Space-Ground Network Software Engineer — Onsite

Deel; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous equity

Healthcare package

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Azora is seeking a Software Engineer to build software that moves data through a space-ground optical network. You will implement protocols, data planes, scheduling, and ground-side services turning raw downlinks into reliable customer delivery.

You will shape the networking stack and contribute to telemetry, TT&C, and operational tooling. The role emphasizes high-throughput data handling, frame/ARQ logic, and orchestration across satellites and ground stations with on-call responsibilities and

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience in networked systems or distributed services.
• Strong skills in Go, Rust, C++, or Python for backend/network services.
• Solid understanding of TCP/UDP, sockets, serialization, and performance tuning of network services.
• Experience with Linux systems programming and deployment (containers, systemd, CI/CD).

Responsibilities

• Implement networking software for the ground segment: link management, framing/ARQ logic, data ingest pipelines, and customer delivery APIs.
• Build pass scheduling and orchestration services coordinating satellites, ground stations, and weather data in near real time.
• Develop TT&C software paths, including encrypted command uplink and telemetry processing.
• Write high-throughput data plane code sustaining multi-Gbps downlink rates.
• Build monitoring, logging, and operational tooling for a distributed, multi-site network.
• Develop simulation and test harnesses for protocol behavior over fading optical channels.
• Participate in on-call support of operational ground stations as the network scales.

Skills

Go

Rust

C++

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Containers

systemd

CI/CD

DPDK

io_uring

Job description

Azora is seeking a Software Engineer to build software that moves data through a space-ground optical network. You will implement protocols, data planes, scheduling, and ground-side services turning raw downlinks into reliable customer delivery.

You will shape the networking stack and contribute to telemetry, TT&C, and operational tooling. The role emphasizes high-throughput data handling, frame/ARQ logic, and orchestration across satellites and ground stations with on-call responsibilities and