Senior Space Ground System Frontend Software Engineer, True Anomaly
$140-225k
Salary varies on location and experience. + Equity
Space material manufacturer
Open for applications
Space material manufacturer
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$140-225k
Salary varies on location and experience. + Equity
101-200 employees
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.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Deep working knowledge of HTML/CSS and modern TypeScript/JavaScript
- Deep working knowledge of React and key React support libraries such as Jotai, TanStack, MUI, and D3
- Working knowledge of testing frameworks like Jest, Mocha, or Chai
- Experience building custom UI component from scratch or built up from existing libraries
- Experience working with RESTful, WebSocket, and gRPC based services
- Comfort with Git and Agile tools and processes
- Comfort both contributing to existing systems and building from scratch
Desirable
- Space domain experience, particularly on ground system, training, battle management, or war gaming software involving diverse traditional and novel data visualization
- A strong engineering background in school and/or work experience ideally in Software Engineering, Math, Physics, or other related fields
- Experience building, shipping, and maintaining real production software (not just demoware and prototypes)
- Demonstrated experience using React to build complex yet performant data rich/dense applications
- Demonstrated experience building rich boutique 2D and 3D visualizations in Three.js, React Three Fiber, or other web-based 3D libraries and frameworks
- Experience coding shaders for Web3D applications
- Experience in UX/UI design and support tools like Figma
- Experience with game engines like Unreal, Unity, or Godot
- Strong collaboration and communication skills that let you thrive in a culture that values respectful, professional, and constructive conflict
What the job involves
- Software is the central nervous system for True Anomaly’s engineering and product thesis
- Software bridges the gap between military objectives, theoretical astrodynamics and the human and autonomous control of spacecraft and ground systems in time and space
- True Anomaly is seeking a highly experienced Front End Developer to contribute to the continuing evolution of our complex spacecraft modeling and simulation software
- 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), all while enjoying world-class benefits including platinum healthcare, flexible work hours/location, highly competitive compensation and a generous stock options package
- Build complex web technology-based frontend space ground system software in line with product requirements and UX / UI designs, both 2D and 3D
- Write testable, scalable, maintainable, and extensible code that follows organization and industry best practices
- Consistently deliver mostly bug free features on time in a high paced work culture
- Collaborate with cross functional teams including space operators, designers, backend engineers, and astrodynamics algorithm engineers
- Contribute in conversations concerning full-stack system and architectural design of complex multi-serviced space ground system and simulation software
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
296% employee growth in 12 months
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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