SOC 2 NIST 800-53 or FedRAMP)
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills within cross-functional teams
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced compliance-sensitive environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AWS GovCloud or other FedRAMP-authorized environments
• Familiarity with ITAR-controlled environments or defense/aerospace software
• Experience with container security Kubernetes/ECS hardening or workload isolation
• Hands-on experience with security scanning SAST/DAST tooling or vulnerability management pipelines
• Prior work with compliance automation platforms (Paramify Vanta Drata or similar)
• Exposure to identity and access management patterns (SSO SCIM least-privilege design)
• Interest in aerospace manufacturing or complex physical systems

Benefits

• Equity We know that our employees are the reason we succeed. To give everyone a stake in our future we are pleased to offer equity in the form of stock options to all regular full-time employees.
• Comprehensive benefits program including subsidized medical dental and vision insurance
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• 4 weeks Paid Time Off
• Holidays 10 days (including an end-of-year closure)
• Paid Family/Parental Leave
• On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend (depending on location)
• Dog friendly offices!

Compensation

Target Levels:

• Level 3 Range: $154350 - $231525
• Level 4 Range: $192885 - $289380

Our job posts are intentionally written to attract a wide variety of experience levels and we make decisions about the right fit on a per-candidate basis.

Your actual level and base salary will be decided based on your specific experience and skill level.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Equal Opportunity

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer including with respect to disability and veteran status. It is committed to compliance with all equal opportunity laws including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and Title VII. It does not discriminate on the basis of nationality race citizenship immigration status or any other protected class when it comes to employment practices including hiring.

Employment at the Company is contingent upon satisfactory completion of reference and background checks and on your ability to prove your identity and authorization to work in the U.S. for the Company. Employees must comply with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services employment verification requirements and therefore they must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 at the start of employment and re-verify authorization to work periodically.

Separate from this I-9 process this position entails access to certain technology and technical data that is restricted under U.S. export control laws and regulations. Employment or continued employment may be conditioned on your legal authorization to work with or have access to export control materials as necessary to perform your job.

Candidate Rights & Accommodations

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