Backend Software Engineer, Astranis
Enterprise Systems
$120-150k
+ Equity
More information about location
5 days a week in office
Next generation satellite broadband service
Be an early applicant
Next generation satellite broadband service
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$120-150k
+ Equity
More information about location
5 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To give the 4 billion people without access to internet the ability to get online.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
- 2+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong proficiency with Python
- Experience designing and maintaining REST or GraphQL APIs
- Strong foundation in working with SQL databases (e.g., Postgres)
- 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
Desirable
- Experience with platforms like Altium, Arena, NetSuite, First Resonance, Manufacturo, or similar tools used in hardware development
- Background in manufacturing, logistics, or aerospace systems
- Familiarity with automated test strategies and embedded system validation
- Experience developing for real-time telemetry systems or ground control interfaces
- Experience with hardware-software interfaces, including instrumentation, schematics, and validation workflows
What the job involves
- Before a satellite can be launched into orbit, it needs to be financed, procured, manufactured, and tested
- As a Backend Software Engineer, you will help build the software systems that enable spacecraft development, testing, and manufacturing, while ensuring seamless integration with our supply chain
- This high-impact role spans across domains—from procurement and manufacturing to cloud services and data pipelines —and plays a critical part in enabling efficient engineering workflows, business intelligence, and flight operations at scale
- You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including hardware, manufacturing, operations, and satellite flight control to develop internal tools that streamline processes and accelerate development
- You will own and deliver scalable systems to ensure that we can build, test, and launch satellites efficiently
- This role supports both commercial and US Government satellite programs
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable software systems that support hardware design, manufacturing, and automated testing
- Build out data pipelines that will be used to drive decision making across teams
- Own backend development for internal tools across test infrastructure, manufacturing, and business intelligence
- Build integrations with hardware design, procurement, and production platforms such as Altium, Arena, NetSuite, and others
- Automate manual workflows to increase operational velocity across engineering, production, and satellite operations
- Collaborate with engineers, operators, and technicians to gather requirements, refine tools, and deliver impactful solutions
- Own projects from architecture and design through implementation, test, deployment, and iteration
- Potential of 55 hours per week
Our take
Internet access is swiftly becoming a core feature of modern life across the world - as of 2021, nearly 60% of the global population were active internet users, and the number is only set to climb. Looking to facilitate and benefit from this are Astranis, who have developed advanced small-form factor satellite technology (similar to SpaceX) to improve satellite internet access across the world.
This has proven an astronomically successful proposition with an overwhelming demand from global customers, including a partnership to triple data speeds across the state of Alaska. This is no surprise, as provision of basic internet capabilities is in the interests of industry, governments, and the population at large.
With a valuation of $1.6 billion, the company's Series D injection of capital is set to ensure the development of its Omega Satellite Programme. Its satellite method is already groundbreaking, and the company launched two in 2024.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jul 2024
$200m
SERIES D
Apr 2023
$100m
LATE VC
Total funding: $603.8m
Company benefits
- An equity stake in the company
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Unlimited vacation days
- Healthy, delicious, free lunch catered in every day
- Complementary OneMedical membership
- Great office chairs, stand-up desks, and a machine shop
- Reimbursement to spend on commuting from outside SF
- Generous, fully-paid parental leave
Company HQ
Central Waterfront, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
John Gedmark
(Co-Founder & CEO)John co-founded the Roosevelt Institute think tank in 2004 before working as Director of Flight Operations at X Prize Foundation for 2 years. He co-founded Commercial Spaceflight Federation in 2007, before co-founding Astranis in 2015, serving as CEO.
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