Backend Software Engineer, Astranis

• 2-5 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
• Experience introducing metrics and monitoring to increase system stability

Desirable

• As a Software Engineer on the Platform team, you'll design and build services that autonomously control satellites, monitor telemetry for anomalies, and provide real-time situational awareness to keep our fleet safe and online
• You'll also be building the core components and services that power the rest of our software organization, enabling every team to move faster and more reliably
• You will be shaping the foundation of software that has to work flawlessly – because our satellites depend on it
• This role will contribute to both our commercial and US government programs
• 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