Software Engineer Backend Intern (Summer 2027)
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- As a Software Engineer Intern on the Platform team, you’ll design and build services that autonomously control satellites, monitor telemetry for anomalies, and provide real-time situational awareness to keep our fleet safe and online. You’ll also be building the core components and services that power the rest of our software organization, enabling every team to move faster and more reliably
- You will be shaping the foundation of software that has to work flawlessly – because our satellites depend on it
- This role will contribute to both our commercial and US government programs
- Internships at Astranis typically last for twelve weeks, and are hourly roles designed for students who are currently enrolled at a four-year university. If you have already graduated from a four-year university, please apply to be an Associate Engineer
- Design and build high-performance, reliable, mission-critical software that is used to send commands to space
- Take full ownership of features, working across backend and infrastructure
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements, architectures, and designs
Benefits
- An equity stake in the company
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Unlimited vacation days
- Healthy, delicious, free lunch catered in every day
- Complementary OneMedical membership
- Great office chairs, stand-up desks, and a machine shop
- Reimbursement to spend on commuting from outside SF
- Generous, fully-paid parental leave
- Experience and understanding of pub/sub and streaming systems (RabbitMQ, Flink, etc)
- Strong proficiency in Python
- Currently pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent degree
- Experience and understanding of databases (Postgres, etc)
- Experience building fleet management systems
- Experience with Kubernetes