Staff Software Engineer, Enterprise Services

BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company that operates the world's most advanced space-based intelligence platform. The Enterprise Services Software Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining production-grade software systems, focusing on scalable services and system reliability while collaborating with various teams to deliver high-quality enterprise services.

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