Full Stack Engineer II at Inversion
Playa Vista, CA
$101,000–$160,000from the description
Jul 10, 2026
Playa Vista, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level full-stack engineering role focused on building and maintaining internal web applications that support engineering workflows at a spacecraft reentry startup. Day-to-day work spans frontend interfaces in TypeScript/React, backend services and APIs in Python, Node.js, or Go, and integrations with dashboards, data review tools, and AI-enabled workflows. Suits engineers comfortable owning loosely defined problems in a small, fast-moving team.
Mid level · 2+ years · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2,750 people in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 2,050–3,600
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $164,459 (middle half $130,334–$195,752). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The title 'Full Stack Engineer II' explicitly signals a Mid-level role, and the 2–5 year experience requirement aligns with that band.
TypeScript/JavaScript are listed as interchangeable in the posting ('TypeScript/Javascript'); React is called out separately as a named framework and is treated as a distinct required skill.
Python, Node.js, and Go are presented as interchangeable backend options ('such as Python, Node.js, or Go'); Python is used as the primary with the others as alternatives.
Linux and CI/CD are listed under Required Qualifications but framed with 'familiarity with' — however, they appear in the hard-requirements section and are treated as gates accordingly.
Docker, Kubernetes, and databases appear under Desired Qualifications and are explicitly framed with 'familiarity with', marking them as preferred.
ITAR compliance is required (US persons only), but no formal security clearance is gated — the posting does not require candidates to hold or obtain a clearance.
The role is fully on-site at Playa Vista, CA headquarters; no remote option is offered.
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