True Anomaly
Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack
$205K–$315K
Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA +2 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Mar 27, 2026
- Location
- Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA
Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA - Experience
- 12+ years of software development experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar discipline is preferred; no equivalent-experience alternative stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- 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 required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State under ITAR. Also requires U.S. citizenship and eligibility for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
About the job
Leads the technical direction and delivery of True Anomaly’s full-stack spacecraft modeling, simulation, and distributed ground-control platform.
What you'll do
- Set the full-stack technical roadmap and architecture across frontend and backend systems, and lead major initiatives through production.
- Improve system reliability, scalability, code quality, and engineering velocity by addressing systemic issues and establishing standards and processes.
- Mentor engineers and collaborate with leadership, product, design, operations, and astrodynamics teams on technical and product strategy.
What they ask for
- 12+ years of software development experience across frontend and backend.
- Expertise in HTML/CSS, modern TypeScript/JavaScript, React, and Elixir/OTP.
- Deep expertise designing and evolving large-scale distributed systems and full-stack testing strategies.
- U.S. citizen and eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
Nice to have
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar discipline.
- Experience as a technical lead, staff engineer, or principal engineer on production systems.
Pay
$205,000 - $315,000 USD base salary
Tools
HTML/CSS, TypeScript/JavaScript, React, Elixir, OTP, gRPC, REST, WebSockets
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