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Staff Software Engineer, iOS

Long Beach, California, United States

$188.6k-$267.7k / year

full-timeseniorSpace exploration / Aerospace

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll design, build, and test iOS native applications in Swift to power crew interfaces aboard Vast's Haven-1 space station. You'll own the full software lifecycle, from concept to operations, collaborating with UX, flight software, and avionics teams. This is a unique chance to write apps that fly in space for an operational commercial space station company.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Develop and optimize software codebases for crew devices on spacecraft.
  • Mentor junior software engineers to build a strong team.
  • Own the software lifecycle including deployment, configuration, and maintenance.
  • Configure and optimize automated testing and deployment systems.

📋 Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
  • 7+ years experience writing software.
  • 4+ years experience writing iOS applications in Objective-C/C++/Swift.

✨ Nice to Have

  • Experience shipping apps used by millions of users.
  • Proficiency with command line, shell scripts, and GNU/Linux.
  • Experience coding in C and C++ integrated into iOS apps.

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 🏥 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
  • 🏖️ Generous PTO with up to 20+ days vacation and cash-out option.
  • 🍱 Free meals including snacks, coffee, dinner, and subsidized lunch.
  • 📈 Company equity and 401(k) retirement plan.
  • 🧠 Personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health.

🚩 Heads Up

  • Requires willingness to work overtime or weekends for mission milestones.
  • U.S. export control compliance required, limiting applicants to U.S. persons.
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