Software Engineer - Mission Dev

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy custom applications, scripts, and extensions to meet specific customer requirements and unlock new capabilities, biasing towards action and rapid prototyping.
• Design and implement resilient data pipelines and integration workflows to connect diverse customer data systems with Nominal’s offerings, often in complex and novel environments.
• Work closely with our Sales and Mission Ops teams to ensure seamless customer handoffs, provide deep technical expertise during pre-sales conversations, and scope customer engagements effectively.
• Gather customer feedback and insights from the frontline to inform product development, influence Nominal's technology roadmap, and improve our offerings.
• Help grow the team by sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding new engineers.

Requirements

• Experience designing, building, and shipping software in potentially ambiguous or fast-changing environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with a proactive, "get things done" attitude.
• A customer-centric mindset and a genuine passion for solving real-world problems with technology.
• Excitement to be a foundational member of the early team building software tools to amplify the capabilities of remarkable hardware engineering teams.
• Ability and interest to travel up to 25–50% to spend time with end-users on-site (e.g., rocket test stands, spacecraft clean rooms, automated manufacturing facilities).

Nice-to-haves

• Solution-oriented: Experience collaborating with customers to solve complex problems in dynamic, evolving environments.
• Adaptability: Previous experience in startup or entrepreneurial environments, where agility, problem-solving, and end-to-end ownership are essential.
• [Bonus] Security clearance: Active Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain and maintain one.

Compensation

• The base pay range for this role is $130,000 – $230,000 per year.