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To do this, we are building highly maneuverable re-entry vehicles that can loiter in orbit before precision landing back on Earth.\nAbout the Role\nAs a Back-end Engineer at Inversion, you will work as part of the simulation team to design, develop, and maintain the architecture and server-side logic of the applications that support the simulation and test environments for our flight systems. The simulation team is responsible for ensuring that flight software and flight hardware can be continuously integrated and tested under realistic flight conditions. You will play a key role in the design and development of data management and self-service tools that will enable fast, repeatable development and deployment workflows across the engineering stack. Your work will empower Inversion's engineering teams to iterate rapidly throughout the development life cycle and will strengthen Inversion's ability to put our products into the hands of our customers with unprecedented speed and agility.\nWhat You'll Do\nDesign, deploy, and maintain the server-side logic and infrastructure of the applications that support simulation workflows, including high-performance computing (HPC), software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing\nSelect a back-end tech stack that ensures the performance and scalability of our applications\nDesign and implement a back-end architecture that strikes the right balance between simplicity and flexibility\nDesign and develop databases architectures and data pipelines to meet configuration and data management needs\nLeverage self-documenting API tools and technologies to develop robust and efficient APIs\nLeverage modern web frameworks to develop server-side logic\nWork with front-end engineers to integrate the front-end with the back-end and deliver a smooth user experience (UX)\nContribute to the design and development of a simulation system capable of automatically provisioning and deploying resources to support simulation workflows\nRequired Qualifications\nCandidates must meet all of the following qualifications to be considered for this position:\n6+ years of professional experience in back-end or full-stack development\nExpertise in back-end engineering and best practices\nProficiency in one or more scripting languages (Python, Lua, Bash, PowerShell, etc.)\nExperience with Linux-based systems\nExperience with modern DevOps practices\nExperience with one or more back-end architectures (monolithic, modular, serverless, event-based, microservices, etc.)\nExperience with one or more API architectures (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets, Webhooks, etc.)\nExperience with one or more database systems (MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, DynamoDB, InfluxDB, etc.)\nExperience with cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenStack, CloudStack, etc.)\nThe ideal candidate will also meet one of the following qualifications:\nExpertise in database administration for both SQL and NoSQL databases\nExpertise in SaaS/PaaS development\nExpertise in network administration\nDesired Qualifications\nExtensive experience with Python and Python-based web frameworks (Django, Flask, Quart, FastAPI, etc.)\nExtensive experience with C/C++ or Rust\nExperience with async and multithreaded architectures\nExperience with time-series databases (InfluxDB, QuestDB, TimescaleDB, Prometheus, etc.)\nExperience with message-oriented middleware (NATS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)\nFamiliarity with one or more front-end JS frameworks (React, Angular, etc.)\nFamiliarity with one or more open-source cloud computing platforms (OpenStack, CloudStack, etc.)\nFamiliarity with containerization (Docker, Docker Compose, etc.) and orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, etc.)\nFamiliarity with system observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.)\nOur office headquarters is located in Playa Vista, CA. This position requires in office presence.\n\nThe California annual base salary for this role is currently $121,000 - $142,000. 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.\nITAR Compliance:\nTo conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.\nEqual Employment Opportunity:\nInversion provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or disability.\nInversion collects and processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws. 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These were spurred by a small group of people rigorously focused on building technology to achieve faster access to more of the world. We seek to usher in a new era of humanity defined by universal access to the whole globe free of borders and the presence of a routine way from space to Earth. To do this, we are building highly maneuverable re-entry vehicles that can loiter in orbit before precision landing back on Earth.\nAbout the Role\nAs a Back-end Engineer at Inversion, you will work as part of the simulation team to design, develop, and maintain the architecture and server-side logic of the applications that support the simulation and test environments for our flight systems. The simulation team is responsible for ensuring that flight software and flight hardware can be continuously integrated and tested under realistic flight conditions. 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Your work will empower Inversion's engineering teams to iterate rapidly throughout the development life cycle and will strengthen Inversion's ability to put our products into the hands of our customers with unprecedented speed and agility.\nWhat You'll Do\nDesign, deploy, and maintain the server-side logic and infrastructure of the applications that support simulation workflows, including high-performance computing (HPC), software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing\nSelect a back-end tech stack that ensures the performance and scalability of our applications\nDesign and implement a back-end architecture that strikes the right balance between simplicity and flexibility\nDesign and develop databases architectures and data pipelines to meet configuration and data management needs\nLeverage self-documenting API tools and technologies to develop robust and efficient APIs\nLeverage modern web frameworks to develop server-side logic\nWork with front-end engineers to integrate the front-end with the back-end and deliver a smooth user experience (UX)\nContribute to the design and development of a simulation system capable of automatically provisioning and deploying resources to support simulation workflows\nRequired Qualifications\nCandidates must meet all of the following qualifications to be considered for this position:\n6+ years of professional experience in back-end or full-stack development\nExpertise in back-end engineering and best practices\nProficiency in one or more scripting languages (Python, Lua, Bash, PowerShell, etc.)\nExperience with Linux-based systems\nExperience with modern DevOps practices\nExperience with one or more back-end architectures (monolithic, modular, serverless, event-based, microservices, etc.)\nExperience with one or more API architectures (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets, Webhooks, etc.)\nExperience with one or more database systems (MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, DynamoDB, InfluxDB, etc.)\nExperience with cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenStack, CloudStack, etc.)\nThe ideal candidate will also meet one of the following qualifications:\nExpertise in database administration for both SQL and NoSQL databases\nExpertise in SaaS/PaaS development\nExpertise in network administration\nDesired Qualifications\nExtensive experience with Python and Python-based web frameworks (Django, Flask, Quart, FastAPI, etc.)\nExtensive experience with C/C++ or Rust\nExperience with async and multithreaded architectures\nExperience with time-series databases (InfluxDB, QuestDB, TimescaleDB, Prometheus, etc.)\nExperience with message-oriented middleware (NATS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)\nFamiliarity with one or more front-end JS frameworks (React, Angular, etc.)\nFamiliarity with one or more open-source cloud computing platforms (OpenStack, CloudStack, etc.)\nFamiliarity with containerization (Docker, Docker Compose, etc.) and orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, etc.)\nFamiliarity with system observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.)\nOur office headquarters is located in Playa Vista, CA. This position requires in office presence.\n\nThe California annual base salary for this role is currently $121,000 - $142,000. 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.\nITAR Compliance:\nTo conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 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