Senior Software Engineer – Ground Systems for Space

EVONA; Colorado; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

EVONA in Westminster, Colorado is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its growing space technology team. The role focuses on designing and maintaining mission‑critical ground software for spacecraft command, telemetry, and operations using Python, C++, and other languages in a Linux environment.

You will work with cross‑functional engineering teams to deliver real‑time telemetry processing, data management, and visualization, while driving reliability through automation, testing, and

Qualifications

• Experience in production-quality software development.
• Strong knowledge of Linux-based systems and networking.
• Familiarity with backend systems, distributed architectures and automation tooling.
• Ability to contribute to design decisions and code reviews.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain ground software for spacecraft command, telemetry and operations.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure reliable software integration.
• Write clean, scalable Python/C++/Java production code and perform thorough testing.
• Build real-time telemetry processing and data visualization features.
• Participate in code reviews, debugging and performance optimization.
• Develop automation, monitoring and operational tooling to improve reliability.

Skills

Python

C++

Java

Linux

Software architecture

Debugging

Integration testing

Backend development

Networking

Distributed systems

Automation infrastructure

Job description

EVONA in Westminster, Colorado is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its growing space technology team. The role focuses on designing and maintaining mission‑critical ground software for spacecraft command, telemetry, and operations using Python, C++, and other languages in a Linux environment.

You will work with cross‑functional engineering teams to deliver real‑time telemetry processing, data management, and visualization, while driving reliability through automation, testing, and