# Senior Ground Software Engineer at Reflect Orbital

- Company: Reflect Orbital
- What the company does: Backed by Sequoia and Lux.
- Company website: https://www.reflectorbital.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Hawthorne, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K to $190K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-19
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/reflect-orbital/ad270706-6ce7-4579-910d-82538322e7d4
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/reflect-orbital-senior-ground-software-engineer/

## About the role

As a Senior Satellite Ground Software Engineer, your core responsibilities will be to build and maintain the software our operations team uses to fly the spacecraft, owning major pieces of the ground segment from design through deployment and operation. This role blends hands-on software development with platform and network engineering.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience developing ground systems software (services, APIs, and applications)
- Experience owning a system end to end, from design through deployment and on-call
- Experience deploying and operating software on AWS, including container orchestration with Kubernetes and CI/CD systems
- Strong understanding of networking protocols, routing, VPNs, and secure connectivity
- Knowledge of satellite ground systems, including ground station networking, antenna interfaces, and RF subsystems

Tags: Engineering