Senior Software Engineer - Real-time Satellite C2

Shield Capital; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Performance Bonus

Job summary

Shield Capital in Herndon, VA, seeks a software engineer to design, develop, and maintain command and control software for satellite operations and ground stations. You will implement real-time data processing and secure communications while coordinating with stakeholders to meet mission requirements.

Candidates should have 5+ years in software engineering, with 3+ years in command and control systems, and strong Python skills, plus experience with REST APIs and distributed architectures.

Qualifications

• Requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years focused on command and control systems.
• Proficiency in Python; experience with REST APIs, asynchronous messaging, and high-availability distributed architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain command and control software applications for satellite operations and ground stations.
• Implement real-time data processing and secure communications while collaborating with stakeholders to meet mission requirements.

Skills

Python

C2 Systems

Real-time software

Distributed architectures

REST APIs

Tools

FastAPI

Spring Boot

Apache Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

UDP

TCP

FTP

REST API

Job description

Shield Capital in Herndon, VA, seeks a software engineer to design, develop, and maintain command and control software for satellite operations and ground stations. You will implement real-time data processing and secure communications while coordinating with stakeholders to meet mission requirements.

Candidates should have 5+ years in software engineering, with 3+ years in command and control systems, and strong Python skills, plus experience with REST APIs and distributed architectures.