Senior Software Engineer, Digital Engineering

About the role

Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.

Benefits & Perks*

• Best-in-class healthcare: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, with HSA/HRA options
• Generous time off: Flexible Time Off (FTO) for exempt employees, accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees, plus 12 paid holidays; Parental Leave; Sick Leave
• Fuel for your day: Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees
• And more: 401(k) retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, and Dog Fridays
• Equity participation: Equity is included as part of our total compensation package, giving you an opportunity to share in the company's success.

*Do not apply to fixed term and temporary roles

Responsibilities

Design & Build

• Design and build full-stack features and services end to end - data model, services and APIs, workflow, and web user interface - and operate them in production.
• Model domain data for systems of record - parts, revisions, BOMs, change orders, and as-built records - with lifecycle states and traceability.
• Build integrations and event-driven data flows between our software and the off-the-shelf tools it works alongside.
• Write technical designs for your projects and drive them through review.

Delivery & Operations

• Lead projects from scoping through delivery, breaking down work and keeping it moving.
• Carry out parts of migrations from off-the-shelf tools to in-house software, including data migration, parallel operation, and cutover.
• Build observability, auditability, and data-quality checks into what you ship, and help run it in production.
• Uphold engineering standards through code review, testing, and technical documentation.

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Mentor early-career engineers through pairing, code review, and design feedback.
• Work directly with engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing users to understand real workflows and ship software that fits them.
• Work with the teams that own today's engineering and business systems to design integrations that respect how those systems are run.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record shipping and operating production applications and services.
• Experience building user-facing web applications end to end - from data model and APIs to a modern front end (e.g., TypeScript, React).
• Solid experience with API design, relational data modeling, and reliably moving data between systems.
• Experience leading a project or feature area from design through delivery.
• Experience operating software in production, including monitoring, debugging, and incident response.
• Cloud fluency (e.g., AWS) and working knowledge of CI/CD and security fundamentals.
• Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Go, Python, TypeScript).
• Clear written communication, including technical design documents.
• U.S. Citizen or lawful permanent resident (U.S. Person) as required under ITAR.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with event-driven architectures and system-integration patterns.
• Experience building, extending, or integrating PLM, ERP, manufacturing execution (MES), requirements/ALM, or MBSE systems.
• Experience with versioned, auditable records and end-to-end traceability.
• Experience migrating users and data from an off-the-shelf system to in-house software.
• Strong product sense and experience working directly with engineering, manufacturing, or operations users.
• Experience with Go, infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform), and GitOps.
• Background in aerospace, defense, or another regulated, hardware-driven domain.

Compensation

• Denver, Colorado Base Salary: $155,000 - $215,000
• Long Beach, California Base Salary: $160,000 - $225,000
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.

Work Environment

• This role operates in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment supporting national security space operations, where adaptability and rapid decision-making are essential.
• Requires coordination across teams, including engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing.
• May require participation in an on-call and support rotation to keep our software reliable in production.
• Occasional travel to other company sites as needed.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
• Work Location: this role is hybrid/onsite at our facilities in Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA. #LI-Onsite
• Work environment is a standard office setting, working at a desk or on a production factory floor.
• Physical demands may include frequent standing, sitting, walking, bending, and lifting or carrying items up to 20 lbs.
• This position will be open until it is successfully filled.

Additional information

To 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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