Staff Software Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>About Urban Sky:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Urban Sky is a venture-backed aerospace startup that pioneers utilization of the stratosphere and reimagines the way humans view and analyze the earth. We design, build, operate, and sell stratospheric balloon systems, and the data we collect supports a wide range of applications, from real-time wildfire monitoring to urban mapping. Our technology is also employed by government customers including the Department of Defense (DoD), NASA, and others. Urban Sky sends flight vehicles to the stratosphere on a weekly basis.&nbsp;</p> <p>Our team consists of engineers, makers, developers, and doers who believe in the power of human potential when passion meets utility within a small, supportive team. At Urban Sky we strive to create a team culture grounded in candor, inclusion, respect and empowerment.&nbsp;</p> <p>We aim to build the next chapter of stratospheric history in Denver and are seeking self-starting, open-minded, and hard-working team members.&nbsp;</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">About The Role:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <ul> <li>We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer who wants real ownership in a fast-moving environment.&nbsp;</li> <li>You'll help design, build, deploy, and operate the software that runs Urban Sky's manufacturing operation—a full-stack MRP system that tracks inventory, work orders, bills of materials, quality holds, and serialized parts from receiving through final integration. It's the operational backbone of how we actually build balloons. Because the company is growing quickly, the scope of the role will evolve over time, and you'll have meaningful influence over what we build next and how we build it.&nbsp;</li> <li>You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with the people using the software every day—manufacturing technicians, logistics coordinators, quality inspectors, and finance. There's no product manager between you and them. You'll learn how parts flow through the building, what makes a quarantine workflow painful at 3pm on a Friday, and how a missed traceability record turns into a compliance problem. Translating messy physical processes into clean software is most of the job.&nbsp;</li> <li>The interfaces you build are for operators, not consumers. A shop-floor tech holding a tablet, scanning a barcode, working through a multi-step assembly procedure—that's your user. Touch targets, scanner integration, and drag-and-drop work instructions matter more than landing-page polish.&nbsp;</li> <li>We operate in an aerospace-regulated environment (AS9100). Every mu