Lead Space Software Engineer, Mission-Critical Systems

K2 Space Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Job summary

A leading space technology firm in Los Angeles is hiring a Principal Application Software Engineer to design mission-critical software connecting engineering and operations. You will improve efficiency and support ambitious missions through innovative software development. The ideal candidate has significant experience in full-stack development, AWS, and CI/CD tools. This role offers a competitive salary of $190,000 - $230,000 along with equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, mathematics, or a STEM discipline or 15+ years of professional experience.
• 10+ years of experience in full stack development, platform engineering, or API development.
• 5+ years of experience with AWS (or Azure, GCP).
• 5+ years of experience with CI/CD such as GH Actions, Jenkins, Gitlab CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable software solutions used across K2 Space.
• Create and evolve applications improving spacecraft operations.
• Lead software architecture design and coding standards.

Skills

Full stack development

Platform engineering

API development

AWS

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

C#

PostgreSQL

REST API

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

Gitlab CI/CD

Job description

A leading space technology firm in Los Angeles is hiring a Principal Application Software Engineer to design mission-critical software connecting engineering and operations. You will improve efficiency and support ambitious missions through innovative software development. The ideal candidate has significant experience in full-stack development, AWS, and CI/CD tools. This role offers a competitive salary of $190,000 - $230,000 along with equity and benefits.