Mission-Critical Ground Software Engineer — Top Secret

K2 Space Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Parental leave

Equity

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation in Torrance, CA is hiring a Software Engineer for the Ground Software team. You will build software used to assemble, test, and fly satellites and payloads, collaborating with Mission Operations and Flight Software to define the architecture and deliver capabilities.

You will work with Rust on the backend and TypeScript on the frontend, participate in design reviews, and support on‑call ground test activities and space operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline or 3+ years of professional software experience.
• Top Secret Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software to build, test, and operate satellites and payloads.
• Collaborate with Mission Operations and Engineers to scope software solutions.

Skills

Rust

TypeScript

Go

C++

Java

JavaScript

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or 3+ years software experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Vue

PostgreSQL

Job description

K2 Space Corporation in Torrance, CA is hiring a Software Engineer for the Ground Software team. You will build software used to assemble, test, and fly satellites and payloads, collaborating with Mission Operations and Flight Software to define the architecture and deliver capabilities.

You will work with Rust on the backend and TypeScript on the frontend, participate in design reviews, and support on‑call ground test activities and space operations.