Backend Engineer: Space Mission Data & APIs

Cerebras; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Equity

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Parental Leave

Relocation Assistance

Lunch Provided

Social Events

Job summary

Cerebras is seeking a backend engineer in San Francisco to build and operate features across backend services for space infrastructure data, and to design APIs that connect tools and data across teams. You will partner with program management, satellite engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to translate mission designs into reliable software.

You will apply a product mindset to reduce complexity for multi-team users.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency in Python for backend engineering.
• Practical experience using Docker for containerization and deployment in scalable environments.
• Experience in backend architecture, encompassing API design and robust database interactions.
• Hands-on experience building, operating, or integrating technologies for space missions and a passion for making complex multi-team technical endeavors more efficient and standardized.
• Ability to dissect intricate business and technical processes, mapping end-to-end—highlighting friction points and opportunities for unique solutions.
• Excellent teamwork, clear communication of complex ideas, and collaboration across engineering, operations, and business functions.
• Proactive problem solver who responsibly owns features from design to production operations.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Build, and operate features across backend services that collect, manage, and surface critical infrastructure data for the full Loft mission lifecycle.
• Design and implement APIs and integrations that connect tooling and data across teams and systems.
• Partner with program management, satellite engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to analyze and understand mission design, program, and business processes—and translate them into intuitive, reliable software.
• Apply a product mindset across the stack: seek user feedback, identify friction in both backend workflows and UI/UX, and deliver solutions that meaningfully reduce complexity for the people and teams building and operating space infrastructure.

Skills

Python

Docker

API design

Space missions experience

End-to-end processes

Team collaboration

Proactive problem solving

English fluency

Tools

Django

GraphQL

GCP

AWS

Kubernetes

PyTest

Jest

React Testing Library

Playwright

Cypress

Job description

Cerebras is seeking a backend engineer in San Francisco to build and operate features across backend services for space infrastructure data, and to design APIs that connect tools and data across teams. You will partner with program management, satellite engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to translate mission designs into reliable software.

You will apply a product mindset to reduce complexity for multi-team users.