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Staff Software Engineer, iOS, Haven

Vast

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51-200

Long Beach, CA, USA

About the job

Overview:

At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. We are building artificial gravity space stations, allowing long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven-1, scheduled to be the world’s first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit in August 2025. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.
Vast is looking for a Staff Software Engineer, iOS, reporting to the Director, Ground Segment & Mission Operations.
As an iOS software engineer you will be the responsible engineer for the design, build, and testing of iOS native applications written in Swift to power crew user interfaces operating in Low Earth Orbit aboard Haven-1. You will shepherd the project through the full Software Development Lifecycle as the original author of the app. In your day-to-day you will collaborate with the UX design, flight software, and avionics teams to ensure the app functions reliability and meets the required objectives. Join us for the unique opportunity to write apps that fly in space.
This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities:

Develop new and optimize existing software codebases and systems which will be used to power crew devices on the Vast family of spacecraft
Mentor junior software engineers to help build a strong and capable team
Own the lifecycle of software, including rolling out to operations, managing configurations, maintaining and upgrading, and supporting end-users
Configure and optimize automated testing and deployment systems
Ensure software quality and reliability through testing, clean-code, and attention to software security

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Informatics, Human-Centered Design & Engineering or other engineering discipline
7+ years experience writing software
4+ years experience writing iOS applications (Objective-C/C++ & Swift)

Preferred Skills & Experience:

Experience writing applications shipped and used by millions of users
Proficiency using the command line, writing shell scripts, and an understanding of the GNU/Linux operating system
Experience coding in C and C++ and integrating that code into iOS applications
Experience building applications in the cloud
Enjoys end-user facing roles and interfacing with cross-functional teams
Ability to work quickly and accurately in fast-paced environment during critical launch and mission operations
Excellent communicator, both written and verbal
Familiarity with Git
Collaborative mindset
Problem solver with a bias for action

Additional Requirements:

Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones