Software Engineer (Mission Applications)

• As a Software Engineer on the Mission Applications team, you will design, build, and administrate the mission-critical software used to command, monitor, and coordinate our satellites and ground networks
• Your work spans the entire lifecycle, including pre-sales tools to forecast satellite and network performance, satellite commanding, telemetry monitoring, payload operations, payload testing, and network service coordination
• You will tackle soup to nuts engineering problems, taking features from operational concepts through backend services and out to operators in mission control
• This role contributes to both commercial and US Government programs
• Lead the design, implementation, and lifecycle of software used for satellite commanding, health monitoring, and fleet management
• Build services and tools that coordinate network operations, payload operations, and automated payload testing
• Develop analytical and forecasting tools to evaluate satellite and network performance in support of pre-sales and capacity planning
• Own features end to end, from backend architecture and database modeling to operator-facing interfaces and automation scripts
• Deliver resilient, high-consequence software workflows that send commands directly to space vehicles and ground stations
• Build and maintain web-based operator tools for commanding consoles, telemetry visualization, execution tracking, and procedure orchestration
• Automate operational workflows across spacecraft testing, mission rehearsals, on-orbit operations, and anomaly investigation
• Partner directly with payload engineers, network engineers, system architects, and flight operators to define operational requirements and software architecture

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

• Strong proficiency in Python or similar backend languages
• Working familiarity with modern web technologies (TypeScript, JavaScript, React) to build functional, dependable internal tools and operator dashboards
• Experience deploying and operating services in production environments using Linux and Docker
• Demonstrated track record of end to end ownership, taking complex technical problems from initial conception to production operations
• Comfort reasoning about complex distributed state and operational workflows
• Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization, and data modeling
• Experience designing reliable APIs and event-driven architectures
• Experience building and maintaining backend services using frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or gRPC
• Strong initiative and autonomy in navigating ambiguous operational problems
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems
• Experience using and developing observability tools across the full stack
• Experience in aerospace, satellite operations, or industrial automation
• Experience deploying and managing workloads across Kubernetes, multi-cloud environments, and on-prem infrastructure
• Experience with real-time telemetry processing, time-series data, or distributed pub/sub systems
• Familiarity with mission operations or automated testing frameworks
• Experience building software under strict reliability or high-consequence execution constraints