About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Responsibilities

We are hiring a Full Stack Software Engineer for platform work with our Confidential Client. You will build reliable, high‑impact internal and public-facing systems used across aerospace manufacturing and operations.

• Design, develop, and maintain highly reliable platform software and web applications.
• Build prototypes to validate architecture and quantify technical constraints.
• Own full lifecycle delivery: design, implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to understand user needs and ship solutions quickly.
• Lead design and code reviews; drive improvements in performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize application performance.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or a scientific discipline — OR 2+ years of professional software development experience in lieu of a degree.
• 1+ years of hands-on full stack development experience.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and a customer-focused problem-solving approach.

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Preferred Skills & Experience

• Programming experience in Python, C#.NET, Go, Scala, Java, or similar object‑oriented languages.
• 1+ years building single-page web applications (Angular, React, or similar).
• Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
• Deep understanding of testing, CI/CD, build, deployment, and monitoring practices.
• Experience profiling and improving application performance.
• Familiarity with build systems (Make, Bazel, Pants, Buck, Gradle) and package managers (pip, npm).
• Comfortable with UNIX-like systems and infrastructure tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet).
• Experience with in-stream data processing (Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or similar).
• Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar relational databases.

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Additional Requirements

• This role requires onsite work in Hawthorne, CA. Remote or hybrid work will not be considered.
• You may be asked to work extended hours or weekends depending on launch and production cadence.
• Candidates must meet export control eligibility described below.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Base pay ranges by level:
  • Level 1: $125,000 - $160,000 per year
  • Level 2: $145,000 - $195,000 per year
• Actual level and base salary are determined case-by-case based on job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience.
• Total rewards may also include long-term incentives (equity or cash awards), discretionary bonuses, Employee Stock Purchase Plan options, comprehensive medical/vision/dental coverage, 401(k), disability and life insurance, paid parental leave, paid vacation (typical accrual: 3 weeks), and 10+ paid holidays per year. Paid sick leave accrual follows company policy and applicable law.

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ITAR / Export Control Requirements

To comply with U.S. Government export regulations, applicants must be one of the following:

• A U.S. citizen or national;
• A U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder);
• A refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157; or
• An asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158; or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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Location & Work Arrangement

• Job location: Hawthorne, CA (onsite).
• Employment type: Full‑time.

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What We Value

Our Confidential Client looks for engineers who are smart, motivated, respectful, and collaborative. Aerospace experience is not required — we value strong problem-solving skills, ownership, and a drive to deliver high-quality software that enables mission-critical operations.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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