Satellite Mission Software Engineer | Equity & Flexible PTO

Astranis Space Technologies Corp.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity / stock options

401(k) retirement planning

Healthcare (subsidized)

Flexible PTO

On-site catered meals

Job summary

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. is seeking a Software Engineer on the Mission Applications team to design, build, and run mission-critical software for satellites and ground networks.

You will own features end to end, from backend architecture to operator interfaces, and collaborate with engineers across payloads, networks, and flight operations. You will work on pre-sales tools, telemetry monitoring, and automated payload testing, delivering resilient workflows for space missions and mission

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of professional software engineering.
• End-to-end ownership from concept to production.
• Strong Python proficiency.
• Experience with FastAPI, Flask, or gRPC.
• Relational DB design, PostgreSQL data modeling.
• Frontend familiarity with TypeScript/JavaScript/React for internal tools.
• APIs and event-driven architecture design.
• Production operations with Linux and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and lifecycle of software for satellite commanding and fleet management.
• Build services coordinating network operations, payload ops, and testing.
• Develop forecasting tools for satellite and network performance.
• Own features end-to-end, from backend to operator interfaces.
• Deliver resilient workflows for space and ground operations.
• Create web tools for commanding consoles and telemetry visualization.
• Automate testing, rehearsals, on-orbit operations, and anomaly investigation.
• Collaborate with payload, network, and flight-ops to define requirements.

Skills

Python

Backend development

TypeScript

JavaScript

React

API design

Distributed systems

Linux

Docker

PostgreSQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

FastAPI

Flask

gRPC

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Astranis Space Technologies Corp. is seeking a Software Engineer on the Mission Applications team to design, build, and run mission-critical software for satellites and ground networks.

You will own features end to end, from backend architecture to operator interfaces, and collaborate with engineers across payloads, networks, and flight operations. You will work on pre-sales tools, telemetry monitoring, and automated payload testing, delivering resilient workflows for space missions and mission