The Senior Full Stack Software Engineer will develop user-friendly applications for missile defense systems, ensuring high reliability and seamless integration across functions, while mentoring peers.
Long Wall Company was created in 2024 to accelerate missile defense technology for the U.S. and our allies. Building on the RS1 and GS0 launch systems, Long Wall develops containerized, mass-producible missile defense systems and offers rapid, low-cost flight testing. We believe that the future of global security and stability require defensive technology that is lower cost, higher performing, better tested, and more broadly distributed than is possible today. Join us.
What we look for
Mission-Driven Problem Solvers. The aerospace frontier demands ingenuity. We want Team members who approach challenges with curiosity, embrace failure as a learning opportunity, and stay focused on delivering the best solution for the mission.
Total Ownership. We seek staff and engineers who take full responsibility for contributing to and delivering flight-ready work while recognizing that no one succeeds alone. The best engineers, corporate professionals, and technicians make their teammates better. Knowing that complementary skills create force multiplication and drive mission success.
Long Wall's Senior Full Stack Software Engineers build applications and tools that synthesize diverse streams of inputs orbital parameters, flight sensor data, manufacturing workflows, supply chain lead times, and financial projections, to name a few. This software forms a rock-solid technological foundation for world-class launch vehicle engineering and production. Other products enable high reliability, real-time control of test and launch systems. In this role, the engineer will facilitate the full end-to-end spectrum of tasks involved in building and launching rockets.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Build effective, user-friendly web applications that power core Long Wall's business functions, such as robust and streamlined manufacturing processes, launch procedures, supply chain management, mission design and trajectory analysis, and other vital operations
- Remain grounded by digging in with hardware, production, test and launch engineers to gain an understanding of launch vehicle processes
- Own projects from initial concept through development, release, maintenance, and continual improvement
- Quickly explore and prototype solutions in a variety of domains, while also investing in a high-quality, maintainable base architecture and core feature-set
- Develop and clearly communicate plans, roadmaps, designs, and architectures in the midst of complex, evolving constraints
- Identify and manage risks that may affect the successful delivery of features
- Provide technical leadership and thoughtful mentorship to peers
- Proactively remove obstacles that stand in the way of engineering productivity
- Work closely with colleagues across the company to ensure that the software is meaningfully serving Long Walls' long-term goals
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering, or similar AND
- 8+ years of professional experience building software for the web
- Master's degree AND 6+ years of professional experience building software for the web
- Ph.d AND 3+ years of professional experience building software for the web
OR
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Expertise across the web stack — interactive client-side applications, backend servers, databases, and infrastructure & tooling
- Experience with all forms of software testing required for high reliability applications, including unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing
- Expertise in Typescript, React, or other modern JavaScript frameworks
- Expertise in Go and/or Python frameworks like Flask, Django, or similar
- Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
- Manufacturing domain knowledge (work orders, BOMs, MRP, labor routing, quality inspections) or experience with ERP/MES systems.
- AWS GovCloud or secure/isolated cloud environments.
OTHER SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:
- Experience with cloud-based infrastructure, Linux environments, and DevOps technologies and practices
- Demonstrated success building and launching substantial software projects
- Hardware experience or willingness to have some hardware involvement. It is important for the Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to remain grounded to the systems their applications are serving.
- Demonstrated ability to own software projects from architecture through shipping
- Able to quickly evaluate, learn, and apply new technologies as appropriate
- Strong focus on the end-user and business problems, understanding that custom-built software is simply one possible tool for solving problems
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
- Ability to use a computer to complete assignments
- Ability to communicate with individuals and groups in person, by phone and telepresence
- Ability to pick up to 50lbs
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee will typically work in an office environment
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
ITAR Requirement
This position requires access to information protected under US export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations. As such, US person status (including US citizens, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted U.S. asylum status, or individuals admitted in U.S. refugee status) is a required qualification for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, genetics, or citizenship status (when otherwise legally authorized to work and access export-controlled data) and will not be discriminated against on the basis of such characteristics or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage applicants of all ages.
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