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Space Jobs for Software Engineers in Washington

293 open roles for software engineers at 11 space companies name a site in Washington, most of them in Redmond and Kent; typical pay runs $162k–$277k/yr. Listed straight from each employer's careers site, checked every hour.

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Space companies hiring software engineers in Washington

EmployerOpen roles hereMedian posted pay
Amazon Leo100$169k/yr
Blue Origin80$198k/yr
SpaceX79$163k/yr
Stoke Space8$214k/yr
BlackSky6$161k/yr
Cowboy Space6$158k/yr
K2 Space6$178k/yr
Starfish Space3$140k/yr
Viasat3$181k/yr
Kymeta1too few figures
Portal Space Systems1too few figures

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Updated 31 Oct 2026, 08:02 UTC

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Which space companies hire software engineers in Washington?

Today, Amazon Leo (100 roles), Blue Origin (80 roles), SpaceX (79 roles), Stoke Space (8 roles), BlackSky (6 roles), Cowboy Space (6 roles), and 5 more. The table above lists every employer with a role open in Washington.

Where in Washington are the roles for software engineers?

Most are in Redmond (169), Kent (13), Seattle (13), Bellevue (10), as the postings name their sites. A role that names several sites counts at each.

How much do space roles for software engineers in Washington pay?

The roles here that state pay post a median $169k/yr, with typical pay from $162k–$277k/yr; 88.9% of Washington's postings state their pay at all, which our research on where space jobs are compares state by state. Washington's law has required employers with 15 or more employees to state a pay range in job postings since 1 Jan 2023 (each state's law beside its postings). For reference, software developers working in Washington, in any industry, earn a median $167k/yr (BLS, May 2025, the public record).

Do roles for software engineers in Washington require US citizenship?

Of the 1,771 space postings in Washington whose text we read, 96.7% are limited to US citizens or US persons and 3.6% name a security clearance, by our research on who can apply, which compares every state. Each posting states its own rule, often citing export control under ITAR or the EAR.

How is this list made?

We read each employer's own job board every hour. A role is listed here when it is a US role and its own location line names a place in Washington, by the same reading as our research on where space jobs are, and its title names the profession by the same rule as the page for software engineers; remote roles that name no state are on the remote jobs page.