Senior Software Engineer, Muon Space
Information Systems
$210-234k
+ Equity
Office located in San Jose, CA
End-to-end space systems provider
Be an early applicant
End-to-end space systems provider
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$210-234k
+ Equity
Office located in San Jose, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make Earth Intelligence accessible to help protect our planet's people, climate and ecosystem.
Role
Who you are
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years full-stack (frontend and backend) software engineering experience
- Deep expertise in programming languages such as Python and Javascript along with common libraries such as React and Angular
- Deep experience selecting and deploying database technology based on specific performance and feature needs (SQL/NoSQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, InfluxDB, etc)
- Proficiency developing, versioning and optimizing REST and GraphQL APIs
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week
- We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application!
Desirable
- Modern space systems experience, including software ecosystems
- Proven success in a high-growth startup environment
- End-to-end development from product concept to delivery to customer/market
What the job involves
- Muon seeks a Staff Software Engineer to join our Information Systems team. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated and versatile software engineer with a strong desire to develop mission-critical internal software and platforms with the primary goal to reduce manual and repetitive tasks
- The Information Systems team owns the comprehensive suite of custom software, vendor software, data platforms and automated tools that will enable various teams to work more rapidly, our factories to build efficiently, and our launch teams to operate flawlessly
- Leading member of the team defining and building various platforms, tools and applications on the Information Systems team
- Hands-on software development of internal software using modern methodologies and tools
- Align team roadmaps with product requirements and mission needs
- Own the end-to-end software development from product concept to delivery and maintenance to our internal customers
- Lead overall information systems designs, and architecture; from technology selection to buy-vs-build decisions
- Embrace adaptability by taking on meaningful responsibilities as the company’s needs change, and be comfortable changing elevations from low-level coding to higher-level project and initiative needs
- Define metrics aligned with critical company goals and enable the team to achieve aggressive goals
- Closely collaborate with other internal teams and departments
Our take
Developing and operating satellites represents a significant challenge. Many organizations need accurate, space-based data but lack the resources or expertise to build their own spacecraft or manage the necessary ground systems and data processing.
To tackle this issue, Muon Space provides a service called Muon Halo. This allows customers to access satellite data without having to handle the technical details of satellite construction or operation. Muon offers end-to-end solutions, including building and launching satellites, managing operations, and processing collected data.
Muon has contracts with major customers like the US Air Force and US Space Force. It is supported by considerable funding that is being invested into scaling operations across satellite production, the deployment of its automated constellation operations platform, and expansion of its global ground station network.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2025
$44.5m
SERIES B
Aug 2024
$56.7m
SERIES B
Total funding: $146.2m
Company benefits
- 100% health, dental, and vision coverage for employees; 50% coverage for dependents (Concierge Medical offered through One Medical where available)
- Parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
- Generous time off policy
- 401(k) plan through Betterment and equity management through Carta
- Fully stocked kitchen at our HQ and we cater lunch 3 days per week
- Dog-friendly office
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Pascal Stang
(CTO & Co-founder)Previously a Director of the Autonomous Vehicle Division at Lyft. Prior to that, they were a Flight Vehicle Area Tech Lead at Google and a Satellite Systems Architect at Terra Bella.
Dan McCleese
(Chief Scientist & Co-founder)Previously worked at NASA for over 23 years in a number of roles including Mars Climate Sounder/MRO, Principal Investigator and Chief Scientist. They also worked at Calltech as a Climate Modelling Alliance Project Manager.
Paul Day
(VP of Spacecraft Production & Co-founder)Previously the CPO at Loft Orbital. They also worked as an Engineering Program Manager at Apple and as a Technical Program Manager at Google.
Reuben Rohrschneider
(Chief Mission Architect & Co-founder)Graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a PhD in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering. Previously worked at Ball Aerospace for over 14 years as a Mission Systems Engineer then Principal Mission Systems and Architect Engineer.
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