Full Stack Engineer II

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Inversion

Making Earth radically more accessible by turning space into a global logistics network

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inversionspace.com

51-200 employees

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Playa Vista, California

2021

Privately Held

17k LinkedIn followers

Raised $54.1M

• As a Full Stack Engineer II at Inversion, you will build the internal software
• tools that help our engineering teams innovate, make better decisions, and
• operate more effectively. You will contribute to the development of internal
• applications across the stack, from intuitive user interfaces to backend
• services and integrations. This role is cross-functional and ambiguous by
• design: you will work closely with technical users, take ownership of scoped
• problems, and help shape what high-quality internal tools should look like at
• Inversion. You will be a key member of the Internal Software Tools team,
• reporting directly to the Director of Software.
• support engineering workflows across the company.
• Contribute to the end-to-end lifecycle of internal tools, including problem
• definition, technical design, implementation, testing, deployment, and
• long-term maintenance.
• Build intuitive user interfaces and workflows for technical users, with a
• strong focus on usability, clarity, and speed.
• Develop backend services, APIs, and integrations that support internal
• dashboards, documentation systems, data review tools, and AI-enabled
• workflows.
• Partner closely with engineers and other technical stakeholders to identify
• pain points, gather requirements, and translate loosely defined needs into
• practical internal products.
• Follow and strengthen best practices for internal application development,
• including testing, code quality, and maintainability.
• Contribute to the evolution of the Internal Software Tools team’s products
• and technical approach.

• shipping production-quality software systems.
• Strong front-end development experience with TypeScript/Javascript and
• frameworks like React
• Experience developing backend systems, APIs, or internal tools using
• technologies such as Python, Node.js, or Go.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including application design,
• testing, debugging, code quality, and maintainability.
• Familiarity with Linux development environments and basic CI/CD workflows.
• An innovative and optimistic approach to an environment with high ambiguity,
• shifting priorities, and loosely defined problem spaces.
• Position may require occasional extended hours and/or weekend work.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top
• Secret security clearance.
• Experience building internal tools for engineering teams, such as dashboards,
• test and data review tools, documentation systems, or workflow automation.
• Extra points if this was for Aerospace!
• Experience integrating AI-enabled capabilities or interfaces into internal
• software products.
• Familiarity with databases, data modeling, and the tradeoffs between
• different storage approaches.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or modern deployment workflows.
• Prior experience in a small team or startup environment where you were
• expected to take ownership and execute independently.
• Our office headquarters is located in Playa Vista, CA. This position requires in
• office presence.
• The California annual base salary for this role is currently $101,000 -
• $160,000.  Pay Grades are determined by role, level, location, and alignment
• with market data.  Individual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and
• may vary based on the following considerations: interviews and an assessment of
• several factors that are unique to each candidate, job-related skills, relevant
• education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and
• internal equity.
• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the
• U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the
• Inversion provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and
• Notice [https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa] for further details.