Design, build, and operate mission-optimized satellite constellations with Muon Space. Backed by Air Street.
About the role
Muon is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our team and help scale our core platforms. In this role, you'll have high-level, organizational impact designing foundational architecture, developing shared libraries and services, and developing technical strategies to ship customer-facing features with real, immediate impact. This role will be a technical lead, building the platforms that enable Muon's missions for our government programs. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent industry experience
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, with strong proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust, in production environments
- Technical depth in distributed systems, backend services, or platform development
- Demonstrated experience building and operating mission-critical services with uptime, reliability, and performance requirements
- Knowledge of cloud-native infrastructure (e.g., containers, service orchestration, observability stacks)
- Experience mentoring engineers and leading large technical initiatives
More about this role
Muon is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our team and help scale our core platforms. In this role, you'll have high-level, organizational impact designing foundational architecture, developing shared libraries and services, and developing technical strategies to ship customer-facing features with real, immediate impact. This role will be a technical lead, building the platforms that enable Muon's missions for our government programs.
You'll work within a tight-knit team that values open communication, cross-functional collaboration, and moving quickly without cutting corners. You'll partner closely with other engineering teams to translate business needs into reliable, well-crafted solutions. Whether you're building something from scratch or improving what already exists, you'll have a direct hand in shaping the systems our customers depend on every day. This will include developing software and infrastructure in classified environments.
- Design, build, and evolve high-performance systems that are scalable, resilient, and reliable in regulated environments
- Deploy, operate, and maintain software platforms and infrastructure into classified environments, including...
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