Application Software Engineer (C#/ Python), Data

United States Digital Space LLC; Starbase (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC, located in Starbase, Texas, is seeking an Application Software Engineer who will play a crucial role in developing mission critical applications that support rocket launches and starlink services. Successful applicants will have strong programming skills, ideally in Python or C#, and possess experience with data analysis and machine learning.

This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to humanity's exploration of space. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, or lawful permanent residents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or 2+ years of relevant professional experience.
• 1+ years of experience in full stack development, software engineering, data engineering, or data science.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable and scalable data analysis libraries and systems.
• Create new applications that improve business operations.
• Collaborate on architecture, design, and code reviews.
• Build prototypes to prove key design concepts.
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development.

Skills

Python

C#

Data Analysis

Machine Learning

Version Control

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or scientific discipline

Tools

PostgreSQL

Grafana

Jupyter Notebooks

Microsoft .NET

OpenCV

Job description

The company was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today the company is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

APPLICATION SOFTWARE ENGINEER (C# / PYTHON), DATA

The application software team is the central nervous system of the company – we create mission critical applications that are used throughout the company to accelerate launch vehicle production and flights as well as systems that allow Starlink to grow into a worldwide fast, reliable internet service.

We are looking for engineers who treat fellow teammates with fairness, respect, and support.

Our team is creating systems to analyze data from events like rocket launches or factory production workloads to always‑on telemetry from the Starlink satellite constellation with point‑in‑time analysis, historical analysis and machine learning. We work closely with engineers throughout the company to create and update our systems with respect to crewed launches, Starship flights, changes to the Starlink network and much more.

Aerospace experience is not required to be successful here - rather we look for smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who love solving problems and want to make an impact on a super inspiring mission. You will have full ownership of challenging problems, working with a team of enthusiastic engineers to design and produce solutions that enable the company to move towards our goals at a rapid pace. The success of the missions at the company depends on the software that you and your team produce.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop highly reliable and scalable data analysis libraries, systems, and data pipelines, to empower engineers across the company
• Create new applications that improve how the business at the company operates
• Collaborate with peers on architecture, design, and code reviews
• Build prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints
• Own all aspects of software engineering and product development
• Deep dive into engineering problems and involve in corporation/coordination with domain experts

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, engineering, math, physics, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
• 1+ years of experience in full stack development, software engineering, data engineering, or data science

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Programming experience in Python, C#, or similar languages
• Experience working with data analysis libraries such as Python Pandas
• Experience with machine learning libraries like SciPy and PyTorch
• Experience with data exploration tools like Grafana, Jupyter Notebooks, Metabase, PowerBI or similar
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Experience building web API’s and applications using Microsoft .NET
• Experience applying computer vision libraries such as OpenCV and Ultralytics to real‑world problems
• Good understanding of version control, testing, continuous integration, build, deployment and monitoring
• Some front‑end experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript framework
• Good understanding of statistics, machine learning algorithms and frameworks

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Willing to work extended hours and weekends when needed
• Willing to travel when needed

ITAR REQUIREMENTS

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

the company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with the company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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