Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack (Network Software) · Astranis

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:20:26 GMT
Engineering

Astranis · San Francisco · $150,000-$215,000 USD · onsite

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer focused on Network Software, you will be responsible for designing and implementing the software that will enable us to design, build and manage Satellite and ground Networks.

The tools you build will be used by our customers to view the performance of satellites and internally to plan, design and optimize our satellite networks and its performance. This role will contribute to both commercial and US Government programs.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the design, build, and implementation of Satellite and network management software

Own backend and UI development for internal tools across test infrastructure, mission control, and business operations

Build intuitive web-based UIs for telemetry dashboards, test orchestration, command execution, and workflow monitoring

Automate manual workflows to increase operational velocity across engineering, network, and satellite operations

Work closely with the mission operations teams to create software that helps design, build and manage Satellites and Networks

Design high-performance, reliable, mission-critical software that sends commands to space

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements, architectures, and designs

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field

7+ years of experience as a full stack developer in industry

Experience with system level architecture and big data design

Strong proficiency with React JavaScript/TypeScript and Python

Experience with FastAPI or similar frameworks

Experience working with relational/SQL databases (e.g. Postgres)

Experience designing and maintaining REST or GraphQL APIs

Comfortable rapidly prototyping and fully developing user interface concepts with focus on overall user experience

Comfortable diving into all layers to implement both front-end and back-end components of new features

Experience deploying backend services to cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP)

Comfortable working in Linux, using shell tools, and managing source control with Git

Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or other container-based deployment strategies

Highly motivated, self-starting, and able to perform duties autonomously without supervision

Bonus Requirements:

Experience with developing high availability systems

Experience with C++

Experience in Satellite operations / Network Management Software

Experience with application deployment operations and release/version management (CI/CD) and cluster management

Experience with design systems and rapid UI prototyping for internal tooling