Senior Staff Space Software Architect

Astra; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Astra in the San Francisco Bay Area seeks a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to architect and build systems that automate rocket testing, manufacturing, and launches. You will design tools to collect and analyze telemetry data and mentor engineers to elevate the team’s technical capability.

This AI-forward role emphasizes fast iteration, reliability, and solving hard problems in mission-critical software. You will collaborate across teams to deliver cohesive solutions and scale cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of production software experience.
• Expert Python and TypeScript; experience with C/C++, Go.
• Proven cloud-native, highly available systems experience.
• Strong API design experience across REST/gRPC/Protobuf.
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving architectural decisions.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead rocket testing, manufacturing, and launch operations.
• Innovate high-speed data collection and real-time telemetry analysis.
• Lead technical direction and establish best practices for mission-critical software.
• Integrate across engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams to build cohesive solutions.
• Scale cloud-native infrastructure and services with high availability.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

C/C++

Go

Telemetry data

API design

Cloud-native design

Mentoring engineers

System design

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Astra in the San Francisco Bay Area seeks a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to architect and build systems that automate rocket testing, manufacturing, and launches. You will design tools to collect and analyze telemetry data and mentor engineers to elevate the team’s technical capability.

This AI-forward role emphasizes fast iteration, reliability, and solving hard problems in mission-critical software. You will collaborate across teams to deliver cohesive solutions and scale cloud infrastructure.