Ground Software Engineer

Seattle, WA. Posted 3 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 the stack using Rust backend and TypeScript/Vue frontend
Support internal and external customers in an on-call capacity
Mentor other engineers to build team culture and engineering practices

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

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
Many other perks

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 the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown for missions from LEO to deep space. The company is mass-producing satellite platforms and is backed by over $1 billion in total funding.