Ground Station Software Engineer - Space Communications

Cowboy Space Corp.; San Carlos; On-site; ARS 219,610,000 - 258,989,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off

10 paid holidays per calendar year

Paid parental leave

Relocation assistance

Daily lunch in the office and snacks

Job summary

Cowboy Space Corp. in San Carlos, CA is seeking a Ground Station Software Engineer to own the software that forms the communications backbone between earth and space.

You will build and maintain Python and Go services delivering secure, reliable communications for space-ground links. You will design distributed systems, test hardware integrations, and develop tools to support testing, automation, and operational workflows, all while collaborating with hardware engineers in a fast-paced space

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience building production software systems.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python or Go.
• Experience working close to hardware, distributed systems, or real-time systems.
• Solid understanding of systems fundamentals (operating systems, networking, concurrency).
• Experience working in fast-paced, engineering-driven environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop distributed software systems for ground station network operations and core infrastructure services.
• Test and integrate software systems that run on both commercial and in-house developed hardware.
• Build simulation and testing frameworks to validate system behavior before deployment.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to integrate, test, and debug systems end-to-end.
• Write performant, reliable code for resource-constrained and mission-critical environments.
• Develop internal tools to support testing, automation, and operational workflows.
• Participate in system bring-up, integration, and launch preparation activities.
• Monitor and support on-orbit operations, including debugging and performance optimization.
• Contribute to system architecture decisions across software and hardware boundaries.
• Balance speed, reliability, and scalability in a fast-paced development environment.
• Investigate anomalies across hardware/software boundaries, perform root cause analysis, and drive fixes to closure.
• Mentor engineers on the team and review designs and code to raise overall software quality.
• Help drive the team toward a near-term on-orbit demonstration, making pragmatic scope and risk tradeoffs along the way.

Skills

Python

Go

Distributed systems

Real-time systems

Networking

Concurrency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Linux

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

Cowboy Space Corp. in San Carlos, CA is seeking a Ground Station Software Engineer to own the software that forms the communications backbone between earth and space.

You will build and maintain Python and Go services delivering secure, reliable communications for space-ground links. You will design distributed systems, test hardware integrations, and develop tools to support testing, automation, and operational workflows, all while collaborating with hardware engineers in a fast-paced space