Key skills
PythonJavaGoKafkaAWSKubernetesOpenShiftSNSSQSPostgresRabbitMQCI/CDCommunication
About this role
BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company that operates the world's most advanced space-based intelligence platform. The Enterprise Services Software Engineer will design, build, and maintain production-grade software systems within distributed architectures, focusing on developing scalable services and ensuring system reliability.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain production‑grade enterprise software using Java, Go, and Python
- Build and enhance distributed, API‑driven microservices and backend systems
- Analyze user and system requirements to create scalable software designs
- Improve performance, reliability, and maintainability across existing systems
- Perform testing, debugging, and issue resolution throughout the development lifecycle
- Document system components, workflows, and code for future maintenance
- Support CI/CD workflows and cloud-based deployments in AWS environments
- Other responsibilities assigned
Requirements:
- A minimum of ten (10) years of professional software development experience
- Production-grade programming experience in Java; additional languages a plus
- Strong understanding of API-driven architectures and distributed systems
- Experience developing and maintaining microservices in enterprise environments
- Hands-on experience with AWS services and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong ability to troubleshoot complex system behaviors and performance issues
- Ability to clearly communicate and document technical concepts with cross-functional teams
- Strong communication skills for coordinating across engineering, DevOps, and customer teams
- Due to program requirements, this role requires US-born citizenship
- Experience with containerized systems (Kubernetes/OpenShift)
- Familiarity with message-driven architectures (RabbitMQ, Kafka, SNS/SQS)
- Experience with relational databases and schema design (Postgres preferred)
- Experience working in secure, on-prem, or air-gapped environments
- Experience in defense, aerospace, or similar mission‑critical domains
- Experience creating system diagrams, models, or architecture documentation