Senior Software Engineer, Ground Software

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Build a cloud-based Mission Planning and Control System using tools such as Docker and FastAPI.
• Help design cloud architecture, choose technologies, organize systems, and assess build-versus-buy decisions.
• Manage application deployment infrastructure using Kubernetes, Helm, and AWS Lambda.
• Build spacecraft-to-cloud data integration to process and archive command history and telemetry using Kafka, InfluxDB, and Grafana.
• Build APIs and tools integrating cloud systems with remote antenna ground-station networks.
• Architect systems for low latency and fault tolerance.
• Deploy infrastructure and tools to workstations, on-premises data centers, and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience in a team environment.
• Strong Python programming experience for web development.
• Cloud-native software development experience using containers with at least one major cloud provider: AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Candidates should be excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new opportunities each week.

Nice-to-have skills

• AWS/GovCloud ecosystem experience.
• Experience managing CI/CD in cloud-based development, staging, and production environments.
• Interest in simple architectures and clean APIs.
• Strong Linux fundamentals and comfort with Linux development and deployment.
• IT and information security knowledge, including authentication and encryption.
• Experience deploying continuously evolving data services to customers.

Salary and benefits

• Salary range is $213,000–$237,000, plus an equity grant; final compensation depends on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.
• Full-time employees receive equity and benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k), disability and life insurance, paid vacation, holidays, sick time, and parental leave.

About Muon Space

Export control

• The role requires access to export-controlled information; applicants must meet applicable U.S. government export-control eligibility requirements.