Software Engineering Residency Program

Software Engineering Residency Program

Program Duration: January 11 through March 31 2027 (11.5 weeks). Residents work 40 hours per week MondayFriday 8:00 AM 4:30 PM with a 30-minute lunch.

Position Type: Temporary Non-Exempt Hourly

Conversion to Full-Time: This is the heart of the program: residents who successfully complete the residency may be eligible to join Bluestaq full-time as anAssociate Software Engineer. Full-time offers are contingent on performance and business need.

Position Description
Ready to launch your software career The Bluestaq Software Engineering Residency Program is an 11.5-week paid cohort-based program built around one goal: turning promising early-career developers into full-time Bluestaq Associate Software Engineers. This isnt a coffee-run internship. From week one youll work real backlog items on the systems our U.S. Space Force customers use every day guided by a dedicated engineer-mentor and youll close out the program by presenting your capstone work directly to Bluestaq engineering leadership.

Who Were Looking For
Were offering the residency to early-career software talent ready to commit to a full-time engineering role including: final-year undergraduate and masters students (graduating by January 2027) recent graduates in Computer Science Mathematics Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Aerospace Engineering Electrical Engineering or related fields. If youre excited about learning fast collaborating and shipping real-world solutions we want you on our team.

What Youll Do
At Bluestaq our residents arent confined to one technology stack. Youll explore multiple technologies while contributing to impactful projects. Expect to work with languages and tools like Java Python Angular Groovy REST Services GIT PostgreSQL Mongo Athena NiFi Quarkus and cloud platforms like Google Cloud MS Azure and AWS.

This isnt just about coding were all about growing your skills. Youll pair with experienced engineers learn data storage solutions front-end and back-end technologies and cloud-based infrastructure with structured milestones along the way: an onboarding week covering our tooling and secure development practices a midpoint demo and a capstone presentation. We offer the perfect balance of guidance and independence allowing you to learn while making a real impact.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• You have software development experience through coursework personal projects bootcamp work or prior internships.
• You have experience with software development and scripting languages.
• Youre familiar with front-end/back-end technologies data storage solutions and cloud platforms like AWS Google Cloud or MS Azure.
• Youre capable of working in a team-centric environment.
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Youre passionate about big data technologies and excited to work with cloud infrastructures.
• You have ability to obtain a security clearance.
• Youre available to work full-time on-site for the full program (January 11 March 31 2027).

Benefits:This position is not eligible for employment benefits such as 401k Medical Dental or Vision Insurance. This position is eligible for sick pay as per the Colorado Healthy Families & Workplaces Act (HFWA).

Clearance Requirement: This position may require an active TS/SCI Clearance. Current clearance holders are strongly encouraged to apply. If you dont currently hold one Bluestaq will sponsor eligible candidates through the clearance process based on program needs.

Relocation:Relocation assistance is available for full-time positions.

About Bluestaq
At Bluestaq we build secure data platforms that matter for space missions national defense healthcare systems and commercial innovation. Founded in 2018 weve become a leader in enterprise software and secure data management by staying focused on what counts: modern architecture operational excellence and mission impact.

Were engineers problem-solvers and builders who take the mission seriously but not ourselves. We automate the repeatable question the status quo and design systems that are as reliable as they are scalable. Whether were supporting space defense systems or healthcare advancements we build with the same principles: cloud-native solutions security by design and relentless simplicity.

What We Offer:
For full-time positions

• 100% employer-paid health dental and vision for you and your dependents
• 10% total 401(k) contribution from day one no vesting period Bluestaq contributes 4% automatically and matches 100% of the next 6%
• Every role is eligible for an annual performance bonus
• $200000 employer-paid life insurance plus short- and long-term disability coverage
• $5000 annual professional development budget per employee
• 20 days PTO plus 8 paid holidays
• Pet insurance onsite gym and flexible schedule

Bluestaq is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis age 40 and over color disability gender identity genetic information military or veteran status national origin race religion sex sexual orientation or any other status protected by state or local law.

Bluestaq will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities and employees whose work requirements interfere with a religious belief unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to Bluestaq or a direct threat. Employees needing such accommodation are instructed to contact Human Resources immediately at .

Applications will be accepted for 60 days beyond the posting date or until the position is filled whichever comes first.