Elixir Software Engineer, True Anomaly

$140-255k

+ Stock options package. Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.

Postgres

Elixir

Haskell

MySQL

Rust

Erlang

Clojure

Senior and Expert level

Denver

Los Angeles

Space material manufacturer

Open for applications

Space material manufacturer

101-200 employees

B2BManufacturingScienceAerospace

Open for applications

$140-255k

Postgres

Elixir

Haskell

MySQL

Rust

Erlang

Clojure

Senior and Expert level

Denver

Los Angeles

101-200 employees

B2BManufacturingScienceAerospace

Company mission

To revolutionize space domain awareness, security, and sustainability by developing full-stack, mission-driven technologies that protect the freedoms and interests of the United States and its allies.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build innovative technology that solves the next generation of engineering, manufacturing, and operational challenges for space security and sustainability
True Anomaly is seeking a highly-experienced Elixir Software Engineer to lead development of our distributed spacecraft ground control system
You do not need to have experience building space ground systems or experience in aerospace
5+ years of software development experience
Functional programming in languages like Elixir, Erlang, Clojure, Haskell or Rust
Proven experience developing resilient and fault-tolerant architecture
Demonstrated leadership ability, exceptional written and oral communication skills, and aptitude for working across disciplines
Enjoys debugging and problem solving live systems
Experience with distributed systems
A strong bias towards understanding and rejecting the status quo

Desirable

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar discipline or relevant experience
Deep understanding of Elixir and OTP including BEAM scheduling, GenServers, run queues, and pg or the Actor model
Experience with OAuth2 and role-based access controls
Database experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL
Experience with monitoring and tracing in a distributed system
Experience working with real-time or game engine backends
Ability to maintain or obtain TS//SCI clearance

What the job involves

You’ll have ownership of challenging, greenfield problems and a chance to fundamentally impact the outcome of future conflict (and the future of the company)
Design, develop, and sustain satellite command and control, mission planning, mission data processing and data analysis software systems using Elixir
Bring your voice to the table in team collaborations on architecture, design, and code reviews
Interact and collaborate with engineers from various disciplines to create emergent results

Application process

This position will be open until it is successfully filled

Our take

True Anomaly is a space tech startup composed of former military operators and engineers. The Colorado-based company is focused on building spacecraft and software solutions designed to secure U.S. commercial and military interests in space. It has already developed a fully-integrated platform with seamless satellite, navigation, and data-capture technologies that provide security and training for the quickly evolving space market.

Founded in 2022, True Anomaly has already designed its first spacecraft, the Jackal Autonomous Orbital Vehicle, which can be used to train operators on the ground or as intelligence-gathering tools against adversarial spacecraft. Alongside this, the startup has built a 35,000-square-foot facility in Denver to manufacture the Jackals and hired a team of close to 60 people.

With impressive capital gained at the end of 2023, the company validated the Jackal's technical and operational capabilities and made the necessary investments to scale production. Despite this healthy injection of funding, it still had to streamline staff in spring 2024, but is looking leaner and more agile for it, planning to partner with Firefly Aerospace to launch The Jackal in 2025.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

296% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.2)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Apr 2025

$130m

SERIES C

Dec 2023

$100m

SERIES B

Total funding: $271.7m

Company benefits

Vesting Equity
Full-coverage medical, dental, and vision with company-covered co-pays
Company Sponsored 401K
Relocation Pay
25 days of paid time off annually
Options for in-office and remote work
Flexible work-hour policy

Company HQ

Civic Center, Denver, CO

Leadership

Even Rogers

(CEO & Co-Founder)

Previously served as an Officer in the USAF, where they led interdisciplinary teams of space operators, scientists, and engineers to develop and evaluate the operational performance of military systems and tactics designed to protects U.S and allied assets.

Tom N.

(Co-Founder)

Previously served as the Chief of the Joint Fires Element in Joint Task Force Space Defence within the U.S. Space Command. As well as holding several high-stakes technical positions, including Wing Weapons Officer, Space Weapons Officers, and Orbital Warfare Phase Developer and Manager.

Kyle Zakrzewski

(Co-Founder & Chief Engineering Officer)

Previously served as the Orbital Warfare Chief of Training for the USAF. Other roles served at the USAF include, Maintenance Flight Commander, Officer In Charge of Protected SATCOM Operations, and Cyberspace Operations Officer.

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