Satellite Ground Software Engineer: Telemetry & Ops

Front Door Defense; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare

PTO + Holidays

401(k) matching

Parental leave

Lunch & snacks

Playa Vista office

Job summary

Apex Technology, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Ground Software Engineer to design and maintain end-to-end ground software for satellite communication and telemetry.

You will own the software lifecycle, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help automate operations across ground systems. The role requires 3+ years in ground software, proficiency in Go/TypeScript/Python/Rust, and experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and gRPC on Linux.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of total ground software experience.
• Bachelor's degree in CS, EE or equivalent.
• Proficiency in Go, TypeScript, Python, and Rust; Linux knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement ground software for satellite communication, control, and telemetry.
• Support commissioning of spacecraft during launch and early operations.
• Own ground software solutions through full lifecycle from design to deployment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to baseline product requirements and roadmaps.
• Integrate third-party tools and custom software to automate satellite operations, tracking, data processing.
• Monitor and improve system scalability, redundancy, and failover strategies.

Skills

Go

TypeScript

Python

Rust

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS, EE or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

gRPC

Job description

Apex Technology, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Ground Software Engineer to design and maintain end-to-end ground software for satellite communication and telemetry.

You will own the software lifecycle, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help automate operations across ground systems. The role requires 3+ years in ground software, proficiency in Go/TypeScript/Python/Rust, and experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and gRPC on Linux.