Senior Ground Software Engineer: Space Mission Backend

Lunar Outpost; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

PTO: 3 weeks

401(k) with 4% match

11 company holidays

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Lunar Outpost seeks a Senior Ground Software Engineer to build cloud-native command and control software for lunar rover missions. You will ship production-grade code to AWS, design data layers and telemetry pipelines, and support mission control interfaces, all within a full-stack role with backend emphasis.

Ideal candidates bring strong Node.js and C++ skills, 5+ years of software development, and hands-on experience with cloud, containers, and space-ground systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Production experience shipping code to cloud environments (AWS preferred).
• Strong Node.js and C++ development skills.
• Experience with SQL databases and object storage.
• API design for production systems.
• Containerization and orchestration experience.
• Ground software experience in space programs or aerospace systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend features for Stargate C2 platform supporting lunar rover operations.
• Implement real-time data pipelines handling spacecraft telemetry streams using CCSDS protocols.
• Ship production code to AWS environments using IaC (CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK).
• Develop and deploy containerized microservices within Docker and Kubernetes ecosystems.
• Write high-performance backend services in Node.js and C++ for telemetry processing.
• Contribute to React-based mission control interfaces when frontend work is required.
• Develop and release safety-critical software following rigorous verification standards.

Skills

Strong programming in Node.js and C++

Real-time data processing

Cloud-native development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Math

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL (MySQL/PostgreSQL)

S3/Minio storage

CCSDS protocols familiarity

Job description

Lunar Outpost seeks a Senior Ground Software Engineer to build cloud-native command and control software for lunar rover missions. You will ship production-grade code to AWS, design data layers and telemetry pipelines, and support mission control interfaces, all within a full-stack role with backend emphasis.

Ideal candidates bring strong Node.js and C++ skills, 5+ years of software development, and hands-on experience with cloud, containers, and space-ground systems.