Senior Platform Architect for Government Systems

Muon Space, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 228,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Health, dental & vision insurance

4 weeks paid vacation

12 holidays

Unlimited sick time

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead architecture and build foundational libraries and services for our core platforms. You will influence multi-month epics and ship customer-facing features in regulated, classified environments.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive reliable, scalable solutions from design to deployment across government programs.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent industry experience.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience in production environments using Python, C++, or Rust.
• Strong depth in distributed systems, backend services, or platform development.
• Experience building and operating mission-critical services with uptime and performance requirements.
• Knowledge of cloud-native infra (containers, orchestration, observability).
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading large technical initiatives.
• Active US security clearance; TS/SCI preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve high-performance, scalable systems in regulated environments.
• Deploy and maintain software platforms in classified environments with security/compliance requirements.
• Own architectural decisions shaping long-term direction of core systems.

Skills

Python

C++

Rust

Distributed systems

Cloud-native infra

Mentoring engineers

US security clearance

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Muon Space is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead architecture and build foundational libraries and services for our core platforms. You will influence multi-month epics and ship customer-facing features in regulated, classified environments.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive reliable, scalable solutions from design to deployment across government programs.