This role will contribute to both our commercial and US government programs. You will be shaping the foundation of software that has to work flawlessly – because our satellites depend on it.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-performance, reliable, mission-critical software that is used to send commands to space
• Take full ownership of features, working across backend and infrastructure
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define software requirements, architectures, and designs
• Continuously assess the evolving tech landscape and advocate for innovations that will improve our system
• Mentor teammates, share knowledge, and help raise the technical bar

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience as a software engineer
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• Strong proficiency in Python
• Experience with distributed systems and microservice architectures
• Experience and understanding of databases (Postgres, etc)
• Experience and understanding of pub/sub and streaming systems (RabbitMQ, Flink, etc)
• Track record of delivering high-impact features and improvements in a collaborative environment

Bonus

• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience introducing metrics and monitoring to increase system stability
• Proficiency in C++, Go, Rust
• Experience building fleet management systems

What we offer

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits. Base pay is just one component of Astranis's total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.

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