Python Eng and DevOps Expert for Aerospace Firm- Onsite in Boulder

Python Platform DeveloperLocation: Central Boulder, CO | Workplace: 100% OnsiteSalary: $125,000 – $145,000

Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.
Build cloud infrastructure and software systems that power real-world aerospaceoperations—and help drive operational excellence for a highly profitable, self-funded 40-personsoftware and engineering firm with an open culture, meaningful middleware challenges, and anelite team of peers.
Our client is a privately held technology firm specializing in critical simulation, tracking, and datasystems for satellite flight operations. They offer financial stability, an environment free ofcorporate bureaucracy, and the unique chance to sit at the intersection of complex physicsapplications and large-scale cloud automation.
They are looking for a Mid-Level Platform Software Engineer with a clear systems mindset whothrives at the crossroads of backend infrastructure and software deployment—whereobservability, reliability, and automated orchestration are paramount.
The Opportunity
You will play a central role in defining how mission-critical aerospace software is built, delivered,and monitored. This is a practical, hands-on engineering position where you will architectautomated CI/CD pipelines, optimize distributed cloud environments, and establish yourself asan infrastructure and backend automation expert within the department.
Your initiative will matter deeply here. Our client values developers who can cross domains, diveinto fragile legacy code to make it durable, and introduce modern automation practices. You willalso participate in a shared, highly balanced team standby rotation to support platform reliabilityand operational commitments during real-time mission workflows.
What You’ll Do
 Design, build, and optimize enterprise-grade backend applications, services, andRESTful APIs with an emphasis on performance and reliability. Leverage AWS CDK and Infrastructure-as-Code principles to build repeatable, version-controlled, and auditable cloud infrastructure deployments. Design and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deploymentworkflows across development and live production systems. Embed observability, metrics, and alerting systems into the core platform to driveautomated recovery and operational excellence. Actively collaborate across specialized engineering teams to translate complex datastreaming requirements into highly scalable cloud solutions. Participate in thorough code reviews to uphold code quality, security controls, andengineering best practices. Join a rotating, shared team standby schedule to maintain platform health and supportreal-time aerospace data flows, with any active troubleshooting hours counted directlytoward your standard work week.
What You Bring
 Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering,or a highly technical systems field. Years of Experience: 3–6 years of hands-on software development depth, showing clearprogression into cloud orchestration and process automation. The Coding Profile: Strong proficiency in backend development, specifically with Python,shell scripting, or systems languages like Rust/C++. Cloud Infrastructure Depth: Solid experience managing production workloads acrosscore AWS services (such as Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, or containerservices). DevOps Mindset: Proven experience utilizing Infrastructure-as-Code tools (AWS CDK orCloudFormation) alongside containerized environments (Docker) and Git workflows. Pragmatic Drive: Exceptional accountability, self-motivation, and the communicationskills required to gather technical requirements across diverse engineering squads.
What Is Offered
 Competitive base salary of $125,000 – $145,000 per year. Comprehensive standby program where any active troubleshooting hours spent overweekends or holidays balance directly back into your standard 40-hour week. A consistent, stable 40-hour standard work week with direct access to technical foundersand leadership. Generous paid leave: 3 weeks of standard open PTO plus 10 paid government holidays(5 weeks total leave). Complete medical, dental, and vision insurance packages. 401(k) retirement plan with a 3% company match. xzbcwsv  Clear path to grow technically, with encouragement to present new ideas and drivearchitecture updates.