Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise Applications
Vast · Long Beach, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago · $135,000 - $192,500
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 100 days Vast's roles stay open a median of 103 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 35% of Vast's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Vast
- high 202 stale, 5 reposted of 202 open
- Hiring momentum
- 67 roles opened in the last 90 days ↓ down vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-11-14
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Vast's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Vast.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer for Enterprise Applications at Vast, you will design and implement web and backend applications that support the development of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. You will collaborate with a team to create complex, data-intensive software solutions, rapidly iterate on tooling, and adopt scalable software practices. This role offers mentorship from experienced engineers in aerospace and tech, contributing to innovative projects in the space industry.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Vast as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, math, an engineering discipline, or equivalent work experience
- 6+ years of software development or relevant industry experience
- Experience building, shipping, and supporting complex, data-intensive full-stack software applications
Nice to have
- Experience working on ambiguous problems
- Experience working with multiple programming languages
- Experience with API Design
- Experience with one or more of the following platforms and frameworks: React, Vue, or similar; GraphQL; Nodejs; OAuth; Terraform; FastAPI; PostgresSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server
What you get
- Company equity
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
- Generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
Worth weighing
- No specific technologies or frameworks are mandated, which may lead to ambiguity in the tech stack
- The role involves working on complex and potentially ambiguous problems, which may require strong problem-solving skills
- The job requires compliance with U.S. export control regulations, which may limit the pool of eligible candidates
Summarised from Vast's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Vast on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-11-14. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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