Astranis designs, builds, and operates the world’s most advanced high orbit satellites for sovereign connectivity. Backed by Y Combinator, a16z and Felicis.
About the role
As a Software Engineer on the Mission Applications team, you will design, build, and administrate the mission-critical software used to command, monitor, and coordinate our satellites and ground networks. Your work spans the entire lifecycle, including pre-sales tools to forecast satellite and network performance, satellite commanding, telemetry monitoring, payload operations, payload testing, and network service coordination. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Demonstrated track record of end to end ownership, taking complex technical problems from initial conception to production operations
- Strong proficiency in Python or similar backend languages
- Experience building and maintaining backend services using frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or gRPC
- Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization, and data modeling
More about this role
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.
With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.
Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
As a Software Engineer on the Mission Applications team, you will design, build, and administrate the mission-critical software used to command, monitor, and coordinate our satellites and ground networks. Your work spans the entire lifecycle,...
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