Senior Ground Software Engineer

Los Angeles, CA. Posted 6 months ago

The role

You will create software used to build, test, and fly satellites and customer payloads. You will build upon the mission software platform and collaborate with internal and external teams to define mission architecture.

What you will do

Design and implement software for vehicle build, test, and operations
Collaborate with Mission Operators and Engineers to scope software solutions
Facilitate software design reviews, architecture discussions, and code reviews
Work across Rust backend and TypeScript/Vue frontend stacks
Support internal and external customers in an on-call capacity
Mentor other engineers

Required qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, math, or a STEM discipline or 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering
5+ years of experience building software solutions in a professional environment

Nice to have

Experience working on space missions and/or the satellite ground segment
Experience with Rust or another statically-typed backend programming language (Go, C++, Java, C#, TypeScript)
Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frontend development tooling (Vue, React, Svelte)
Experience with version control, continuous integration, build, deployment, monitoring
Experience developing HTTP or gRPC APIs
Experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL or similar)
Experience designing and implementing event-driven architectures
Experience developing reliable, scalable systems
Experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes
Experience with WebSockets and/or Server-Sent-Events (SSE)

Benefits

Paid time off
Medical/dental/vision coverage
Life insurance
Paid parental leave

Before you apply

Must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license

About the company

K2 is building high-power satellite platforms for missions from LEO to deep space. The company is a high-growth Series D-funded company with over $1 billion in signed contracts.