Hiring: Principal Application Software Engineer Company: K2 Space Corporation Location: Los Angeles, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 07:42:51 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Alpine, Angular, Ansible, Azure, C#, C++, CI/CD, Cypress, Docker, DynamoDB, EKS, GCP, GitLab CI, Gradle, Java, Jenkins, Kafka, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Next.js, Pip, PostgreSQL, Puppet, REST, RabbitMQ, React, SQL Server, Snowflake, Terraform, TypeScript, gRPC, npm About the job Experience: •15+ years of professional experience in software engineering. •10+ years of experience in full stack development, platform engineering, or API development. •5+ years of experience with AWS (or Azure, GCP) •5+ years of in-depth working experience with CI/CD such as GH Actions, Jenkins, Gitlab CI/CD. •5+ years of experience with structured database such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Snowflake or similar technologies Required Skills: •Develop highly reliable software solutions used across K2 Space — from factory floors to mission control. •Create and evolve applications that improve how we design, build, and operate our spacecraft. •Partner closely with engineers, business partners, and leaders across disciplines to understand their challenges and design efficient solutions. •Develop prototypes test concept and progress to full fledge software products. •Own full-lifecycle product development from inception to happy customers. •Lead architecture reviews, design discussions, and code reviews with your unique perspective. •Lead software architecture design, deployment strategy, coding standards, and quality processes. •Evaluate and make decisions regarding engineering options while balancing tradeoffs. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, mathematics or a STEM discipline or 15+ years of professional experience in software engineering. •In-depth working experience with Kubernetes (prefer AWS EKS). •Expert working experience with one or more of the following static typed programming languages such as C#, Go, Java, C++, TypeScript. •Working experience with unstructured database such as NoSQL, Amazon DynamoDB, MongoDB or similar. •Strong working experience with REST API or gRPC. •Strong working experience with binary management platforms such as JFrog Artifactory, AWS CodeArtifact or similar technologies. •Working experience with testing tool such as Cucumber and Cypress. Compensation: •$190,000 - $230,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Base salary range for this role is $190,000 - $230,000 + equity in the company Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!