Ground Software Engineer

Alumni Founders

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Paid Time Off

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Life Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Alumni Founders is seeking engineers to design and implement software for the build, test, and operation of satellites and payloads. You will collaborate with mission operators and flight software teams to define mission architecture and ensure smooth spacecraft operations on-call.

Ideal candidates have a STEM degree or 3+ years in software engineering, and familiarity with satellite systems, Rust/TypeScript/Vue, and modern cloud-native tech.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline or 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Candidates should be U.S. Persons as defined by ITAR regulations.

Responsibilities

Design and implement software for the build, test, and operation of satellites and customer payloads.
Collaborate with mission operators and flight software teams to define mission architecture.
Provide on-call support for spacecraft operations.

Skills

Astrodynamics

Satellite Command and Control

Mission Automation

Rust

TypeScript

Vue

WebSockets

TCP/IP

UDP

NATS

Pulsar

HTTP APIs

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM disciplines

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

gRPC

HTTP APIs

PostgreSQL

WebSockets

TCP/IP

UDP

NATS

Pulsar

Job description

Design and implement software for the build, test, and operation of satellites and customer payloads. Collaborate with mission operators and flight software teams to define mission architecture and provide on-call support for spacecraft operations.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline or 3+ years of professional software engineering experience. Candidates should be U.S. Persons as defined by ITAR regulations.

Key Skills