Senior Aerospace Software Engineer – Backend-Leaning Full Stack
Location: Remote within the United States
Travel: Limited, approximately 0–10%
Employment: Full-time
Citizenship: Eligibility to obtain a U.S. government security clearance.
We are partnering with a growing aerospace software and engineering company to hire a Senior Aerospace Software Engineer. You will join a close-knit services team supporting mission-critical government and commercial space programs.
This is a developer-first role for someone who combines strong software fundamentals with practical space-domain experience. You will take ownership of an existing development workstream, become a trusted technical resource for the program, and contribute to internal products and future customer projects.
The work is expected to be approximately 70% backend and 30% frontend. The current environment includes Python, C/C++, Node.js, Angular, and React, but the team values engineering fundamentals and learning agility more than an exact technology match.
What You’ll Do
- Develop and maintain backend-heavy, full-stack aerospace applications.
- Take ownership of an existing program and grow into its development subject-matter expert.
- Build reliable software supporting space-mission, ground-system, and operational workflows.
- Contribute across design, development, testing, deployment, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
- Work with internal engineers, prime contractors, partner developers, and technical customers.
- Translate operational and customer requirements into effective software solutions.
- Support internal development and additional government or commercial programs.
- Balance multiple projects and adapt as priorities evolve within a small team.
What We’re Looking For
- Approximately five or more years of professional software-development experience.
- Strong software-engineering fundamentals and experience delivering production-quality applications.
- Backend development strength with some frontend capability.
- Professional experience with Python and one or more additional languages.
- Experience working across APIs, databases, cloud-hosted applications, or distributed systems.
- Practical experience within the space or satellite industry.
- Familiarity with space-mission, spacecraft-operations, ground-system, simulation, TT&C, or flight-dynamics workflows.
- Ability to independently learn an existing system and assume meaningful technical ownership.
- Strong communication skills and comfort collaborating with external engineering teams and customers.
- Willingness to wear multiple hats and work beyond a narrowly defined job description.
Particularly Relevant Experience
- Angular or React
- AWS or comparable cloud platforms
- Docker and Kubernetes
- CI/CD and DevOps workflows
- Ground-segment or mission-operations software
- Telemetry, commanding, scheduling, simulation, or mission-planning applications
- Startup, consultancy, or small-team experience
- Active Secret or Top Secret clearance
Why Consider It?
- Fully remote within the United States
- 25 person might team
- High ownership and visibility within a small engineering team
- Opportunity to become the development SME for an active space program
- Exposure to multiple government and commercial missions
- Backend-heavy work with room to expand across the full stack
- Minimal travel
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- $2,400 annual employer HSA contribution
- 401(k) with company matching
- $100 monthly internet and phone reimbursement
Candidates near Huntsville, Alabama, are especially encouraged to apply due to potential future program needs, but the search is open across the United States.