Senior Software Architect: Ground Segment & Edge Cloud

InvestedintheMission; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Meridian Space UK Limited is seeking a Principal Software Architect to own the software architecture and full-stack development for the Meridian Ground Segment. You will bridge cloud-native infrastructure with high-performance edge environments to deliver a robust terrestrial backbone.

You will lead design reviews, mentor engineers, and collaborate with customers to shape requirements for secure, resilient, and sovereign connectivity across global ground networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional software engineering experience, spanning cloud architectures, distributed systems, and edge environments.
• Strong proficiency in a mix of modern programming languages including C/C++, Golang, Python, Java, or Rust.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and maintaining full-stack software solutions for the Meridian Ground Segment, bridging distributed cloud environments with edge networking products.
• Architecting scalable software frameworks for the entire ground network, including radio access processing nodes, core control planes, and network orchestration functions.
• Driving transition of network applications into scalable, cloud-native microservices with container orchestration and service mesh.
• Overseeing software design and integration of virtualized and containerized environments with high-performance data plane tech to ensure near line-rate processing.
• Leading software design reviews and mentoring engineering teams to deliver telecom-grade platforms.
• Interfacing with customers and partners to shape technical requirements and drive ground network features.

Skills

C/C++

Golang

Python

Java

Rust

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software/EE

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

Ansible

Terraform

NetConf

YANG

Job description

Meridian Space UK Limited is seeking a Principal Software Architect to own the software architecture and full-stack development for the Meridian Ground Segment. You will bridge cloud-native infrastructure with high-performance edge environments to deliver a robust terrestrial backbone.

You will lead design reviews, mentor engineers, and collaborate with customers to shape requirements for secure, resilient, and sovereign connectivity across global ground networks.